ARGENTINA · ART

Key Facts

—The death: Argentine artist Julio Le Parc, a leading figure of kinetic and optical art, died on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Paris, at the age of 97.

—The confirmation: His family and Argentine officials confirmed the death after a progressive decline in his health; his son Yamil said he had been unable to eat for a month.

—The origins: Born in 1928 in Palmira, Mendoza province, he settled in Paris in 1958 and co-founded the Visual Art Research Group.