León Ferrari
León Ferrari | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 3, 1920 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | July 25, 2013 (aged 92) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Known for | Plastic arts |
| Spouse |
Alicia Bs Castro (m. 1946) |
| Awards | São Paulo Association of Art Critics Award (1983) Leone D'Oro, Venice Biennale (2007) Diamond Konex Award for Visual Arts (2012) |
León Ferrari (September 3, 1920 – July 25, 2013) was an Argentine contemporary conceptual artist. During his extended art career (1954-2013), his artworks often protested the Argentine government, the imperialist west, and the Church.
Ferrari's protest piece "Western and Christian Civilization", which depicted a near life-size Christ hanging crucified on an American fighter jet, attracted controversy when he created it in 1965, and it has been exhibited many times since. Ferrari caused protests against his work throughout his career, including from Pope Francis when he was still Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio.