Luis Felipe Noé

Luis Felipe Noé was born in Buenos Aires in 1933. A neo-expressionist painter, he was part of the movement called Nueva figuración argentina in 1961. He studied law at the University of Buenos Aires and briefly joined Horacio Butler's painting workshop, where he began his artistic career. His painting is considered rough, ornamented, and exuberant, with chaos being one of the germinal and favorite themes. Noé has held over 40 solo exhibitions in prestigious national and international museums and galleries, such as the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Caracas (1968); Centro de Arte y Comunicación, Buenos Aires (1992); Museo del Palacio Nacional de Bellas Artes, Mexico (1996), and Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires (1998). Noé has received numerous awards, including the Premio Nacional Di Tella (1963), Guggenheim Fellowship (1965 and 1966), Art Career Award from the Asociación Argentina de Críticos de Arte (1984), Grand Prize Fondo Nacional de las Artes, Buenos Aires (1997), and Rosario Art Career Award, Argentina (2000). In addition to his dedication to painting, Noé has worked as an art critic and theorist for various newspapers and magazines. His work is part of important museums and private collections both in Argentina and abroad.