Jesus Soto : in conversation with/en vonversacion con Ariel Jimenez

Venezuela’s primary exponent of Kinetic and Op art, Jesús Soto (1923–2005) is one of the most important Latin American artists of the twentieth century. Here, in conversations with Ariel Jiménez, Soto recounts his childhood in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela; his first encounters with painting; his unending search for “thinking” time and space as dimensions beyond pictorial representation; and the development of his ideas that finally lead him to the creation of his famous Penetrables, large kinetic sculptures through which the viewer walks.
CONVERSACIONES/CONVERSATIONS is a series of bilingual books published by the FC/CPPC featuring unique in-depth conversations between Latin American artists and leading critics, curators, and art historians, providing invaluable insight into the creative process. Each illustrated volume presents a comprehensive first-hand account of the artist’s development accompanied by critical reflections by the authors