Arnaldo Roche
dal 20/2/2004 al 10/4/2004
Segnalato da
20/2/2004
Arnaldo Roche
Latin American Masters, Los Angeles
Although Roche's art is always personal, there is a political subtext to much of his paintings. His focus on the instability of self has a correlative in the artist's identity as a Puerto Rican: at once colonial subject and citizen of the world's most powerful country. From this dual vantage point, Roche asserts that to be a colonial is to be in perpetual doubt and, in this sense, his is a geo-political form of Post-Modernism.
Paint: Surviving Insanity
Reception: February 21st, from 6 to 8pm
Since first coming to prominence in 1985 with inclusion in two exhibits at
The Art Institute of Chicago, Arnaldo Roche has gained a worldwide
reputation for his intensely expressionistic paintings.
Although Roche's art is always personal, there is a political subtext to
much of his paintings. His focus on the instability of self has a
correlative in the artist's identity as a Puerto Rican: at once colonial
subject and citizen of the world's most powerful country. From this dual
vantage point, Roche asserts that to be a colonial is to be in perpetual
doubt and, in this sense, his is a geo-political form of Post-Modernism.
The artist's many exhibitions include: Hispanic Art in the United States,
Corcoran Gallery, Washington D.C., 1987; Latin American Art of the Twentieth
Century, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1990; Selections from the
Collection, Hirshorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C., 1994; and
El Humor y La Rabia, Fundación Caixa Catalunya, Barcelona, 2001.
Arnaldo Roche's paintings can be found in the permanent collection of major
institutions worldwide, including: The Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois;
Fundación Cultural de México, México D.F.; Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas,
Venezuela; and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 11:OO a.m. to 6:OO p.m.
Contact William Sheehy at the gallery for more information
Image:
Arnaldo Roche, 'Unwanted Inheritance', 2003, Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches
Latin American Masters
Contact: William Sheehy, Director
264 N. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 271-4847, fax (310) 278-3932
Gallery hours: Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 AM to 6 PM