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Jorge Glusberg
Honorary Editor

Jorge Glusberg
Centro de Arte Y Communicacion
Elpiaio Gonzales 4070
1407 Buenos Aires
Argentina
E-mail: museodebellasartes@ciudad.com

Experience

- Director, National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (1994-present)
- Director, Centre of Art and Communication (CAYC), Buenos Aires. (1968-present)
- Assistant Professor, Fine Arts Department , New York University. (1981-1993).
- President, Argentine Section of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA). (1978-1986 and 1989-1992)
- Director, International Committee of Architectural Critics (CICA). (1978-present)
- Co-Director, International Centre for Advanced Studies in Art (ICASA), Department of Art, New York University. (1981-present)
- Editor, Aesthetics magazine, (Journal of the School of Advanced Studies of CAYC).
- Visiting Professor, Muncie University, Indiana, USA.
- Visiting Professor, San Antonio Abad National University, Cuzco, Peru and Faculty of Architecture, Veracruz University, Mexico.
- Director, Buenos Aires Biennial of Architecture (1985-present)
- Consultant of "Contemporary Architects", published by McMillan Reference Books, London (1980-1994) and "Contemporary Artists", McMillan, London. (1977-1989)
- Member, Editorial Committee, DÅArs magazine, Milan, Italy.

Honors and Awards

- Gold Medal in the exhibit commemorating the 30th anniversary of the U.N., Yugoslavia, 1975.
- First Prize at the 14th Sao Paulo Biennial, with the CAYC Group, 1977.
- Jean Tschumi Prize for Criticism, awarded by the International Union of Architects, Poland, 1980.
- Doctor Honoris Causa, Faculty of Architecture, Federico Villareal National University, Lima, Peru. (XXXXXXXXXXXXXX)
- Gold Medal for Criticism Bulgaria Biennial, 1981, for the book "Hacia una Crí;tica de la Arquitectura" (Towards an Architectural Criticism)
- Member of the jury for numerous international art and architectural competitions, including the competition for the Tête de la Defense building (Paris).
- Knight Commander of Peru, in the Order of Merit for Distinguished Services awarded by the President of Peru, 1981.
- Chevalier of the Ordre de Palmes Acadèmiques, awarded by the Government of France, 1986.
- Chevalier of the Ordre des Beaux-Arts et Lettres, awarded by the Government of France, 1987.
- Expert (1 of 5) at the Venice Biennial of Architecture (1996), directed by Hans Hollein.
- Academic Member of the San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts, Spain, 1996.
- Doctor Honoris Causa of Universidad de Palermo.
- Badge of Honour of the International Union of Architects, awarded at the UIA Congress in Barcelona, 1996.
- Order of Cultural Merit, awarded by the Republic of Poland, 1996.
- Honorary Fellow, Royal Institute of British Architects, 1997.
- "Book of the Year" Prize of the Argentine Association of Art Critics
for "From Pop Art to New Image", 1986.
- Authorâs First Prize in the Art History Category, in the National Awards for Art Books competition, 1996 for "Short History of Argentine Architecture".

Books
Author of more than 30 books on art and architecture including:

- Ret—rica del Arte Latinoamericano (Rethoric of Latinamerican Art), Nueva Vision Editions, Buenos Aires, 1978.
- Mitos y magias del fuego, el oro y el arte (Myths and Magic of Fire, Gold and Art),. Published by Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico 1979.
- The Art of Performance. Published by the Department of New York University.
- Mario Botta, CAYC, Buenos Aires, 1981.
- Museos frí;os y calientes (Cool museums and hot museums) Telecommunications Museum, Buenos Aires, 1983.
- Buenos Aires School: Architect's drawings. Collection of International Union of Architects, Buenos Aires, 1983.
- LÅultimo museo. Sellerio Editore. Palermo, Italy. 1984.
- Seis arquitectos mexicanos (Six Mexican architects). Gaglianone Art Editions, Buenos Aires, 1984.
- Del Pop Art a la Nueva Imagen (From Pop Art to the New Image). Gaglianone Art Editons . Buenos Aires, 1985.
- Art in Argentina. Giancarlo Politi Editore. Milan, Italy, 1985.
- The Rethoric of Art. Giancarlo Politi Editore. Milan, Italy, 1986.
- Entre Críticos y Críticas (Between Critics and Criticism), Published by the daily newspaper Clarin. Buenos Aires, 1989.
- Breve Historia de la Arquitectura Argentina (Short History of Argentine Architecture).Claridad Editor. Buenos Aires, 1991 (First National Award for the History of Art 1996).
- Conversaciones sobre las Artes Visuales (Conversations on the Visual Arts). Emecé Editor, Buenos Aires, 1992.
- Moderno-Postmoderno (Modern-Post-Modern). Emecé Editor. Buenos Aires, 1993.
- Orígenes de la Modernidad (Origins of Modernism). Emecé Editor. Buenos Aires, 1994.
- Etica y Estética del Entorno Urbano (Ethics and Aesthetics), Casa de América, Madrid, Gaglianone Art Editions, Buenos Aires, 1995.
- Obras Maestras del Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Masterpieces of the National Museum of Fine Arts). Gaglianone Art Editions, Buenos Aires, 1996.
- América LatinaÅ96 author and editor (the art of 8 Latin-American countries). Gaglianone Art Editons, Buenos Aires, 1996.
- Clorindo Testa: pintor y arquitecto (Clorindo Testa: painter and architect), Summa+ Editions, Buenos Aires, 1999.