Mateo López's interactive exhibition Play at Casey Kaplan invites physical engagement with modular sculptures
From January 11 to February 16, 2019, the Casey Kaplan gallery in New York showcased an exhibition titled Play by Colombian artist Mateo López. The display included interactive pieces such as Parquet (2018), which comprised three wall installations made of wood and textile, along with smaller works featuring a Josef Albers font and Spatial construction No. 19 with mango (2015). Notable installations included Threshold (Umbral) (2017) and I am Sitting in a Room (2017), as well as a matte-black handrail crafted from police batons. With a background in architecture, López personally engaged with the pieces to enhance viewer participation. ArtReview covered the exhibition in its March 2019 issue.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled Play by Mateo López at Casey Kaplan gallery in New York
- Ran from January 11 to February 16, 2019
- Featured interactive works encouraging physical manipulation by viewers
- Artist present at gallery to personally activate works
- López studied architecture before pursuing fine art
- Works include Parquet (2018), Threshold (Umbral) (2017), and Spatial construction No. 19 with mango (2015)
- Artist connected to Neoconcrete tradition of Helio Oiticica
- Exhibition reviewed in March 2019 issue of ArtReview
Entities
Artists
- Mateo López
- Helio Oiticica
- Josef Albers
- Sol LeWitt
Institutions
- Casey Kaplan
- ArtReview
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Colombia