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 Most exhibitions in: |
| Country |
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| Colombia | 9 |
| USA | 8 |
| Spain | 8 |
| Costa Rica | 4 |
| Most exhibitions held at: |
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Galeria Fernando Pradilla, Spain |
4 |
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Galería EntreArte, Colombia |
3 |
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MAMBO - Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá, Colombia |
3 |
Biography: 
16.5.1960 Born in Bogotá (CO)
Nadín Ospina's latest series consists of statues based on North American cartoon figures. Mickey Mouse, The Simpsons, Cartman and Goofy, all are immortalised in a pose reminiscent of the strong, direct and timeless statues of the pre-Colombian period.
Ospina´s statues are created by means of a very precise technique, copying the old pre-Colombian process. They are visibly covered in fissures and cracks, and the colour is intentionally faded in order to simulate the weathered appearance of antique pre-Colombian artifacts.
In turn, this aging process is used with the utmost aesthetic meticulousness, establishing an artistic or anthropological space.
By virtue of all these qualities, the exhibits create a strange sense of timelessness, an air of solemnity and irony, playfully tackling the subject of the real and the artificial.
With titles like Dignatario (Dignatory) 1999, y Crítico (Critic) 1993, and the serialisation of the Simpson characters, among others, Ospina surpasses the comical allusion of these North American icons. He is far more concerned with addressing serious issues such as the controversy between the unique artifact and the mass produced, between originality and commercialism, the sacred and the everyday, the past and the present, the popular and the elite, the ephemeral and the constant. He is equally preoccupied with the systematic breakdown of Colombia's identity.
Pre-Colombian art has been so avidly collected that demand has paved the way for mass reproduction and fakes. This has seriously interfered with the comprehensive study of a rich and ancient culture. Likewise, mass media and communication have given birth to the new gods and idols for today's society.
By recreating these instantly recognisable icons, Ospina is mimicking a society hungry for an identity; an identity which they neither understand nor question. Through his works, Ospina is urging the Colombians, the world, to revaluate their cultures.
www.nadinospina.com
Awards 1992 Primer Premio. XXXIV Salón Nacional de
Artistas Colombianos. Bogotá
1997 Jhon Simon Guggenheim fellow. New York
2004 1er premio XVIII Salón del Fuego. Fundación Gilberto Alzate Avendaño. Bogotá
Lives and works in Bogotá (CO)
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Public exhibitions 48
Solo shows 12
2007
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| Nadín Ospina - Re-contextos - Maison de L´art, Panama City |
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| Colombialand - Galeria Fernando Pradilla, Madrid |
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| In situ - Galería EntreArte, Santafé de Bogota |
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| Colombialand - Instituto Cervantes - Paris, Paris |
2005
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| Nadín Ospina / Elogio a la ironia - Galería Mundo, Santafé de Bogota |
2003
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| El ojo del tigre - MAMBO - Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá, Santafé de Bogota |
2002
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| The Ground & the Real - Museum Volkenkunde - National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden |
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| Nadin Ospina - El Mundo al Instante - Casas Riegner Gallery, Santafé de Bogota |
2001
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| Nadín Ospina - Fundación Ars Teor Etica, San José |
1999
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| Viaje al fondo de la tierra - MAMBO - Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá, Santafé de Bogota |
1998
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| Instinto caribe - Galeria Nina Menocal, Mexico City |
Group shows 36
2009
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| Las Américas Latinas - Las fatigas del querer - Spazio Oberdan, Milan |
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| CORTE/50 - MAMM - Museo de Arte Moderno Medellin, Medellín |
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| Alta Tensión - Galeria Fernando Pradilla, Madrid |
2008
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| Alta Tension - Galeria Fernando Pradilla, Madrid |
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| Blog - Galería EntreArte, Santafé de Bogota |
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| Off the wall - Pan American Art Projects - Miami, Miami, FL |
2007
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| Displaced: Contemporary Art from Colombia - Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea (Wales) |
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| Popularpop 2007 - Galería EntreArte, Santafé de Bogota |
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| Las horas - Patio Herreriano - Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Español, Valladolid |
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| The Hours: Visual art of contemporary latinamerican art - Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney - MCA, Sydney, NSW |
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| La Presencia - The Presence of Latin American Art in California Collections - Molaa Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA |
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| Arte Colombiano Eñ La Colección Del Mambo - Años 60 – 2000 - MAMBO - Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá, Santafé de Bogota |
2006
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| Bienal del Aire - MACCSI Museo Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas Sofía Imber, Caracas |
2005
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| Ecos y Contrastes - Arte Contemporáneo en la Colección Cisneros - MADC Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo, San José |
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| Distorsiones - Fundación Ars Teor Etica, San José |
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| Planet Colombia - Deconstructing Stereotypes - Museo de las Américas, Denver, CO |
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| The Hours - Visual Arts of Contemporary Latin America - Irish Museum of Modern Art - IMMA, Dublin |
2004
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| Cantos Cuentos Colombianos / Contemporary Colombian Art (1) - Daros Latinamerica, Zurich |
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| Artistas Iboamericanos presentados en ARCO'04 - Galeria Fernando Pradilla, Madrid |
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| Latin American Art: Contexts and Accomplices - Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich (England) |
2003
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| El final del eclipse - Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey MARCO, Monterrey, NL |
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| ADVERTISING. INTERVENCIONES EN EL ESPACIO PÚBLIC0 - Museo de Arte de Sabadell, Sabadell |
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| OPEN e v+ a 2003 - ev+a, Limerick |
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| Time capsule - Art in General, New York City, NY |
2002
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| Coleccionismos Contemporáneos - Público / Privado - MADC Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo, San José |
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| Rayuela/Hopscotch:. Fifteen Contemporary Latin American - The University of Scranton Art Gallery, Scranton, PA |
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| El final del eclipse - Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo MEIAC, Badajoz |
2001
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| 49th International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale / Biennale di Venezia - La Biennale di Venezia, Venice |
2000
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| Amigo Racism: Mickey Mouse Meets the Taco Bell Chihuahua - Galería de la Raza, San Francisco, CA |
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| 5e Biennale de Lyon - Partage d'exotismes - La biennale d'art contemporain de Lyon, Lyon |
1999
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| 2. Bienal do Mercosul - Bienal do Mercosul, Porto Alegre |
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| The Garden of Forking Paths - Helsingin kaupungin taidemuseo - Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki |
1998
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| Transatlántico - Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno (CAAM), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
1997
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| Latin American Gallery Artists - - Monique Knowlton Gallery, New York City, NY (closed) |
1996
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| Domestic Partnerships: New Impluses in Decorative Arts From the Americas - Art in General, New York City, NY |
1989
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| 20° Bienal de São Paulo - Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo |
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China
Colombia
| | Galería Jenny Vila - Arte Contemporáneo, Cali
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| | Galería la Cometa, Santafé de Bogota
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| | Galeria El Museo, Santafé de Bogota
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| | Galería EntreArte, Santafé de Bogota
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| | Galería Mundo, Santafé de Bogota
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Spain
| | Galeria Fernando Pradilla, Madrid
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USA
| | Leon Tovar Gallery, New York City, NY
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Public collections 13
Australia
| | Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
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Colombia
| | MAMM - Museo de Arte Moderno Medellin, Medellín
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| | MAMBO - Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá, Santafé de Bogota
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| | Museo de Arte del Banco de la República - Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, Santafé de Bogota
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Germany
| | Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen
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Netherlands
| | Museum Volkenkunde - National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden
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Panama
| | Maison de L´art, Panama City
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Switzerland
| | Daros Exhibitions, Zurich
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| | Daros Latinamerica, Zurich
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United Kingdom
| | UECLAA - University of Essex, Colchester (England)
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USA
| | Museo de las Américas, Denver, CO
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| | Bass Museum of Art, Miami, FL
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Venezuela
| | Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas, Caracas
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