April 21 - 23, 2023
A program of Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá
A cultural program of:
April 21 - 23, 2023
A program of Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá
A cultural program of:
PASADO FUTURISTA [FUTURISTIC PAST] - MATEO LÓPEZ Curated by: María Iovino
Pasado Futurista [Futuristic Past], Mateo López's latest project, embraces a multitude of works in which the Colombian artist reflects on architecture, plot, and time from various perspectives and through a vast repertoire of media and crafts.
In this version, designed for NC ARTE, the artist proposes a staging around the body, space, and objects, an installation that includes various artistic devices inviting interaction and bodily exploration.
This proposal particularly clarifies the rich conversation the artist engages in with the history of art and various creative expressions, as well as the respect he grants to the cultural manifestations of indigenous peoples in Colombia and other places.
The comprehensive interrelation constructed by Pasado Futurista [Futuristic Past], also confirms the coherence of the project developed by this artist since the beginning of his creative journey.
The exhibition allows us to understand that Mateo López's exercise began at a point that moved into becoming a creative line of forms on the plane. The artist endowed the plane with a three-dimensional will and then, with confident steps, approached the total space with ambitious symphonic compositions.
NC ARTE es el espacio cultural y educativo de la Fundación Neme cuyo propósito fundamental es contribuir al desarrollo de las artes plásticas y visuales en Colombia. Su misión es promover, investigar y contextualizar las prácticas artísticas contemporáneas por medio de exhibiciones y proyectos educativos que propicien e inviten a la reflexión.
Desde su apertura, ha invitado a artistas nacionales e internacionales a intervenir su espacio con con proyectos de características site specific y propuestas que operan en el límite entre arte y otras disciplinas, abrazando nuevos lenguajes, marcos conceptuales y propuestas curatoriales.
En 2023, NC ARTE amplió su modelo expositivo al abrir NC DISEÑO, una nueva sede con un programa que se enfoca en visibilizar los procesos de investigación, los métodos de creación y de producción en relación al diseño.
A partir de cada una de las exposiciones el Proyecto Educativo de NC ARTE [NC PROEDU] diseña un programa público que busca establecer vínculos entre el público y las obras, con el objetivo de generar pensamiento crítico, además de empoderar al visitante como ser creativo y productor cultural. Para ello se desarrollan diferentes actividades: talleres experimentales, conversatorios, laboratorios y diseño de material educativo.
Mateo López Bogotá, Colombia. 1978 Mateo López's artistic practice delves into cartography and journeys, with his work making methodological references and continuing the act of creation. López addresses themes such as chance, time, craftsmanship, oral histories as research, and as part of everyday occurrences. His conceptual practice spans from drawing and installation to architecture, film, and performance. In each medium, stories and materials overlap and intertwine. Among his solo exhibitions are: Camina Habla Canta Baila, Travesía Cuatro, Madrid (2023); Pasado Futurista, MAC, Lima (2023); Círculo de Palabras, Casey Kaplan, New York (2022); Revelar, Goodman Gallery, Cape Town (2022); Si Pero No, Casa Republicana, Museo Banco de la República, Bogota (2021); Hesitante, Galeria Luisa Strina, Sao Paulo (2021); Make Do And Mend, Goodman Gallery, London (2020); Escultura de viaje (con Bruno Munari), Travesía Cuatro, Mexico City (2020); Ruta del Castor, Mexico City (2020); Bodega Piloto, Bogota (2019); N+1, Travesía Cuatro, Madrid (2019); Play, Casey Kaplan, New York (2019); XYZ, Travesía Cuatro, Guadalajara (2018); Fundación Blueproject, Barcelona (2018); Lista Deshacer, Drawing Center, New York (2017); Galería Luisa Strina, Sao Paulo (2016); Galería Casey Kaplan, New York (2015); Galería Luisa Strina, Sao Paulo (2011). Collective exhibitions in which he has participated: Whitechapel Gallery, London (2022); ‘the moon is not the sun at night’, Goodman Gallery, Miami (2022); I am a Citizen of the World, Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, California (2021); Did You Ever Think There Would Come A Time?, Goodman Gallery, Cape Town (2021); South South, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg (2021); Soft Architecture, Goodman Gallery, Ciudad del Cabo (2021); Where the threads are worn, Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York (2021); Nuestra América, Galeria Luisa Trina, Sao Paulo (2020); Goodman Gallery, Cape Town (2019); Museo KMAC, Louisville (2019); Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín (2019); Arte Contemporáneo de la Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, Puebla (2019); Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá (2018); Museo de Arte de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá (2018); Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Detroit (2017); MuBE, São Paulo (2017); MoMA, New York (2017); MANA Contemporáneo, Jersey City (2016); Centro de Arte Contemporáneo UCCA Ullens, Beijing (2016); Drawing Room, London (2015). Mateo López's major awards and residencies include: the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, William Kentridge's Protégé, Geneva, Switzerland (2012), and the Gasworks Residency Program, London, United Kingdom (2010), which was followed by an exhibition. Collections that feature his work include: MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) United States; CACI (Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Inhotim) Brazil; Banco de la República and Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, Colombia; the CIFO Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, United States; the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection, Venezuela and United States; the Berezdivin Collection, Puerto Rico.
Mateo López Bogotá, Colombia. 1978 Mateo López's artistic practice delves into cartography and journeys, with his work making methodological references and continuing the act of creation. López addresses themes such as chance, time, craftsmanship, oral histories as research, and as part of everyday occurrences. His conceptual practice spans from drawing and installation to architecture, film, and performance. In each medium, stories and materials overlap and intertwine. Among his solo exhibitions are: Camina Habla Canta Baila, Travesía Cuatro, Madrid (2023); Pasado Futurista, MAC, Lima (2023); Círculo de Palabras, Casey Kaplan, New York (2022); Revelar, Goodman Gallery, Cape Town (2022); Si Pero No, Casa Republicana, Museo Banco de la República, Bogota (2021); Hesitante, Galeria Luisa Strina, Sao Paulo (2021); Make Do And Mend, Goodman Gallery, London (2020); Escultura de viaje (con Bruno Munari), Travesía Cuatro, Mexico City (2020); Ruta del Castor, Mexico City (2020); Bodega Piloto, Bogota (2019); N+1, Travesía Cuatro, Madrid (2019); Play, Casey Kaplan, New York (2019); XYZ, Travesía Cuatro, Guadalajara (2018); Fundación Blueproject, Barcelona (2018); Lista Deshacer, Drawing Center, New York (2017); Galería Luisa Strina, Sao Paulo (2016); Galería Casey Kaplan, New York (2015); Galería Luisa Strina, Sao Paulo (2011). Collective exhibitions in which he has participated: Whitechapel Gallery, London (2022); ‘the moon is not the sun at night’, Goodman Gallery, Miami (2022); I am a Citizen of the World, Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, California (2021); Did You Ever Think There Would Come A Time?, Goodman Gallery, Cape Town (2021); South South, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg (2021); Soft Architecture, Goodman Gallery, Ciudad del Cabo (2021); Where the threads are worn, Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York (2021); Nuestra América, Galeria Luisa Trina, Sao Paulo (2020); Goodman Gallery, Cape Town (2019); Museo KMAC, Louisville (2019); Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín (2019); Arte Contemporáneo de la Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, Puebla (2019); Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá (2018); Museo de Arte de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá (2018); Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Detroit (2017); MuBE, São Paulo (2017); MoMA, New York (2017); MANA Contemporáneo, Jersey City (2016); Centro de Arte Contemporáneo UCCA Ullens, Beijing (2016); Drawing Room, London (2015). Mateo López's major awards and residencies include: the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, William Kentridge's Protégé, Geneva, Switzerland (2012), and the Gasworks Residency Program, London, United Kingdom (2010), which was followed by an exhibition. Collections that feature his work include: MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) United States; CACI (Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Inhotim) Brazil; Banco de la República and Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, Colombia; the CIFO Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, United States; the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection, Venezuela and United States; the Berezdivin Collection, Puerto Rico.
Mateo López Bogotá, Colombia. 1978 Mateo López's artistic practice delves into cartography and journeys, with his work making methodological references and continuing the act of creation. López addresses themes such as chance, time, craftsmanship, oral histories as research, and as part of everyday occurrences. His conceptual practice spans from drawing and installation to architecture, film, and performance. In each medium, stories and materials overlap and intertwine. Among his solo exhibitions are: Camina Habla Canta Baila, Travesía Cuatro, Madrid (2023); Pasado Futurista, MAC, Lima (2023); Círculo de Palabras, Casey Kaplan, New York (2022); Revelar, Goodman Gallery, Cape Town (2022); Si Pero No, Casa Republicana, Museo Banco de la República, Bogota (2021); Hesitante, Galeria Luisa Strina, Sao Paulo (2021); Make Do And Mend, Goodman Gallery, London (2020); Escultura de viaje (con Bruno Munari), Travesía Cuatro, Mexico City (2020); Ruta del Castor, Mexico City (2020); Bodega Piloto, Bogota (2019); N+1, Travesía Cuatro, Madrid (2019); Play, Casey Kaplan, New York (2019); XYZ, Travesía Cuatro, Guadalajara (2018); Fundación Blueproject, Barcelona (2018); Lista Deshacer, Drawing Center, New York (2017); Galería Luisa Strina, Sao Paulo (2016); Galería Casey Kaplan, New York (2015); Galería Luisa Strina, Sao Paulo (2011). Collective exhibitions in which he has participated: Whitechapel Gallery, London (2022); ‘the moon is not the sun at night’, Goodman Gallery, Miami (2022); I am a Citizen of the World, Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, California (2021); Did You Ever Think There Would Come A Time?, Goodman Gallery, Cape Town (2021); South South, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg (2021); Soft Architecture, Goodman Gallery, Ciudad del Cabo (2021); Where the threads are worn, Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York (2021); Nuestra América, Galeria Luisa Trina, Sao Paulo (2020); Goodman Gallery, Cape Town (2019); Museo KMAC, Louisville (2019); Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín (2019); Arte Contemporáneo de la Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, Puebla (2019); Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá (2018); Museo de Arte de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá (2018); Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Detroit (2017); MuBE, São Paulo (2017); MoMA, New York (2017); MANA Contemporáneo, Jersey City (2016); Centro de Arte Contemporáneo UCCA Ullens, Beijing (2016); Drawing Room, London (2015). Mateo López's major awards and residencies include: the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, William Kentridge's Protégé, Geneva, Switzerland (2012), and the Gasworks Residency Program, London, United Kingdom (2010), which was followed by an exhibition. Collections that feature his work include: MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) United States; CACI (Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Inhotim) Brazil; Banco de la República and Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, Colombia; the CIFO Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, United States; the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection, Venezuela and United States; the Berezdivin Collection, Puerto Rico.
Mateo López Bogotá, Colombia. 1978 Mateo López's artistic practice delves into cartography and journeys, with his work making methodological references and continuing the act of creation. López addresses themes such as chance, time, craftsmanship, oral histories as research, and as part of everyday occurrences. His conceptual practice spans from drawing and installation to architecture, film, and performance. In each medium, stories and materials overlap and intertwine. Among his solo exhibitions are: Camina Habla Canta Baila, Travesía Cuatro, Madrid (2023); Pasado Futurista, MAC, Lima (2023); Círculo de Palabras, Casey Kaplan, New York (2022); Revelar, Goodman Gallery, Cape Town (2022); Si Pero No, Casa Republicana, Museo Banco de la República, Bogota (2021); Hesitante, Galeria Luisa Strina, Sao Paulo (2021); Make Do And Mend, Goodman Gallery, London (2020); Escultura de viaje (con Bruno Munari), Travesía Cuatro, Mexico City (2020); Ruta del Castor, Mexico City (2020); Bodega Piloto, Bogota (2019); N+1, Travesía Cuatro, Madrid (2019); Play, Casey Kaplan, New York (2019); XYZ, Travesía Cuatro, Guadalajara (2018); Fundación Blueproject, Barcelona (2018); Lista Deshacer, Drawing Center, New York (2017); Galería Luisa Strina, Sao Paulo (2016); Galería Casey Kaplan, New York (2015); Galería Luisa Strina, Sao Paulo (2011). Collective exhibitions in which he has participated: Whitechapel Gallery, London (2022); ‘the moon is not the sun at night’, Goodman Gallery, Miami (2022); I am a Citizen of the World, Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, California (2021); Did You Ever Think There Would Come A Time?, Goodman Gallery, Cape Town (2021); South South, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg (2021); Soft Architecture, Goodman Gallery, Ciudad del Cabo (2021); Where the threads are worn, Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York (2021); Nuestra América, Galeria Luisa Trina, Sao Paulo (2020); Goodman Gallery, Cape Town (2019); Museo KMAC, Louisville (2019); Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín (2019); Arte Contemporáneo de la Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, Puebla (2019); Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá (2018); Museo de Arte de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá (2018); Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Detroit (2017); MuBE, São Paulo (2017); MoMA, New York (2017); MANA Contemporáneo, Jersey City (2016); Centro de Arte Contemporáneo UCCA Ullens, Beijing (2016); Drawing Room, London (2015). Mateo López's major awards and residencies include: the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, William Kentridge's Protégé, Geneva, Switzerland (2012), and the Gasworks Residency Program, London, United Kingdom (2010), which was followed by an exhibition. Collections that feature his work include: MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) United States; CACI (Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Inhotim) Brazil; Banco de la República and Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, Colombia; the CIFO Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, United States; the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection, Venezuela and United States; the Berezdivin Collection, Puerto Rico.
