Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa's Queer Hybrids Confront Colonial Legacies in International Exhibitions
The solo exhibition 'Linnæus in Tenebris' by Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa at CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain de Bordeaux showcased hybrids of humans and plants, critiquing both Enlightenment rationalism and colonialism while alluding to the Guatemalan Civil War (1960–96). In May 2017, his performance 'Incremental Architecture' (2015) was reinterpreted as 'A Brief History of Architecture in Guatemala' at the Guggenheim. The 2016 piece 'Corazón del Espantapájaros' drew inspiration from a political protest play, while 'God's Reptilian Finger' (2016) connected conspiracy theories to Mormon practices in Guatemala. 'Shit-Baby and the Crumpled Giraffe' (2017) examined Freudian stages. 'The House at Kawinal' is scheduled at New Museum from 6 June to 9 September 2018, and 'The Green Ray' is on display until 14 January at daadgalerie, Berlin.
Key facts
- Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa's solo show 'Linnæus in Tenebris' was presented at CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain de Bordeaux earlier this year
- The artist was born in Guatemala, raised in Canada, and is now based in Berlin
- His work 'The House at Kawinal' will be exhibited at New York's New Museum from 6 June to 9 September 2018
- Performance 'Incremental Architecture' (2015) was revived as 'A Brief History of Architecture in Guatemala' at the Guggenheim, New York in May 2017
- 'Corazón del Espantapájaros' (2016) was commissioned by Bienal de São Paulo and Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Installation 'God's Reptilian Finger' (2016) was shown at Gasworks, London
- Exhibition 'Shit-Baby and the Crumpled Giraffe' (2017) was presented at Kunsthalle Lissabon in Portugal
- Solo exhibition 'The Green Ray' runs through 14 January at daadgalerie, Berlin
Entities
Artists
- Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa
- Bertolt Brecht
- Gabriel García Márquez
- Ruy Guerra
- Hugo Carillo
- Samuel Beckett
- Albert Camus
- Buster Keaton
- Wingston González
- Mary Shelley
- Victor Frankenstein
- Carl Linnæus
- David Icke
- Sigmund Freud
- Little Hans
- Linda Taylor
Institutions
- CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain de Bordeaux
- New Museum
- 10th Gwangju Biennale
- Bienal de São Paulo
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Universidad Popular
- Guggenheim
- Gasworks
- Kunsthalle Lissabon
- daadgalerie
- Sies + Hoke
- ArtReview
Locations
- Bordeaux
- France
- New York
- United States
- Guatemala
- Canada
- Berlin
- Germany
- Gwangju
- South Korea
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Los Angeles
- Guatemala City
- London
- United Kingdom
- Portugal
- Lisbon
- Düsseldorf
- Mexico
- Sweden
- UK