Alfredo Jaar’s art

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Born in 1956 in Santiago, Chile, Alfredo Jaar is a world-renowned installation artist, filmmaker, and architect best known for exploring the limitations of art to tackle humanitarian crises and events, such as famines, epidemics, and genocides.

He’s also celebrated for his exploration of the public’s desensitization to images and sociopolitical parities between developed and developing countries.

A graduate of Instituto Chileno-Norteamericano de Cultura, Jaar often incorporates architectural elements and photography into his installations. Based on the Rwanda genocide of 1994, the Rwanda Project is perhaps his most famous installation. His other notable artworks include The Cloud, A Logo For America, and The Skoghall Konsthall. Jaar was named the 2020 Hasselblad Award winner.

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This was Alfredo Jaar’s Rwanda’s project

Installations, Photography / 3 minutes of reading

Alfredo Jaar may have been born in Chile, but this conceptual artist is known today for his encounters with the Rwandan genocide. Jaar’s Rwanda series is regarded as one of the most important projects centering on war and violence. Though Jaar has certainly done a great job of exploring other mediums, the Rwanda series is […]

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Alfredo Jaar – This is not America

Installations / 3 minutes of reading

The Times Square in New York is characterized by an epic display of contemporary consumerism; it is flooded with tourists from all regions of the world and filled with numerous electric billboards displaying services and a range of products for sale. If you are going to install an art exhibition, and a successful one at

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