Mathias Goeritz Germany, 1915-1990
Across public installations, intimate objects, and experimental spaces, he cultivated a language of tension, silence, and subtle movement, allowing form and void to communicate with equal weight, and meaning to emerge through engagement rather than explanation.
Mathias Goeritz explored the relationship between sculpture, architecture, and perception. His contributions in Mexico mark a key moment in his career, from the Museo Experimental El Eco, where walls, light, and voids create a contemplative experience, to the courtyard sculpture La Serpiente, which emphasizes the interaction between viewer and form. In the public realm, the Torres de Satélite (with Luis Barragán) and the Ruta de la Amistad (for the 1968 Olympics) extend these ideas into monumental, urban settings, using scale, movement, and perspective to reshape perception. Across all these works, Goeritz focused on rhythm, tension, and the poetics of space, creating a visual and conceptual language where architecture, sculpture, and human experience are inseparable.
