Vintage God (Large Signature Piece by World-Renowned Artist), Luis Cruz Azaceta

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Luiz Azaceta's work is today in the collections of America's most notable museums, including the Met, MOMA and Smithsonian (see … Read more Luiz Azaceta's work is today in the collections of America's most notable museums, including the Met, MOMA and Smithsonian (see below), as well as around the world.. I saw a show of this great painter's work in a New Orleans gallery in the St. Claude arts district. A collector friend of mine who owned one of his paintings had taken me down there to see it,. The artist happened to be there, and I remember talking to him about how powerful and finely-made his work was. Here, many years later, a large and important painting of his came my way and I grabbed it. It will hang in my own home until it sells, because I find it so provocative. The provenance, as labeled on verso, is the George Adams Gallery in New York, and from there to a private collection in New Orleans.

Here is an Artist Statement from Azaceta, though it seems to refer to his work as a whole rather than this particular painting. I can't help but think the suit makes some reference to Joseph Beuys.

"The condition of being in exile is of being in two places simultaneously, physically in your place of exile, emotionally and spiritually in the place you left behind, your roots. This experience allowed me as an artist to address the condition of violence, racism, isolation, separation and oppression through my work. It gave me an eye to understanding that this experience goes beyond my personal journey to a perspective of a more global condition that many live within." Luis Cruz Azaceta. See less