Born today, April 4, 1915, in Danzig, Germany (now Poland), Mathias Goeritz was a painter, sculptor and architect. He was raised in Berlin and studied art history and philosophy at what is now Humboldt University of Berlin. He received a doctorate in Art History, in 1940. He studied painting and sculpture in Berlin and worked with various artists in Germany before leaving during World War II and living and working in Spain and North Africa.
He was married to Marrianne Goeritz, a photographer and they immigrated to Mexico in 1949. Goeritz taught art history at La Escuela de Arquitectura and designed the Museo Experimental El Eco in 1952-53 in Mexico City. He created monumental sculptures in collaboration with Luis Barragan. His work has been exhibited across Mexico and he has been a positive influence on many Mexican artists. Torres de la Ciudad Satelite (Towers of Satellite City) 1957, is represented below.
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