For the first time in Publication, a Retrospective of the Acclaimed Catalan Artist. Francesc Torres [born in Barcelona, 1948] produces most of his work between Spain and the United States. Torres explores the relationships between artistic practice and political analysis in recent history and the present. This is a groundbreaking collection of socially and politically charged art.

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