Patrick Hamilton's Hiperasia at Casado Santapau Explores Global Tensions
Casado Santapau gallery in Madrid presents the third solo exhibition of Chilean artist Patrick Hamilton, titled Hiperasia, running until June 6. The show features recent works that blend art, economics, contemporary history, and cultural criticism. Hamilton reworks geometric abstraction and minimalism to address the consequences of the current economic system, using archival images and diverse materials. The exhibition draws from his daily experience with Chinese bazaars and shops in Madrid, which he treats as contemporary cabinets of curiosities. Two series are on view: Pinturas Abrasivas, compositions made with sandpaper in red and black tones referencing Neo-Geo and Op art from the 1970s and 1980s; and the photographic series Equilibrios, depicting precarious constructions of tools, costume jewelry, amulets, and tourist postcards in trompe-l'oeil style.
Key facts
- Third solo exhibition of Patrick Hamilton at Casado Santapau
- Exhibition runs until June 6
- Title: Hiperasia
- Features two series: Pinturas Abrasivas and Equilibrios
- Pinturas Abrasivas uses sandpaper in red and black
- Equilibrios is a photographic series with trompe-l'oeil constructions
- Hamilton references Neo-Geo and Op art from the 1970s and 1980s
- Works inspired by Chinese bazaars and shops in Madrid
Entities
Artists
- Patrick Hamilton
- Nelly Richard
- Claudia Wieser
- Abdul Vas
Institutions
- Casado Santapau
- Galería Casado Santapau
- John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
- International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP)
- Universidad Diego Portales
- González y González
- Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
- Museo de Arte, Arquitectura e Tecnología (MAAT)
- DKM Museum
- Auckland Art Gallery
- The Bronx Museum
- Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle
- Dublin Contemporary
- National Museum of Contemporary Art
- Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter
- Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo (CA2M)
- Centro Gallego de Arte Contemporáneo (CGAC)
- La Colección Jumex
- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Buenos Aires
- Plataforma de Arte Contemporáneo
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain
- Santiago
- Chile
- New York
- USA
- Lisbon
- Portugal
- Duisburg
- Germany
- Auckland
- New Zealand
- Warsaw
- Poland
- Dublin
- Ireland
- Seoul
- South Korea
- Oslo
- Norway
- Santiago de Compostela
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Buenos Aires
- Argentina
- Portland
- Cuenca
- Ecuador
- Curitiba
- Brazil
- Canary Islands
- Havana
- Cuba
- Ushuaia
- Prague
- Czech Republic
- São Paulo
- Porto Alegre
- Venice
- Italy