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“No me atrae el dinero, me atraen los proyectos”
El artista y escultor uruguayo fue el entrevistado de El Legado, el programa que se emite por la web de El País y por Canal 10. Ignacio González recibió al artista Pablo Atchugarry en la segunda temporada El legado.
Uruguay to welcome country’s first contemporary art museum
August 31, 2021. Renowned Uruguayan sculptor Pablo Atchugarry is building Uruguay’s first contemporary art museum, in the coastal resort town of Punta del Este. Designed by Carlos Ott and slated to open January 8, 2022, the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Atchugarry (MACA) will comprise 75,000 square feet and house the Atchugarry family’s collection, which comprises more than five hundred pieces, including works by Wifredo Lam, Vik Muniz, Louise Nevelson, Frank Stella, and Joaquín Torres-García, among others, and which notably includes Atchugarry’s first marble sculpture, made in 1979.
Putting Uruguay on the art map: sculptor Pablo Atchugarry is building a world-class museum in his home country
Billed as Uruguay's most comprehensive hub for international contemporary art, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Atchugarry will open in Punta del Este next January
One of Uruguay’s Most Prominent Artists Is Funding and Building the Country’s First Contemporary Art Museum
The institution will open in January 2022 and will be organized around the artist's personal collection.
