Carlos Garaicoa
13 Dec 2012 - 02 Feb 2013
CARLOS GARAICOA
Fin de silencio (End Of Silence)
13 December 2012 - 2 February 2013
Galeria Luisa Strina is pleased to present its third solo show by Carlos Garaicoa. In this third solo show at Galeria Luisa Strina, there will shown the most recent production of tapestries, under the name "Revolt, Battle,Change", as part of the series "End of Silence". All these pieces depict floors of old department stores in Havana, with inserted critical notes in order to transform the photographic document that constitutes the core of this proposal. Five new tapestries, especially produced for Galeria Luisa Strina, will be on display this tim
Carlos Garaicoa talks with Fernando Castro Flórez. Madrid, September 15th - 15 septiembre 2010
Seven tapestries rest on the floor of the old cold store of Matadero Madrid. They represent some of the signatures of former shops of Havana with evocative names such as The Fight, Thought, No Rival Or Queen. Texts that can be read usually on the roads of this port city and on which Carlos Garaicoa (Havana, 1967) works altering its original meaning to others such as It's Everyone's Fight, or The Queen Destroys or Redeems.
Siete tapices descansan sobre el suelo de la antigua cámara frigorífica de Matadero Madrid. Representan algunas de las firmas de antiguos comercios de La Habana con nombres evocadores como La Lucha, Pensamiento, Sin rival o Reina. Textos que pueden leerse habitualmente en los suelos de esta ciudad porteña y sobre los que Carlos Garaicoa (La Habana, 1967) interviene alterando su significado original por otros como La lucha es de todos, o Reina destruye o redime.
CARLOS GARAICOA "Fin de silencio" (End of Silence) ABIERTO x OBRAS
Matadero Madrid. Paseo de la Chopera 14, Madrid 28045
September 25th - November 7th 2010 / Del 25 de septiembre al 7 de noviembre 2010
M-V / TUE-FRI 4PM-10PM + S-D / SAT-SUN 11AM-10PM
Créditos
Imagen Joseba Moso
Translation Elena D. Rendeiro
Fin de silencio (End Of Silence)
13 December 2012 - 2 February 2013
Galeria Luisa Strina is pleased to present its third solo show by Carlos Garaicoa. In this third solo show at Galeria Luisa Strina, there will shown the most recent production of tapestries, under the name "Revolt, Battle,Change", as part of the series "End of Silence". All these pieces depict floors of old department stores in Havana, with inserted critical notes in order to transform the photographic document that constitutes the core of this proposal. Five new tapestries, especially produced for Galeria Luisa Strina, will be on display this tim
Carlos Garaicoa talks with Fernando Castro Flórez. Madrid, September 15th - 15 septiembre 2010
Seven tapestries rest on the floor of the old cold store of Matadero Madrid. They represent some of the signatures of former shops of Havana with evocative names such as The Fight, Thought, No Rival Or Queen. Texts that can be read usually on the roads of this port city and on which Carlos Garaicoa (Havana, 1967) works altering its original meaning to others such as It's Everyone's Fight, or The Queen Destroys or Redeems.
Siete tapices descansan sobre el suelo de la antigua cámara frigorífica de Matadero Madrid. Representan algunas de las firmas de antiguos comercios de La Habana con nombres evocadores como La Lucha, Pensamiento, Sin rival o Reina. Textos que pueden leerse habitualmente en los suelos de esta ciudad porteña y sobre los que Carlos Garaicoa (La Habana, 1967) interviene alterando su significado original por otros como La lucha es de todos, o Reina destruye o redime.
CARLOS GARAICOA "Fin de silencio" (End of Silence) ABIERTO x OBRAS
Matadero Madrid. Paseo de la Chopera 14, Madrid 28045
September 25th - November 7th 2010 / Del 25 de septiembre al 7 de noviembre 2010
M-V / TUE-FRI 4PM-10PM + S-D / SAT-SUN 11AM-10PM
Créditos
Imagen Joseba Moso
Translation Elena D. Rendeiro