The Cro-Magnon man Print

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 Canada as the first homosexual family to be granted refugee status. Today the three family members are Canadian citizens. Petit biographie Szlam signifie boue, ce qui se décante. José Szlam se définit comme un artiste idiosyncrasique, selon la définition du critique d'art Donald Kuspit. Né le 3 janvier 1948 à Buenos Aires, diplômé en littérature, il poursuit ses études en cinéma et en peinture. Il quitte l'Argentine pour le Chili en 1978, y travaille en vidéo et performance d'art, et en peinture. En 1985 et 1987, il réalise deux vidéos reconnues aux différents festivals. Simultanément, il expose ses Å“uvres picturales : Buenos Aires (1989), Santiago de Chili (1995), Barcelone (1998), Montréal (1999). Il réalise plusieurs performances d'art et envoie le catalogue "˜Macho+ Macho-"˜ (1990), "˜Une accolade pour le Chili' (1996) et le curieux pèlerinage de "˜La colombe'. Arrivé à Montréal en 1998, il crée, pendant 10 ans, son journal d'artiste : "˜Partir c'est mourir... (en cherchant la terre promise) (231 pages), le publie (2010), en fait le lancement (octobre 2010) au MAI.