Jorge Glusberg

Jorge Glusberg (23 September 1932 – 2 February 2012) was an Argentine author, publisher, curator, professor, and conceptual artist.

Glusberg was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

When he was 12 years old Glusberg organized a "geology museum" on balcony of his house.

In the space he exhibited rocks and other found objects from the Pampas for fellow neighborhood kids.

In 1968, Glusberg, along with Víctor Grippo, Jacques Bedel, Luis Fernando Benedit and others, founded the Centro de Estudios de Arte y Comunicación (CEAC) which was renamed Centro de Arte y Comunicación (CAyC) in the following year.

From 1978 to 1986, and from 1989 to 1992, Glusberg was president of the International Committee of Architectural Critics, Argentine chapter.

Glusberg participated in the international architecture symposium "Mensch und Raum" (Man and Space) at the Vienna University of Technology (Technische Universität Wien) in 1984, which received much international attention.

Other participants included Justus Dahinden, Pierre Vago, Bruno Zevi, Dennis Sharp, Frei Otto, Paolo Soleri and Ionel Schein.

He wrote and edited several books about architecture, design and art in Latin America.

He was a professor at New York University, Ball State University, National University of San Antonio Abad in Cuzco and University of Veracruz.

In 1985 Glusberg founded the Buenos Aires International Biennial of Architecture.

In 1994 Glusberg was appointed Director of the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes MNBA in Buenos Aires, a title which he held until 2003.

Glusberg is recognized for creating the Photography Department at MNBA in 1995 though the appointment of Sara Facio as Curator of Photography.

Glusberg was co-director of Comité Internacional de Críticos de Arquitectura CICA.

In 2002 he was leader of the Buenos Aires Biennale.

Glusberg acted as Director of Centro de Arte y Comunicación (CAyC) from its inception until his death in early 2012.