Mathias Goeritz

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towers of the Ciudad Satélite

Mathias Goeritz (complete name according to Spanish-speaking manner: Werner Matthias Goeritz Brunner) (1915 in Danzig (Gdańsk), Germany (now in Poland)) - August 4, 1990 in Mexico City) was a well-known Mexican painter and sculptor of German origin. Being of Jewish origin, Goeritz moved from his homeland to Mexico during the Second World War.^[1]

He is perhaps best known for his major sculpture work on the Ciudad Satélite towers, in collaboration with the architect Luis Barragán ^[2]

1 Works
2 See also:
3 External links
4 References
5 Notes

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El animal (The animal) (1949) sculpture in Pedregal de San Ángel, Mexico City.
Los amantes (The lovers) sculpture in Presidente Hotel in Acapulco.
El bailarín (The dancer), movil sculpture.
El animal herido (The hurt animal), movil sculpture.
La mano divina (The divine hand) and La mano codiciosa (The avarice hand) reliefts in San Lorenzo church, Mexico City.
El Eco, museum, (1953) Mexico City.
El Parajo Amarillo, (1957) Colonia Jardines del Bosque, Guadalajara.
Torres de Satélite (Satellite towers), Ciudad Satélite, 1957-1958, with Luis Barragán.
Vitrals for the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City and Cuernavaca and Santiago Tlatelolco, San Lorenzo, Azcapotzalco churches and Maguén-David synagogue.
Coordination for the sculptures of Ruta de la amistad (Friendship route), maded for the Olympic Games of 1968.
Osa Mayor (Major Bear), sculpture in Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, 1968.
Torre Automex (Automex Tower), 1962, Toluca.
Pirámide de Mixcoac (Mixcoac pyramid), 1971, Mexico City.
Steel murals in the Arco Tower in Los Angeles, California, USA, 1970.
Corona del Pedregal in the Espacio Escultórico (Sculptoric space) of the Ciudad Universitaria (campus) of UNAM, Mexico City.
Laberinto de Jerusalén (Jerusalem Labirynth) in Israel, 1978-1980.

[edit] See also:

List of people from Danzig

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[edit] References

Mathias Goeritz, Olivia Zuniga (Author) 1963
Mathias Goeritz, 1915-1990: Monographie mit Werkverzeichnis (Tuduv-Studien), Elke Werry (Author) 1994 (in German)
Conversaciones con Mathias Goeritz, Mario Monteforte Toledo (Author) 1993 (in Spanish)