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Juan Garaizabal

1971 - Today

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Juan Garaizabal (born 1971 in Madrid) is a Spanish plastic artist, Garaizabal's work encompasses drawings, sculpture, light and acoustic installations, video art, and engraving. According to the journal El País Garaizabal is one of the most internationally renowned Spanish artists. The most visible part of his works are his monumental public sculptures. His "Urban Memories" structures, intertwining sculpture and illumination, are a recuperation of long-lost architectural elements occupying vacant, historical sites. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Juan Garaizabal is the 255th most popular sculptor (down from 254th in 2024), the 2,344th most popular biography from Spain (up from 2,635th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Spanish Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Juan Garaizabal ranks 255 out of 258. Before him are Wim Delvoye, Ronald Pope, Ruth Asawa, Rebeca Matte Bello, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and Horatio Greenough. After him are Mariko Mori, Eric Adjetey Anang, Hema Upadhyay, Wangechi Mutu, Mihran Hakobyan, and Enrique Cabrera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Juan Garaizabal ranks 659. Before him are Kiran Desai, Karel Rada, Leslie Benzies, Will Hunt, Calogero, and Michael von der Heide. After him are Dorian Gregory, Liviu Ciobotariu, Leopoldo López, Daniel Petrov, Ezio Bosso, and Janet Evans.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Juan Garaizabal ranks 2,344 out of 3,355. Before him are Pablo Maffeo (1997), Juan Antonio Anquela (1957), Alejandro Hernández Hernández (1982), Albert Ramos Viñolas (1988), David Cañada (1975), and Javier Fesser (1964). After him are Vicente Moreno (1974), Víctor Vázquez Solsona (1987), Igor González de Galdeano (1973), Egoi Martínez (1978), Carles Aleñá (1998), and María Sefidari (1982).

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Among SCULPTORS In Spain

Among sculptors born in Spain, Juan Garaizabal ranks 6. Before him are César Manrique (1919), Eduardo Chillida (1924), Jorge Oteiza (1908), Juan Martínez Montañés (1568), and Gregorio Fernández (1576).

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