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Havana, Cuba, 1975
Starting from my experiences as an individual within society and my reflections on the nature of art, I play with the graphic or conceptual associations of any social, political, and/or cultural phenomenon with found materials and objects, which I manipulate, reproduce or reinterpret to embody illusions, utopias, ideological issues, etc.
Space and its context are vital in my work to generate ideas in specific sites. Dimensions, materials, media (sculpture, painting, installation, photography, drawing, etc.) constitute subordinate resources in the representation of these ideas, and are fundamental for a functional location and a direct interaction or dialogue of the viewer with my works.
Arlés del Río has had numerous solo and group exhibitions, among which the following stand out: US - About usat the Taller Gorría Gallery; Subway (public works located in different parts of Havana); and The need for other airscollateral exhibition to the XII Havana Biennial. He has also participated in numerous group exhibitions, among the most relevant we can mention: Off SeasonEl Apartamento, Havana (2023); Home & HopeBrigade Gallery, Copenhagen (2022); Illness Has a Colorcollateral exhibition to the XIII Havana Biennial, Estudio 50 - El Apartamento, Havana (2019); AtalayaTaller Gorría - El Apartamento, Havana (2019); New ColorsRobert Miller Gallery, New York (2015); and Stealing Base: Cuba at Bat, Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, Kentucky (2015).
Del Rio has also participated in important international trade fairs such as The Armory Show (with an individual project) in New York, Chicago Expo y Untitled Art in Miami. He has also been awarded the SOMA Mexico Fellowship in Mexico City, the Cuban Artist Fund Fellowship in New York and the Vermont Studio Center Fellowship in Vermont.
curriculum
Personal exhibitions
2015
The need for other airs. Collateral exhibition to the XII Havana Biennial. San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress. Havana, Cuba.
2014
Proximity. Public works project, Times Square. New York, USA Project ProximityPulse Contemporary Art Fair. New York, USA
2013
Open Studio, Vermont Studio Center. Vermont, USA
2012
Waiting for things to fall from the sky or the national sport. Collateral exhibition to the XI Havana Biennial. San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress. Havana, Cuba.
2011
XlibrioLegacy Fine Art Gallery, Panama, Panama.
collective exhibitions
2016
Assembly 2Estudio Taller Gorría. Havana Cuba. Strength and Blood, Cuba Pavilion, Havana Cuba.
2015
New ColorsRobert Miller Gallery. New York, USA
Behind The Wall II. Collateral exhibition to the XII Havana Biennial. Malecon and Genius. Havana, Cuba.
Stealing Base: Cuba at BatLouisville Slugger Museum & Factory. Kentucky, USA
2014
Stealing Base: Cuba at BatOglethorpe University Museum of Art, Atlanta, USA.
30th Anniversary of the Havana BiennialCenter for the Development of Visual Arts. Havana, Cuba.
Behind The WallThe Rockefeller Brothers Fund. New York, USA.
2013
Behind The WallThe 8th Floor. New York, USA.
BridgeHelen Day Art Center. Stowe, USA
Stealing Base: Cuba at BatThe 8th Floor. New York, USA.
Baseball ClassicsICAIC Film Cultural Center. Havana, Cuba.
2012
The right art sport 2Espacio Abierto Gallery. Havana, Cuba.
Maretti AwardWifredo Lam Contemporary Art Center. Havana, Cuba.
Pinta, The Modern & Contemporary Latin American Art Show. New York, USA
Houston Fine Art FairReliant Center. Houston, USA
Behind the wall. XI Havana Biennial. Marina and Malecon. Havana, Cuba.
Art ShanghaiLatin-American Pavillon (LAP). Shanghai, China.
Scope 21Third edition of the Latin American Photographic Day, Casa Oswaldo Guayasamín. Havana, Cuba.
Collective photography exhibition, Miramar Genesis Gallery. Havana, Cuba.
2011
Unique Art Auction, Panama, Panama. XX Great Auction of Excellencies, San Felipe Foundation. Panama, Panama.
2010
ProphecyGallery 23 and 12. Havana, Cuba.
2005
MotivesMariano Rodriguez Gallery. Havana, Cuba.
TributeBenito Juarez Memorial House. Havana, Cuba.
2004
The magic of thingsMariano Rodriguez Gallery. Havana, Cuba.
2003
SempervivensCasa de la Cultura Plaza de la Revolución, Havana, Cuba. Havana, Cuba.
2001
Photography and NatureServando Cabrera Moreno Gallery. Havana, Cuba.
SempervivensMuseum of Colonial Art. Havana, Cuba.
Photography and NatureEditorial Pablo de la Torriente. Havana, Cuba.
2000
Day of the DeadBenito Juarez Memorial House. Havana, Cuba.
1999
ApproachGreen Brigade. Havana, Cuba. NaturalismJosé A. Díaz Peláez Gallery. Havana, Cuba.
1998
works
Arlés del Rio
7 852 555 871, of series Us, 2023
Sand on wood
80 x 60 cm
Arlés del Rio
7 854 786 015, of series Us, 2023
Sand on wood
80 x 60 cm
Arlés del Rio
7 860 794 820, of series Us, 2023
Sand on wood
80 x 60 cm
Arlés del Rio
7 852 555 871, of series Us, 2023
Sand on wood
80 x 60 cm
Arlés del Rio
7 854 786 015, of series Us, 2023
Sand on wood
80 x 60 cm
Arlés del Rio
7 860 794 820, of series Us, 2023
Sand on wood
80 x 60 cm
Arlés del Rio
Untitled, from the Considerable Dimensions series,
2014
Bronze
Variable dimensions
Arlés del Rio
Untitled, from the Plastic Surgery series,
2019
Mixed media on canvas
128 x 97 cm (50.4 x 38.2 in)
Arlés del Rio
Untitled, from the Plastic Surgery series,
2019
Mixed media on canvas
170 x 120 cm (67 x 47.2 in)
Arlés del Rio
Untitled, from the Considerable Dimensions series,
2014
Bronze
Variable dimensions
Arlés del Rio
Untitled, from the Plastic Surgery series,
2019
Mixed media on canvas
128 x 97 cm (50.4 x 38.2 in)
Arlés del Rio
Untitled, from the Plastic Surgery series,
2019
Mixed media on canvas
170 x 120 cm (67 x 47.2 in)
Arlés del Rio
Untitled, from the Plastic Surgery series,
2019
Mixed media on canvas
115 x 185 cm (45,28 x 72.83 in)
Arlés del Rio
Untitled, from the Plastic Surgery series,
2019
Mixed media on canvas
124 x 180 cm (48.82 x 70.87 in)
Arlés del Rio
Untitled, from the Resilience series, 2019.
Kerosene and beeswax on canvas
130 x 90 cm (51 x 35.4 in)
Arlés del Rio
Untitled, from the Plastic Surgery series,
2019
Mixed media on canvas
115 x 185 cm (45,28 x 72.83 in)
Arlés del Rio
Untitled, from the Plastic Surgery series,
2019
Mixed media on canvas
128 x 97 cm (50.4 x 38.2 in)
Arlés del Rio
Untitled, from the Resilience series, 2019.
Kerosene and beeswax on canvas
130 x 90 cm (51 x 35.4 in)
Arlés del Rio
Untitled, from the Resilience series, 2019.
Kerosene and beeswax on canvas
130 x 90 cm (51 x 35.4 in)
Arlés del Rio
Untitled, from the Resilience series, 2019.
Kerosene and beeswax on canvas
130 x 90 cm (51 x 35.4 in)