CARLOS GARAICOA
La Habana, Cuba, 1967
Lives and works in La Habana

Studies at the Instituto Superior de Arte, La Habana, 1989-1994


SOLO SHOWS

2007        
Capablanca’s Real Passion, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
 Carlos Garaicoa, Galería Elba Benítez, Madrid

2006        
The drawing, the writing, the abstraction, Lombard-Freid Gallery, New York
Yo no quiero ver más a mis vecinos. Castello di Ama, Gaiole in Chianti
Capablanca’s real passion, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
Das Gast (retrospectiva de videos 1996-2006), Kuntshalle de Fribourg
Overlapping, Liverpool Biennale, Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool
Postcapital, Palau de la Virreina, Barcelona
Capablanca’s real passion, ICA, Philadelphia

2005          
Things that happen when life goes very wrong. Continua Gallery. San Gimignano
Because every city has the right to be called Utopia. Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Gales
Carlos Garaicoa. Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Carta a los censores. XXXIX Internacional Contemporary Art Prize, Quai Antoine I- Princess Grace Theather, Montecarlo
Vamos fazer barullo agora, porra! (with Ezequiel Suárez), Galería Habana
El mapa del viajero. Luisa Strina Gallery, Sao Paulo
Capablanca’s real passion, M.O.C.A (Pacific Design Center) Los Angeles
Self-flagellation, survival, insubordination, Aspen Art Museum, Colorado
 La medida de todas las cosas. Palazzo delle Papesse, Siena

2003          
Galería Elba Benítez, Madrid
Lecciones de Historia. Casa de América, Madrid
De la serie Nuevas Arquitecturas. Centro Wilfredo Lam, La Habana
Autoflagelación, Supervivencia, Insubordinación. Sala Montcada de la Fundació “La Caixa”, Barcelona
Espacio C, Camargo
Carta a los censores (Piccollo Teatro dell´anarchia) Volume!, Roma
La habitación de mi negatividad. Galería La Casona, VII Bienal de La Habana, La Habana
Letter to the censors. Artist Statements. Art Miami-Basel (Lombard Freid Fine Arts, Nueva York)

2002          
Now let’s play to disappear. Galleria Continua, San Gimignano
Ni Christ, ni Marx, ni Bakounine. Maison Européene de la Photographie, París
Art & Public, Ginebra
The last 10 days of the market. Festival de Aarhus. Galeria Image
Because every city has the right to be called Utopia. Lombard-Freid Gallery, Nueva York
Nouvelles Architectures. Farideh Cadot Gallery, París
Recuadros (con Federico Herrero). Jacobo Karpio Gallery, San Jose
Carlos Garaicoa: La ruina; La Utopía (obras 1990-2000). Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango, Banco de La República, Bogotá; Bronx Museum of the Arts, Nueva York; Museo Alejandro Otero, Caracas
Mi primer y último homenaje a la arquitectura (y al Marqués de Sade). Galería Habana, La Habana
Paisaje. Ars TeorÉTICA, San Jose
Survia. Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales. Primer Salón de Fotografía, La Habana
Principio y fin de las fascinación. Centro Wilfredo Lam. La Habana
El voluble rostro de la realidad. Fundación Ludwig de Cuba, Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales, La Habana
Cuando el deseo se parece a nada. Art in General, Nueva York
Habana: un estudio. Carla Stellweg Gallery, Nueva York
El espacio decapitado. Centre PasquArt, Biel-Bienne


GROUP SHOWS

2005        
New Photography, Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, Nueva York
Inverting the Map: Latin American Art from the Tate Collection, TATE Liverpool
M City, Kunsthaus Graz, Vienna
III Tirana Biennale, Tirana, Albania
Farsite,  Insite Tijuana, Tijuana-San Diego
51st  Venice Biennale, Arsenale, Venecia, Italia
Art Unlimited. Art Basel, Basilea, Suiza
Dialectics of Hope, Moscow Biennale, Moscú, Rusia
7th Sharjah International Biennial, Sharjah, Emiratos Árabes Unidos

2004        
Transmigraciones, Trienal Poli/Gráfica de San Juan
Future Cities. Art Gallery of Hamilton
We come in peace… Histories of the Americas, Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal
Artitecture. Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, California
Image Smugglers, XXVI Sao Paulo Biennale, Parque Ibirapuera
Gallery Anne de Villepoix, Paris
A Taste of the Pain of Others. Contemporary video works from Latin America. L.A Freewaves, California

2003        
Time capsule. Art in General, Nueva York
Dream Space / Entre sueños. Deutsche Bank Lobby Gallery, Nueva York
Salon des Refuses, Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Venecia
Modern Islands, Public Project, Dresde
Copyright. Centro Cultural de España, La Habana
Artists Imagine Architecture, I.C.A., Boston
Reality’s Desire. Generación de la Imagen 8,  Milán
Documenta 11, Platform 5, Kassel
De ponta cabeca. I Biena de Fortaleza

2001        
Demonstration Room (Casa ideal). Museo Alejandro Otero, Caracas; Apex Gallery, Nueva York; NICC, Amberes
Shifting Tides. L.A County Museum, California; Grey Art Gallery, Nueva York; Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago
Sonsbeek 9, Amhem
VI Bienal de La Habana, Centro Wilfredo Lam, La Habana
Mega Wave, First Yokohama Trienale

2000       
Mirror's Edge, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver; Castello Di Rivoli, Turin; Tranway, Glasgow.
From the negative: conceptual photography from Cuba, Parts Gallery, Minneapolis; North Dakota Museum, Dakota
Más allá del Documento, Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid
Waterfront project, Helsingor
Fotolatina, Contemporary Art Museum, Guadalajara
Project: Window onto Venus, VII Biennale of Havana, Havana
Cream 2, 10 curators, 100 artists. Exhibition Catalog, Phaidon Press, London
Los mapas del deseo. Kunsthalle Viena, Austria; Kunstraum Innsbruk; Nicolaj Contemporary Art Center, Copenhague
Venus’s Window. Civic Centre “La Grancia”, Zerynthia, Associacione per l’arte Contemporanea, Toscana
Mirror Edge, Biltdmusee Umea

1998        
La casa vista desde la mesa de casa. Centro Wifredo Lam, La Habana.
Fragmentos a su imán. Casa de las Américas, La Habana.
Isla Oscura: New Photography from Cuba. Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, Florida
Comme peut on être cubain?. Maison de L’Amerique, París

1997        
Utopian territories: new cuban art. Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery y Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver
El individuo y su memoria, VI Bienal de La Habana, La Habana.
97 Kwangjú Biennale (Space/Fire). Kwangjú

1995        
Africus’95. I Bienal Internacional de Johannesburgo
Una de cada clase. Centro Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y  Museología, Fundación Ludwig de Cuba, La Habana.
Cuba: la isla posible. Centro de Cultura Contemporánea, Barcelona

1994        
The new generation. The Menill Colection, Fotofest, Houston, Texas.


UPCOMING PROJECTS

2008        
Exposición Internacional del Agua, EXPO’08, Zaragoza, España

2007       
Luz ao Sul, Encuentro entre dos Mares, IV Bienal de Valencia, Valencia.
Urban Interventions, Luxemburgo
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Realización de una obra permanente para el
Campus de la UPV, Valencia, España
IVAM, Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno. Participación en exposición colectiva  comisariada por Fernando Castro Flórez, Valencia, España
Upcoming projects in Inglaterra (Castleford) and Italia (Milán & Siena)


PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Tate Modern, Londres, Reino Unido
Museum of Modern Art, Nueva York, EE.UU.
LACMA, Los Angeles, EE.UU.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, EE.UU.
Museo Nacional de Arte Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, España
National Museum of Fine Arts, Cuba
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, EE.UU.
The Bronx Museum of Art, Bronx, Nueva York, EE.UU.
Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, Florida, EE.UU.
Metropolitan Savings Bank, Cleveland, Ohio, EE.UU.
Lehigh University Gallery Bethlehem, EE.UU.
Centre PasquArt, Biel-Bienne, Suiza
Arte Viva, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Musée Européen de la Photographie, París, Francia
SMAK Museum, Gante, Bélgica
Guggenheim Museum, New York, EUA
Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), Toronto


GRANTS & PRIZES
 
2005        
Monaco International Contemporary Art Price, Monaco

1999        
Artist in residency project. Parts Gallery. Minneapolis, Minnesota

1998        
Artist in residence project, at the Mario Abreu Museum, Maracay
Artist in residency project. Yaddo Corporation, N.Y New York

1997        
Artist in residence project, Civitella Ranieri Center, Umbertide

1996        
Artist in residence project, Art in General, New York

1995        
Artist in residence project, City of Biel-Bienne, Pro Helvetia and the Canton of Berne, Berna

1993        
Artist in residence project, City of Düsseldorf and the Paul Pozzoza Museum, Düsseldorf


BIBLIOGRAPHY

2006        
Chen, Aric. "Hint gets to the art of it all." Hint Fashion Magazine Oct 2006.
Cotter, Holland. "Carlos Garaicoa." Review, The New York Times 17 Nov 2006.

2005        
Gefter, Philip. “Defining the Moment, for the Moment, Anyway.” The New York Times 16 Oct 2005.
Pagel, David. “When multi-this and multi-that lacks newness.” Los Angeles Times 14 Mar 2005.
“Turning artwork into border issue.” Los Angeles Times 14 Sept 2005.
Spiegler, Marc. “City Lights.” ARTnews Mar 2005: 96-99.
Wallach, Amei. “Below the Surface: Daydreams of Havana, and Other Cities, Too.” The New York Times 19 May 2005.

2003        
Brody, Jacqueline. “From Putts to Prints in Cuba.” art on paper Mar 2003: 40-44.
Csaszar, Tom. “Foire International d’Art Contemporain.” Review, Sculpture May 2003.
Halkin, Talya. “Metamorphoses of Time.” The New York Sun 30 Jan 2003.
Frerot, Christine. “FIAC 2002, Art Paris.” Art Nexus 2003.
Rosen, Miriam. “Maison Europeenne de la Photographie” Review Artforum Summer 2003.
Rottner, Nadja. Review, Flash Art Oct 2003.

2002        
Block, Holly. “Carlos Garaicoa.” BOMB Winter 2002-2003.
Cembalest, Robin. “The Cuban Revolution.” ARTnews Mar 2002.
Duenas, Issa Maria Benitez. “El Final del Eclipse.” Art Nexus 2002.
Helguera, Pablo. Review of Lombard-Freid Fine Arts show. Art Nexus 2002.
Hernandez, Erena. “Carlos Garaicoa: From Ruins to Desire.” Art Nexus 2002.
Jimenez, Carlos. “The Globalization Documenta.” Art Nexus 2002: 69-70.

2001        
Cotter, Holland. “Photographic Stylists of the Epic and the Surreal.” The New York Times 7 Sept 2001.
Dailey, Meghan. “Because every city has the right to be called Utopia.” Review, Time Out New York 27 Dec 2001- 3 Jan 2002.
de la Torre, Monica. Review of Bronx Museum of the Arts show, ARTnews Feb 2001.
Glueck, Grace. Review of Bronx Museum of the Arts show, “The Ruins, The Utopia.” The New York Times 16 Feb 2001.
Gioni, Massimiliano. “Yokohama Mega Wave: Towards a New Synthesis.” Flash Art Oct 2001.
Goodman, Jonathan. “Carlos Garaicoa at the Bronx Museum of Art.” Art in America Jun 2001.
Jones, Kristen M. “Shifting Tides: Cuban Photography after the Revolution, Grey Art Gallery, New York.” frieze Dec 2001: 126
Newhall, Edith. review, New York Magazine Dec 2001
Ollman, Leah. “From Revolution to Reverie.” Art in America Oct 2001: 65-69.

2000        
Mosquera, Gerardo. "CREAM 2: 10 curators, 100 artists,” Phaidon Press, 2000.

1998        
Blanco, Caridad. “Carlos Garaicoa: Jugar a la memoria entre la historia y la ficción.” En Arte Cubano 1998: 32-37.
Guagnini, Nicolás. “CubaON: 11 fotógrafos conceptuales: Galería Generous Miracles, New York.” Art Nexus Apr-Jun 1998:131-132.
“Comand (voz de mando).” Marcas News Deflagration Difumbe
(Proyecto Memorias Intima). Johannesburg Jul 1998: 16.

1997        
Olmo, Santigo B. “Bienal de La Habana El individuo y la memoria.” Lápiz Spain Jun 1997: 62-69.
Weiss, Rachel. “La Sexta Bienal de La Habana.” Art Nexus Oct-Nov 1997: 70-77.

1996        
Lovelace, Carey. “Havana Biennial.” ARTnews Sept1997: 142-144.
Mosquera, Gerardo. “Carlos Garaicoa,” Poliester Spring1996.
Santos, Eduardo Alberto. “Carlos Garaicoa. Un proyecto para Atlántica.” Atlántica Internacional Revista de Artes Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria Winter 1996: 92-97.
Tully, Judd. “Carlos Garaicoa: Art in General and Carla Stellweg.” Art Nexus Oct-Dec 1996: 154.

1995        
Watriss, Wendy with Antonio Molina. Interview: “Reflection on contemporary photography in Cuba.” Aperture 1995.
Zaya, Octavio. “The Cuban Quagmire: Carlos Garaicoa, Kcho and Osvaldo Yero.” Flash Art Oct 1995: 195-198.

1994        
Cameron, Dan. “Cuba: Still not Free.” Art and Auction Mar 1994: 86-91.
Cazalla, Jana. “Quinta Bienal de La Habana: Encuentros en la periferia.” Lápiz Spain, Oct-Dec 1994.

1991        
Mosquera, Gerardo. “Art through the city (Carlos Garaicoa).” The City as Art: Interrogating the polis publication from Symposium held in Dublin by The International Association of Art Critics (AICA), Dec 1991.