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1. “Espacio derrotado II” 2007 (22 cm ø, bowling ball, pool ball)
2. “Espacio derrotado” 2006 (60 x 40 cm, watercolor on paper)
Artist's statement:
A large part of my work emphasizes artistic intervention in public and private spaces, establishing a visual dialogue in order to understand the particular nature that defines each locale. This implies working with the history of each space, a matter which often necessitates prior sociological study. For example, "Perpetual Free Entrance," a piece presented in Madrid in 2006, seeks to establish a parallel between the museum and the sports stadium. This required working directly with the public that regularly visits the museum.
Other ideas have involved activating "dead" zones within a city, orchestrating events that seek to re-engage the public's participation in a space, >> |
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1. “Perpetual Free Entrance” 2006 (1100 x 400 x 250 cm, wood, 3 plasma TVs, video & audio installation)
2. “Perpetual Free Entrance II” 2006 (228 x 80 cm, watercolor on paper)
| Perpetual Free Entrance fue exhibida por primera vez en el Museo Patio Herreriano de Valladolid, España. Es una instalación hecha en madera y tres >> |
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“Ruidos sospechosos”
170 x 114 cm
watercolor on paper
2006
This works is part of the exhibition “Espacio derrotado”, which opens on January 30th, 2007, at Galería Casado Santa Pau (Calle Españoleto 21, Madrid).
See Espacio derrotado to read the artist's statement. |
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“Límite improvisado”
228 x 80 cm
Watercolor on paper
2006
This works is part of the exhibition “Espacio derrotado”, which opens on January 30th, 2007, at Galería Casado Santa Pau (Calle Españoleto 21, Madrid).
See
Espacio derrotado to read the artist's statement.
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“Black Sun”
228 x 30 cm
Watercolor on paper
2006
This works is part of the exhibition “Espacio derrotado”, which opens on January 30th, 2007, at Galería Casado Santa Pau (Calle Españoleto 21, Madrid).
See
Espacio derrotado to read the artist's statement.
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“Conspiración”
223 cm tall
Plywood and formica
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“There are types of damage we can't do anything about”
120 x 90 x 22 cm
Wood, bowling balls.
2006
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“Cornfield”
231 x 114 cm
Watercolor on paper
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“White Corner”
Two video projections on brick walls, 200 x 140 cm each side.
2006
“Fish and Chips”
114 x 114 cm, watercolor on paper
2006
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1. “The Limit” 2005 (114 x 170 cm, watercolor on paper)
2. “The Limit” 2005 (170 x 114 cm, watercolor on paper)
3. “The Limit” 2005 (170 x 114 cm, watercolor on paper)
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1. “The Limit” 2005 (170 x 130 cm, watercolor on paper)
2. “The Limit” 2005 (50 x 50 cm approx, porcelain)
3. “The Limit” 2005 (114 x 114 cm, watercolor on paper)
“Dust”
Glass, debris
2005
“From Concrete to Abstract”
114 x 114 cm, watercolor on paper, 2005
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1 and 2. “Architectural Elements”
120 x 80 cm
C-Print
2005
View of “The Garden of Mistrust”, 2005
150 x 150 x 400 cm approximately
Aluminum, surveillance cameras, computer equipment.
To find out more about The Garden, please visit this project's website:
www.thegardenofmistrust.com
From the series “The Garden of Mistrust”
228 x 114 cm
Watercolor on paper
2005
To find out more about The Garden, please visit this project's website:
www.thegardenofmistrust.com
“Arena”
114 cm diameter
Espumacor fiber
2007
“Secret Meeting”
101 x 185 x 152 cm
Plexiglass
2007
“Lament for Ben”
Video (5 min)
2003
“Atardecer”
Video (4 min 27 sec)
2003
“Alarma”
Video (4 min)
2004
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1, 2, 3. “Two New Spaces”
Variable dimensions
Video projection, brick, cement, electricity, tv monitors.
2004
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“Sweat / Sudor” 2004
(video installation)
| Sweat is the bodily essence that flows as a result of continuous physical effort. Its naturalness is what led me to conceive, this year, my first public piece— a work of social sculpture that is ephemeral in nature—using projectors, music >> |
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From the series REMINDERS:
“My neighbor owes me five dollars”
60 x 40 cm
Magnetic strip on enameled metal.
2003
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From the series REMINDERS:
“Wait until it's completely dry”
214 x 107 cm. Magnetic strip on enameled metal
2003
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“27 New Spaces for the Museo Reina Sofía, after Jean Nouvel”
230 x 38 cm
Watercolor on paper
2007
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“Hotel”
183 x 110 cm
Clear and opaque-black methacrylate. Stainless steel base.
2008
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“Levitar”
240 x 114 cm
Watercolor on paper
2008
“Reunion”
240 x 114 cm
Watercolor on paper
2007
“Paper Holder”
17 cm tall
Red methacrylate, paper.
2007
“America”
Colored glass
2007
“Mundo de Faros”
Metal. Permanent outdoors display. Havana.
2003
“Watch Towers / Torres de Vigía”
7,40 x 3 x 3 m each tower
Aluminum and policarbonate
2002
Torres de Vigía was produced by Los Carpinteros for the São Paulo Art Biennial, 2002. This project turns one's viewing point into a spot from which one is also being observed by others.
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“Hot Staircase / Escalera caliente”
36.75 x 30 x 54 in
Powder-coated steel
Private Collection
2001
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“Big Drawer / Gavetón”
36.75 x 30 x 54 in
Metal, wood.
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“Hot Sofa / Sofá Caliente”
33 x 78 x 32 in
Powder-coated steel
Private Collection
2001
“Filled Pool / Piscina Llena”
Variable dimentions
Pool material and metal stairs.
2001
“Library 1, 2 and 3 / Biblioteca 1, 2 y 3” 2001
Edition of two. Variable dimentions.
Tape measure, paint.
Collection of the Ulrich Museum, Wichita State University, Kansas. The remaining impresions are in private collections.
“Water Mirrors”
Variable dimentions.
Wood, water, flexo lamps.
2001
“Transportable City / Ciudad Transportable” 2000
Variable dimensions. Aluminum and cloth.
Installation view, 7th Havana Biennial.
Image courtesy of the artist.
| Transportable City was built in the summer of 2000, between Los Angeles and Havana. It was entirely financed by Los Carpinteros. Its first presentation took >> |
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“The Creative Hand/ La Mano Creadora”
41 x 33.25 in
Wood
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“Evaporation”
4 m high
Metal, aluminum, water.
1999
Collection of the Artist |
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“Jewelry Case/ Estuche”
86.6 x 51.1x 51.1 in
Wood
1999
Frankie Diago Collection, New York, NY |
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“The Nap / La siesta”
131.89 x 24.41 x 27.76 in
Wood armchair, large pillows.
1998
George Lindemann Collection, Miami Beach Florida |
“We built the bridge for people to cross/
Contruimos el puente para que cruce la gente”
82 x 82 x 9.8 ft
Water soluble pencil, wall, metal, water.
1998
“Café” 1998
Variable dimentions
Wood, bricks, wall drawing.
Installation view. The Morro Castle, La Habana.
“Café” is the result of the imposibility of going ahead with an idea we had that year: opening a coffee shop for artists that we would build and run ourselves. Since it became impossible to realize those plans for various reasons, we were left with this project, part drawing, part reality.
“Hummingbird” 1996
15 x 20 ft
Wood, canvas, metal, wall drawing
Installation view. The Morro Castle, La Habana.
Collection of the Ludwig Forum fur Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Germany.
September 6 - October 20, 2007:
“What could happen if I lie”
Magnan Projects
317 Tenth Avenue, between
28th and 29th st.
New York, NY 10001
www.magnanprojects.com
June 30 through October 14, 2007:
Contemporary Links 5: “Scalpel and Cotton”
San Diego Museum of Art
Galleries 1-3
1450 El Prado, Balboa Park
San Diego, California
www.sdmart.org
January 30, 2007:
“Espacio derrotado”
Galería Casado-Santa Pau
Calle Españoleto, 21
Madrid
www.casadosantapau.com
February 2007:
“We are your Future”
Special Project to the 2nd Moscow Biennale of the Fine Arts
Participating artists:
Carlos Amorales
Jota Castro
Santiago Sierra
Tania Bruguera
Xu Bing
Fabian Marcaccio
Ai Weiwei
Marcos Lopez Erre
Alexandre Arrechea
To contact Alexandre Arrechea directly, write to:
contact@alexandrearrechea.com
Alexandre Arrechea is represented by:
New York:
Magnan Projects
317 Tenth Avenue, between 28th and 29th st.
New York, NY 10001
tel (212) 244 2344
website + email
Miami:
Alonso Art
website + email
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Madrid:
Galería Casado Santa Pau
Calle Españoleto, 21
28010 Madrid, (Spain)
tel +34 (91) 702 3946
website + email
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Here you can browse Alexandre Arrechea's presence in art collections, foundations and events:
MoMa.org
Ellipse Foundation
Arte al día
Taipei Biennial
The Margulies Collection at the WAREhOUSE (the installation piece "Dust" by Alexandre Arrechea is currently on view at their space)
The Garden of Mistrust (project website)
Website design credits:
Liduam Pong ++ www.pongisfun.com ++
Alexandre Arrechea was born in Trinidad, Cuba, in 1970. He graduated from the “Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA)” in Havana in 1994. For twelve years he was a member of the art collective Los Carpinteros, until he left the group in July of 2003 to continue his career as a solo artist.
The interdisciplinary quality of Alexandre Arrechea’s work reveals a profound interest in the exploration of both public and domestic spaces. This quest has led him to produce several monumental projects like “Ciudad Transportable” (2000), “The Garden of Mistrust” (2003-2005) and “Perpetual Free Entrance” (2006).
Selected Biography:
(*) Work with Los Carpinteros
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