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SELECTED WORKS BY Guerra de la Paz



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Guerra de la Paz

Nine

2007
Mixed media sculptural installation.

365.8 x 213.3 x 213.3 cm

Cuban born American artists Alain Guerra and Neraldo de la Paz are the collabortive duo Guerra de la Paz . Originally sourcing their materials from the waste bins of second-hand goods shipping companies in Miami’s Little Haiti, Guerra De La Paz make their sculptures from the discarded items of daily life. Viewing their practice as a kind of ‘archaeology’, their work engages with the history inherent in common debris and its possibility for recycled usage. In Nine, a giant mound of clothing heaps with strata of prom dresses, Christmas jumpers, and embarrassing yesteryear fads, bearing down with the weight of a civilisation and its disowned memories. Beneath the fringes of the hulking mass can be seen the feet of nine people supporting the load, a testimony to the strength and value of community.



ARTIST INFORMATION




Guerra de la Paz's BIOGRAPHY






Cuban. Live and work in Miami


SOLO EXHIBITIONS


2009
Otherworld, Carol Jazzar Gallery, Miami

2008
Six Thai Trannies in Heaven, Elsewhere Artist Collaborative, Greensboro, NC, permanent Installation
The Green Zone, Daneyal Mahmood Gallery, New York

2007
Flower Children, Carol Jazzar Home Gallery, Miami Shores

2006
Oasis, Site-Specific Installation, The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Michigan Avenue Galleries, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago
Guerra de la Paz, Jack the Pelican Presents, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

2005
Teaser, Liquid Blue Gallery, Miami

2004
The Four Seasons, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL

2003
Seven Deadly Sins, The Buena Vista Building, Suite 222, Miami Design District, Miami

2002
Overflow, Site-Specific Installation, Curated by Gary Moore, Funded by Miami-Dade County Department of Parks and Recreation, African Heritage Cultural Arts Center, Miami
The Back Room, Multipart Installation, house next to Dorsch Gallery, Miami
Breakthrough, Dorsch Gallery, Miami

2001
Glossies, Dorsch Gallery, Miami


GROUP EXHIBITIONS


2009
Abstract America: New Painting and Sculpture, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
Space Unlimited, Curated by Tatiana Flores, Art Museum of the Americas, Washington DC

2008
Polychrome Affinities, Curated by Michelle Weinberg, Main Library, Miami-Dade Main Public Library System, Miami
Vested Interest, Curated by Lena Vigna, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
Child’s Play, Curated by Jane Hart, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood FL
Insurgents, Curated by Renee Cagnina, Flood Gallery-Fine Art Center, Asheville, NC
Tangled Up In You: Connecting, Coexisting, and Conceiving Identity, Selections from permanent collection, 21C Museum Hotel, Louisville, KY

2007
Love/Sex/War, Curated by Jeanette Ingberman & Papo Colo, Exit Art, New York
No Need To Touch, Curated by Renee Cagnina, Art Center/South Florida, Miami Beach
Homegrown Southeast Biennial, Invitational, Curated by David J. Brown, SECCA - Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston Salem, NC
Tuttavia Povero! (Still Poor!), Curated by Douglas Ferrari, Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts, Long Branch, NJ,

2006
Newark Between Us, Curated by Rupert Ravens, National Newark Building, Newark Arts Council, Newark, NJ

2005
Love/Money, Curated by Nikki Beem, Miami Light Project, Miami
Cintas Fellowship Exhibition, Curated by Gabriela Rangel, Americas Society, New York

2004
Sites Miami, Organized by William Keddell, Lummus Park, Miami
All Art Collections Start Small, Organized by Rem Cabrera,
The Art Gallery At Government Center, Miami
Spectacle of Sound, Curated by Barbara Young, Main Library,Miami-Dade Public Library, Main Branch, Miami

2003
Between Art and Life: From Joseph Cornell to Gabriel Orosco, Curated by Peter Boswell, Miami Art Museum, Miami

2002
To Kiss The Spirit, Artemisia Gallery, Organized by Columbia College Art and Design Department, Chicago

2000
Les Chemical Carnales, Curated by Ed Paschke, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago

 


Other artists in ABSTRACT AMERICA: NEW PAINTING AND SCULPTURE

Carter | Eric and Heather ChanSchatz | Kristin Baker | John Bauer | Mark Bradford | Joe Bradley | Tom Burr | Jedediah Caesar | Peter Coffin | Guerra de la Paz | Francesca DiMattio | Bart Exposito | Stephen G. Rhodes | Mark Grotjahn | Rachel Harrison | Jacob Hashimoto | Patrick Hill | Matt Johnson | Ryan Johnson | Paul Lee | Chris Martin | Elizabeth Neel | Baker Overstreet | Amanda Ross-Ho | Sterling Ruby | Gedi Sibony | Amy Sillman | Agathe Snow | Kirsten Stoltmann | Dan Walsh | Jonas Wood | Aaron Young
 

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