Alfredo Jaar

Alfredo Jaar was born in 1956 in Santiago de Chile, where he studied architecture and film direction. His work has been exhibited in solo and group shows worldwide, including at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. A winner of a MacArthur igeniusi grant in 2000, Jaar has also participated in the biennials in Venice, S o Paulo, Johannesburg, Sydney, Istanbul and Kwangju.

Alfredo Jaar was born in 1956 in Santiago de Chile, where he studied architecture and film direction. His work has been exhibited in solo and group shows worldwide, including at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. A winner of a MacArthur igeniusi grant in 2000, Jaar has also participated in the biennials in Venice, S o Paulo, Johannesburg, Sydney, Istanbul and Kwangju. See less