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Alexandre Arrechea Biography
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1970 |
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Born in Trinidad, Cuba
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1994 |
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Graduated from the Superior Art Institute of Havana, Havana Cuba
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1997 |
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First Prize, Contemporary Art-People’s Award, El Mundo Magazine, Argentaria Foundation. ARCO Fair, Madrid, Spain
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Artist in residence, The Baltic Center for Contemporary Art, New Castle, UK
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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American University Museum of Art, Washington D.C. (solo)
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2007
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Contemporary Links, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA (solo)
Defeated space, Casado-Santa-pau Gallery, Madrid, Spain (solo)
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2006
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Perpetual free entrance, Patio Herreriano, Valladolid, Spain (solo)
The Limit, Mary Goldman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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2005
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Magnan Project Gallery, New York, NY
Mary Goldman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Salon de arte contemporaneo, Centro de desarrollo de las artes visuales, La Habana, Cuba
Form Follows Dysfunction, Micheal Steinberg Fine Arts, New York, NY
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2004
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Dos nuevos espacios, Espacio Aglutinador, La Habana,Cuba (solo)
Arte público, Mark Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
Sudor. Proyecto de arte público, Havana, Cuba (solo)
Ay, Mami! Program of Cuban video at the Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool, UK
Festival of Independent Film & Video, Toronto, Canada
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2003
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Stretch, The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Kaap Helder, Oude Rijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder, Holland
Sentido Común, Galería Habana, Havana, Cuba
Dreamspaces-Entresueños, Deutsche Bank Lobby Gallery, New York, NY
Rest in Space, Kunstlerhaus, Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
Novos Desenhos, Galeria Fortes Vilaça, São Paulo, Brazil (solo)
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2002
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The Baltic Center for Contemporary Art, New Castle, UK (solo)
Ciudad Transportable, Contemporary Art Museum of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii (solo)
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2001
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Túneles Populares, Palacio de Abrahante, Salamanca, Spain (solo)
Los Carpinteros, Galería Camargo Vilaça, São Paulo, Brazil (solo)
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1998
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Los Carpinteros. Project Room. Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo ARCO’98, Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain (solo)
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1996
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Todo ha sido reducido a la mitad del original, Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro, Havana, Cuba (solo)
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1995
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Ingeniería Civil, Galería Habana, Havana, Cuba (solo)
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1991
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Para Usted, Fábrica de Tabacos Partagás, Havana, Cuba (solo)
Volta Show 2, Ultra Brag, Basel, Switzerland
Fundación ARCO, Museo Galego de Arte Contemporáneo, Spain
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LACMA, Los Angeles, CA
Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Germany
Museum of Contemporary Art, MOCA, Los Angeles, CA
Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, New York, NY
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba
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Selected Public Collections:
Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain
Centro Cultural Arte Contemporáneo A.C., Mexico City, Mexico
Daros Collection, Zurich, Switzerland
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| Literature |
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2002
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Smith, Roberta. Retreat From the Wild Shores of Abstraction, New York Times, New York, pp. 31-33, USA, October 18.
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2002
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Miles, Christopher. Los Carpinteros. Your home is my home: the Global familiarity, Artnexus, No.45, Vol.3, New York, pp. 28-31 [illus.], USA, 2002.
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2001
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Cembalest, Robin. Where the Rube Goldberg Meets Fafka, Artnexus, New York, pp.150-151 [illus.], USA, February, 2001.
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2001
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Cheng, Scarlet. Have City, Will Travel the Earth, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, pp.53-54 [illus.], USA, September 23, 2001.
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2001
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Israel, Nico. VII Bienal de La Habana, Artforum, New York, USA, February.
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2001
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Sirmans, Franklin. A Mythical Metropolis Materializes in Queens, New York Times, New York [illus.], USA, May 20.
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2001
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Yablonsky, Linda. Pitching their tents, Time Out, New York, pp.81 [illust.] USA, May 31-June 7.
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2001
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Arte y parte. Revista de España, Portugal e Iberoamerica, No.31, Febrero-marzo.
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2000
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Túneles populares, Un proyecto para Atlántica. Atlántica. Revista de Arte y Pensamiento. No.27, Otoño, 2000.
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1999
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Anselmi, Inés.Entrevista con Los Carpinteros, cat. La Dirección de la Mirada. Arte Actual de Cuba, Stadthaus, Zurich, September 2-October 30,1998/Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Chaux-de Fonds, Switzerland, November 8,1998-January 3,1999.
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