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Košice, Gyula

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Košice, Gyula (1924– ). Argentine sculptor and experimental artist. He was born in Czechoslovakia and moved to Argentina with his parents when he was four. He studied at the Academia Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires but considers himself largely self-taught. In 1946 he was one of the founders of Mad’ (the origin of the name is uncertain), an avant-garde group that has been seen as the forerunner of groups such as Fluxus in Europe. He is regarded as one of the founders of Constructivism in Argentina and his work often uses modern industrial materials; he was one of the first artists anywhere to incorporate neon tubing (see LIGHT ART) in a work (MADI Neon No. 3, Musée de Grenoble, 1946). His best-known works are his Hydrosculptures, which use jets or sheets of water. Košice has written a good deal and travelled widely promoting his views. In 1988 he was commissioned to make a sculpture for the Seoul Olympic Games.

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