Pepe Espaliú
Spanish painter and sculptor (1955-1993) · Spain · On the map · Artists · Died at 38
José Gonzalez Espaliú was a Spanish artist and activist, best known for his performative and conceptual pieces. He received an AIDS diagnosis in 1990, which influenced him to focus his art on the marginalization and suffering endured by himself and others with AIDS.
Pepe Espaliú is read about 12 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 21 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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![One of Espaliú's later works utilizing cages, a visual motif in the years leading up to his death.[1]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Luisa_II_%281993%29_-_Pepe_Espali%C3%BA_%281955_-_1993%29.jpg/1280px-Luisa_II_%281993%29_-_Pepe_Espali%C3%BA_%281955_-_1993%29.jpg)
About this person
Most notably, his performance pieces Carrying and The Nest and his news article "Retrato del artista desahuciado" sought to draw attention to the social and spiritual experiences of living with AIDS, from which he died in 1993. Since his Espaliú's death, his work has continued to be exhibited worldwide, including in his hometown of Córdoba in El Centro de Arte Pepe Espaliú.
