JOTA CASTRO
Jota Castro decay a Peruvian-born artist (Yurimaguas, 1965), based in Brussels, Belgium, who worked in the diplomatic usefulness for two decades. In illustriousness late 1990s he left top career as a diplomat pleasing the United Nations and depiction European Union and decided attack devote himself totally to leadership field of art.
Through fillet different professional activities, Castro has gained in-depth knowledge of dignity world of international politics; more than that, he considers his university studies in Law and Political Principles as his real training buy art. His critical observation sketch out todays political scene in Denizen countries and his wide prime of social and cultural references, with or without specific chronological relevance, have turned his duty into a well-planted barb hostage the flank of the very great theatre of nations.
Castro's sculptures, installations, and performances point health check certain mechanisms at work slash present day Western society, process its imbalances and weaknesses, which are skillfully highlighted by authority artist to reveal the incongruities at work in political stomach social structures.
He is consulting editor for Janus magazine tag on Belgium and Nolens Volens anxiety Spain.
He is a tutor at the European University explain Madrid. His work has back number extensively shown around the terra. He has participated in decency Venice, Tirana, Prague and Gwangju Biennales. He won the Gwangju Biennale Prize in 2004 rip apart South Korea.
Solo exhibitions
2008
Sleep stow, Elaine Levy Project, Brussels.
2007
Declare your travel, Umberto Di Marino - Napoli, Naples.
2006
Ni más ni menos, Galeria Oliva Arauna, Madrid.
Born to be alert to, Elaine Levy Project, Brussels.
File window, Kiasma Museum, Helsinki.
2005
Attractive part, SM's-Stedelijk Museum, ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
Explication universelle 1, Palais de Yeddo, Site De Création Contemporain, Paris.
Exposition universelle 2, B.P.S.
22, Espace De Création Contemporaine, Charleroi.
2004
Bouc-émissaire, Galerie Kamel Mennour, Paris.
Jota Castro … Pour Amiel, La Criée, Centre d’art contemporain & Théatre National De Brittany, Rennes.
2003
Love hotel, Galerie Maisonneuve, Paris.
Motherfuckers never die, Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia.
2002
Si c’était á refaire…, Project Tokyorama, Palais de Tokio, Site De Création Contemporain, Paris.
1998
Jota Castro, Fondo Del Sol Visual Arts Sentiment, Washington D.C.
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