José Szlam
Montreal, QC, Canada
In 1985 and 1987 he directed two videos recognized at different festivals. At the same time, he also...
About the artist
José Szlam
Joined In 2013
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About the artist
José Szlam
Joined In 2013
(2 Followers)
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In 1985 and 1987 he directed two videos recognized at different festivals. At the same time, he also exhibited his visual artwork in Buenos Aires (1989), Santiago de Chili (1995), Barcelona (1998), and Montreal (1999). He produced several art performances and the catalogue Macho+ Macho- (1990), "An Embrace for Chile" (1996) and the curious pilgrimage "La Paloma".
After moving to Montreal in 1998, he created an artist's diary over a 10-year period: "Partir c'est mourir... (À la recherche de la terre promise)" (Leaving is dying... In search of the promised land) (231 pages), published and launched in October 2010 at the MAI center. The National Library of Quebec holds a copy that can be consulted on the premises.
In 2014 works from the catalogue "˜Macho+ Macho-' (produced in Chile) plus some wood engravings created in Montreal will be exhibited in Bogota, Colombia, at the invitation of the artists' collective Laagencia.
Since 1998 has lived in Montreal, Canada, with his partner and the son they raised together, who is now 19 years old. They sought refugee status in Canada because of their sexual orientation and the risk of having their adopted son taken away from them in Chile. In 1999 they created a precedent in Canad...
Wood engraving, Atelier circulaire, Montreal
Painting workshops with painter Monica Laighton, Santiago, Chile
Painting workshops with painter Oscar Bustamente, Santiago, Chile
Drawing classes, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Film direction, Association Cinéma Expérimental (ACE), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Painting Exhibitions
March 1999, Narcisses (solo exhibition)
Sky Pub, Montreal
Sept. 1998, Euroart’98 (group exhibition)
Second international salon of contemporary independent artists,
Barcelona Royal Shipyard, Spain
March 1995 Des las Rosas y otras tribulaciones (Of Roses and other Tribulations)
(solo exhibition)
Cultural center, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Sponsored by: Department of Foreign Relations, Republic of Argentina, Chile-Israel Cultural Institute, Polish Embassy
August 1988, From Van Gogh to Szlam (solo exhibition)
San Martin Cultural Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Oct. 1988, Del Cerro Gallery, Santiago, Chile
Sponsored by: Embassy of the Republic of Argentina