Julio González: First Master of the Torch

Julio González is today regarded alongside Brancusi, Picasso and Giacometti as one of the foremost pioneers of modern sculpture. In the last ten years of his life, he produced an unprecedented run of constructed iron masterpieces that radically transformed the nature of modern sculpture and opened a new path for a younger generation of sculptors. With essays by David Smith and Tomàs Llorens, this catalogue re-evaluates González’s influence and legacy.