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TAPIES Antoni
(1923-2012)
Antoni TAPIES, a few dates

1923 was born on December 12th 1923 in Barcelona
1948 is one of the founding member of the Dau al Set movement, close to the dada and surrealist movements
1949 meets Joan Miro
participates to the Salon d'Automne in Barcelona
1953 he grows away from surrealism and works on abstraction with raw material
1953 receives the Price of the Biennial of Sao Paulo in Brasil
1970 works on his first sculptures and assemblings
1984 the Antoni Tapies Foundation is created in Barcelona
1985 receives the National Price of Painting awarded byt the French government