Guerra de la Paz

Guerra de la Paz is the composite name of Cuban born, American artist duo Alain Guerra (born 1968) and Neraldo de la Paz (born 1955), who have been collaborating since 1996. They are based in Miami.

Guerra was born in Havana and de le Paz in Matanzas. Guerra de la Paz work in sculpture, installation and photography.[1] Their work references the politics of modern conflict and consumerism alongside symbols of faith; they often use old clothing to build their sculptures.[2]

Selected exhibitions

2011

MANTO, Big Screen Plaza, Video Debut – 09-09-11, 9-10 PM, NYC. NY.

Follow the Leader, Site Inspired Installation, Craft Alliance Grand Center Gallery – The Kransberg Arts Center, St. Louis, MO, opening 09-16-2011

Aleatorios:Una Perspectiva del Videoarte en Venezuela, Curator – Maria Teresa Govea Meoz, Museo de Art Contemporaneo, Caracas, Venezuela, opening 09-11-11

MANTO - INTERSECTION BOX 16, 12th Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space, Prague, Czech Republic, 06-16 through 06-26-11

BONSAI COUTURE, Galerie Kashya Hildebrand, Zurich, Switzerland, 06-09 through 08-15-11

Cuba Now – 21C Collection, Louisville KY, opening 02-17-11

2010

New Work Miami 2010, Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL, 07-18 through 10-17-2010

Hunt and Chase, Salomon Contemporary, East\Hamptons, NY, 07-11 through 08-15-2010

NO MONEY NO GLORY, Holster Projects, London, UK, 10-06 through 11-04-2010

HOME – a collaborative project between Guerra de la Paz and ARTLab, Jack Olson Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, 02-19 through 03-24-2010

2009

Beyond the Daily Life, Guerra de la Paz, Center for Visual Communication, Miami, FL, opening 11-28-2009

Travelogue, Artane, Istanbul, Turkey, 09-10 through 11-15-2009

Dress Codes: Clothing As Metaphor, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY, http://www.katonahmuseum.org/exhibitions/ 07-12 through 10-04-2009

Space Unlimited, Art Museum of the Americas-Organization of American States, 02-20 through 04-16-2009

Bad News - featured artist, Daneyal Mahmoud Gallery, NYC 06-18 through 08-08-2009

Abstract America: New Painting and Sculpture, Saatchi Gallery, London UK, 05-29 through 01-17-2010

OTHERWORLD, Carol Jazzar Gallery, Miami, FL, through 01-15 through 03-14-2009

2008

The Green Zone, Daneyal Mahmood Gallery, New York, NY 02-14 through 03-22-2008

Vested Interest, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI 05-25 through 09-06-2008

Polychrome Affinities, Main Library, Miami-Dade Public Library, Miami, FL 10-09 through 12-15-2008

2007-2008

Love/Sex/War, Exit Art, New York, NY 12-01 through 01-26-2008

2007

Flower Children, Carol Jazzar Home Gallery, Miami, FL 02-07 through 03-17-2007

Homegrown Southeast Biennial, Invitational, SECCA - Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC 05-10 through 06-15-2007

Tuttavia Povero! (Still Poor!), SICA - Shore Institute for Contemporary Art, Long Branch, NJ

2006

Oasis, Site-Specific Installation, Michigan Avenue Galleries, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL

Guerra de la Paz, Jack the Pelican Presents, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 02-17 through 03-18-2006

Newark Between Us, National Newark Building, Newark Arts Council, Newark New Jersey through 12-17-2006

2005

Cintas Fellowship Exhibition, Americas Society, New York

Teaser, Liquid Blue Gallery, Miami

2004

Sites Miami, Lummus Park, Miami, FL, Art Basel Miami Beach 2004

The Four Seasons, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL through 12-05-2004

2003

Between Art and Life: From Joseph Cornell to Gabriel Orosco, Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL, 11-28-2003 through 04-04-2004

2002

Overflow, Site-Specific Installation, Funded by Miami-Dade County Department of Parks and Recreation, African Heritage Cultural Arts Center, Miami, FL, 12-07-2002 through 03-15-2003

2001

Glossies, Dorsch Gallery, Miami, FL, 09-15 through 11-03-2001

References

  1. ↑ MocoLoco.com
  2. ↑ Green Zone, DenayalMahmood.com

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