Raúl Cordero
Raúl Cordero (born 1971) is a Cuban born conceptual painter. First known as part of the 90s generation in Cuba, when he started exhibiting his work mostly in Europe and the United States of America. Cordero represents through his work the "other Cuban art." Far from the standards of the Cuban Revolution art, and without falling into topics of other artists from in and out of the island, Cordero samples pretexts whimsically obtained from various referential origins (press, magazines, books, TV, photography and video) and shows us his work as a result of recycling, of a revival, creating a new reality that refers more to art than to any other apparent content.
Also recorded as Raul Cordero
Raúl Cordero
- Name
- Raúl Cordero
- Born
- 1971
- Birthplace
- La Habana, Cuba
- Known for
- painting, installation
- Nationality
- Cuba
- Occupation
- painter · photographer · installation artist · video artist
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Raúl Cordero (born 1971) is a Cuban born conceptual painter. First known as part of the 90s generation in Cuba, when he started exhibiting his work mostly in Europe and the United States of America. Cordero represents through his work the "other Cuban art." Far from the standards of the Cuban Revolution art, and without falling into topics of other artists from in and out of the island, Cordero samples pretexts whimsically obtained from various referential origins (press, magazines, books, TV, photography and video) and shows us his work as a result of recycling, of a revival, creating a new reality that refers more to art than to any other apparent content.
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Key facts
• Name — Raúl Cordero • Born — 1971 • Birthplace — La Habana, Cuba • Website — https: raulcorderostudio.com/ • Known for — painting, installation
Education
Education
His art education started in Havana (Academia San Alejandro and Instituto Superior de Diseño) and his influences mix an interest in conceptual American artists such as John Baldessari, Bruce Nauman or Chris Burden -who later informed his conceptual training- together with elements of the 12th century's Flemish painting tradition, acquired during his postgraduate formation in the Netherlands (Graphic Media Development Centre and Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten). Cordero has held visiting professorships at the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) in Havana, Cuba; The San Francisco Art Institute, California and The Art Academy of Cincinnati, in Ohio, U.S.A.
Career
Career
His work features in the collection of several museums such as Musée National D’Art Moderne Centre Pompidou, Paris, France, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana, Cuba, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), California, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (SMAK). Ghent, Belgium, Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno and Museo Extremeño Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo (MEIAC), Spain, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, California, U.S. The National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana is currently building a large exhibition of Cordero's work, which was scheduled to open in November 2017. Cordero is represented by Mai 36 Galerie in Zürich, Switzerland, and Wizard Gallery in London, United Kingdom, and Milan, Italy. • Illustration — Raúl Cordero in 2008
Identity
Identity
Raúl Cordero is recorded with the occupation installation artist. Recorded as painter, photographer, installation artist and video artist.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1971
Raúl Cordero was born on 25 September 1971.
Collections
Collections
Source: • Musée National D’Art Moderne Centre Pompidou. Paris, France. • Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno. Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. • Columbus Museum of Arts. Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. • DAROS Collection. Zürich, Switzerland. • The Pizzuti Collection. Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. • Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (SMAK). Gent, Belgium • Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM). Miami, Florida, U.S.A. • Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. • Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Havana, Cuba • Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. U.S.A. • Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. • Museum voor Moderne Kunst. Arnhem, Holland. • Neuberger Bergman Collection. New York, U.S.A. • Centro Wifredo Lam. Havana, Cuba. • University of Central Florida Library Collection. Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. • Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo (MEIAC). Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain • Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. California, U.S.A. • The Vanmoerkerke Collection. Oostende, Belgium • Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA). Long Beach, California, U.S.A. • The Ringier Collection. Winterthur, Switzerland. • El Espacio 23. Miami, Florida • Marval Collection. Milan, Italy
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