Sérgio de Camargo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Brazilian sculptor
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Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
About Sérgio de Camargo
- Sérgio de Camargo (April 8, 1930 – 1990) was a sculptor and relief maker, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Sergio De Camargo studied at the Academia Altamira in Buenos Aires under Emilio Pettoruti and Lucio Fontana.
- Camargo also studied philosophy at the Sorbonne in Paris.
- On a protracted trip through Europe in 1948, Camargo met Brâncu?i, Arp, Henri Laurens and Georges Vantongerloo.
- Sérgio de Camargo showed work at numerous international exhibitions, including the 1965 São Paulo Biennale (where he won a gold medal), the 1966 Venice Biennale, and the 1968 documenta in Kassel.
- Sérgio de Camargo died in Rio de Janeiro in 1990.
- The Tate Gallery in London has one of de Camargo's work in their permanent collection.
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