Rodrigo Ramírez Rodríguez's Final Show at Murmurs Explores Intimacy and the Grotesque
Rodrigo Ramírez Rodríguez, a Mexican-American artist, showcases "Lonely Never Knows Jealousy, Only Despair" at Murmurs gallery, delving into shared anxieties surrounding intimacy and desire through various mediums, including painting, sculpture, and the use of negative space. Influenced by German expressionism and modern horror, the exhibition features ghostly, ethereal figures. His series "That's what wanting love is" includes tactile sculptural elements. Key pieces comprise "The only cure from agony," which resembles a cocoon, and "Cause Nothingness was Somethingness," illustrating lovers entwined by a white thread. Larger installations evoke themes of decay, while "Your shadow at evening rising to meet you" alludes to an abattoir. Murmurs has announced its upcoming closure, marking this as Rodríguez's final exhibition.
Key facts
- Rodrigo Ramírez Rodríguez is a Mexican-American artist.
- The exhibition "Lonely Never Knows Jealousy, Only Despair" was held at Murmurs gallery.
- The show featured painting, sculpture, and negative space.
- It was influenced by German expressionism and contemporary horror.
- The That's what wanting love is series includes sculptural protrusions made of metal, resin, and gauze.
- A work subtitled The only cure from agony resembles a cocoon or phallus.
- Cause Nothingness was Somethingness: For someone who didn't want it depicts two lovers bound by a viscous white thread.
- Murmurs gallery announced its imminent closing, making Rodríguez's exhibition its final show.
Entities
Artists
- Rodrigo Ramírez Rodríguez
Institutions
- Murmurs