Havana-Cultura
ALEXANDRE ARRECHEA
Multi-facetted artist
Courtesy of
the H Magazine
According to Alexandre Arrechea, in Western societies, politics is no more than a subtle continuation of war. His public art involves concepts of power and its network of hierarchies, surveillance, control, prohibitions and subjection. The spectator’s participation in the work adds to his contemplation. The work arises out of human actions and reactions in the face of contemporary versions of the world view already described by Jeremy Bentham in the 18th century. Watch rather than punish could be the slogan for our contemporary societies. The eye of power watches everything and everyone, and everyone watches everyone else and themselves.
Born in 1970, Trinidad, Cuba.
Studies
1994 Graduated from the Superior Art Institute of Havana, Cuba
Recent solo shows
2007 Defeated Space, Casado Santa Pau Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
Contemporary Links 5, Alexandre Arrechea: Scalpel and Cotton, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA, USA.
The Garden of Mistrust, Alonso Art, Miami, FL, USA
2006 Perpetual Free Entrance, Museo Patio Herreriano, Valladolid, Spain.
The Limit, Mary Goldman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA - CAC de Malaga, Spain.
2005 Dust, Magnan Projects, New York, USA
2004 “Dos nuevos espacios”, Espacio Aglutinador, La Habana, Cuba.
Arte público, Mark Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Sudor, Proyecto de arte público, La Havana, Cuba
2003 Novos Desenho, Galeria Fortes Vilaça, São Paulo, Brazil.
2002 Artist in residence, The Baltic Center for Contemporary Art, New Castle, England.
Ciudad Transportable, Contemporary Art Museum of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.
2001 Túneles Populares, Palacio de Abrahante, Salamanca, Spain.
Los Carpinteros, Galería Camargo Vilaça, São Paulo, Brazil.
Ciudad Transportable, PS1 Contemporary Art Center, New York, USA.
Los Carpinteros, Grant Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Ciudad Transportable, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Los Carpinteros, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Recent collective shows
2007 We are Your Future, 2 Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art, curated by Ethan Cohen and Juan Puntes, Art Center Winzavod, Moscow.
Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY.
2006 Taipei Biennial 2006 : Dirty Yoga, curated by Dan Cameron, Taiwan.
Fatamorgana: Illusion and Deception in Contemporary Art, curated by Tami Katz-Frieman, Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa, Israel.
Open House Exhibition, Ellipse Foundation Contemporary Art Collection, Centro Cultural de Cascais, Cascais, Portugal.
Moving Image: Video, Animation and Software Art, Alonso Art, Miami, FL.
Impakt 2006, Centraal Museum, Louis Hartlooper Complex, Tivoli/De Helling and other venues, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA.
2005 Form Follows Dysfunction, Michael Steinberg Fine Arts, NY.
Group Show, Magnan Projects Gallery, New York, NY.
Out of Place, Mary Goldman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
Salon de arte contemporaneo, Centro de Desarollo de Las Artes Visuals, La Habana, Cuba.
2004 Ay, Mami! Program of Cuban video at the Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool, England.
Festival of Independent Film & Video, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Recent awards, fellowships and recognition
2005 Braziers International, Oxfordshire, England.
2002 Artist in residence, The Baltic Center for Contemporary Art, New Castle, England.
2000 Prize. Fomento de las Artes, UNESCO, 7ma Bienal de la Habana, Havana, Cuba.
1997 First Prize, Contemporary Art-People’s Award, El Mundo Magazine, Argentaria Foundation. ARCO Fair.
1995-6 Endowment. Departamento de Exposiciones y Colecciones, Ministerio de Cultura Español, Madrid, Spain.
Alexandre Arrechea website
www.alexandrearrechea.com
