Papo Colo

Papo Colo is an artist. He was born in Puerta de Tierra, Puerto Rico. He lives and works in New York City and in El Yunque rainforest in Puerto Rico. Papo Colo is an interdisciplinary artist, whose work ranges from performance, theater and installation art to painting, writing, and graphic design. His father, Francisco Colon Garcia,^[1][2] was a boxing champion and his exposure to the glorification of the body through boxing was influential to his work. In 1982 Papo Colo, with Jeanette Ingberman, founded Exit Art,^[3]<ref name=""VillVoi">http://www.villagevoice.com/2003-03-11/news/every-exit-is-an-entrance/ Village Voice article</ref> an internationally known cultural center in New York City. Jeanette Ingberman died August 24, 2011 from complications of leukemia.^[4] He is the curator and cultural producer of Exit Art, and has organized over 100 shows in which he was also the exhibition and graphic designer. He has won numerous awards including The New York Times Best Inaugural Show by an Alternative Art Space for his exhibition Exit Biennial: Reconstruction^[5] Additionally, REACTIONS, an international response to 9/11 conceived by Papo Colo, was acquired by The Library of Congress for its permanent collection^[6] In 1992 he founded the Trickster Theater. In 2005 he wrote and directed Mplay, a theater piece created solely for the web. Papo Colo conceptualized Digitheater, a collection of dramatic vignettes that utilizes YouTube as a portal for theatrical presentation^[7][8]

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2009 Jumping the Fences Galería de la Raza: San Francisco, CA^[9]

Selected Group Exhibitions

2005 Island Nations Rhode Island School of Design Museum: Providence, RI^[10]

2006 The Downtown Show Grey Art Gallery: New York, NY^[11]

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