Franco Mondini-Ruiz Artist

Franco Mondini-Ruiz (born 1961) is an American artist who lives and works in New York, New York and San Antonio, Texas. He is of Mexican and Italian descent. According to art critic Roberta Smith, his work "questions notions of preciousness and art-market exclusivity while delivering a fizzy visual pleasure". Mondini-Ruiz takes a variety of approaches to creating art, working in installation, performance, painting, sculpture, and short stories.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1961
Nationality
United States

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Artist

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Rome Prize
Field of work
Sculpture
Installation art
Performance art
Painting

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External resources

  1. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0268/is_9_38/ai_65649377
  2. http://francomondiniruiz.com
  3. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05E3D81330F933A05751C1A9639C8B63
  4. http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/mondin04.htm
  5. http://www.artlies.org/article.php?id=1257&issue=47&s=0