Rogelio López Cuenca's Three-Venue Exhibition in Rome
Rogelio López Cuenca (Málaga, 1959) presents 'A quel paese' across three Rome venues: Real Academia de España (including terrace and co-working space), Fondazione Baruchello in Monteverde, and public spaces. The exhibition, part of the 150th anniversary of the Real Academia de España, follows shows by Gregorio Prieto and Pepe Espaliú. Curated by Anna Cestelli Guidi, it features sixteen works from the early 1990s to today, mixing painting, installation, and video. Cuenca, also a poet, explores themes of travel, migration policies, historical memory, urban speculation, and consumerist tourism. The 'Mappa di Roma' project, born in 2007 with Fondazione Baruchello and Carla Subrizi, transforms a website into a physical cartography questioning urban fabric. Works 'No/W/Here' and 'Home Swept Hole' use wordplay to critique exclusion and housing issues. Cestelli Guidi states Cuenca's research 'forces the limits of dominant narratives' and 'unmasks hegemonic narratives.'
Key facts
- Rogelio López Cuenca was born in Málaga in 1959.
- The exhibition 'A quel paese' is part of the 150th anniversary of the Real Academia de España.
- The exhibition spans three venues: Real Academia de España, Fondazione Baruchello, and public spaces in Rome.
- Curator Anna Cestelli Guidi organized the show.
- Sixteen works from the early 1990s to the present are included.
- The 'Mappa di Roma' project began in 2007 with Fondazione Baruchello and Carla Subrizi.
- Works 'No/W/Here' and 'Home Swept Hole' are displayed at Fondazione Baruchello.
- Cuenca is also a poet, using wordplay and phonetic assonance.
Entities
Artists
- Rogelio López Cuenca
- Gregorio Prieto
- Pepe Espaliú
- Anna Cestelli Guidi
- Carla Subrizi
Institutions
- Real Academia de España
- Fondazione Baruchello
- Università di Roma La Sapienza
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Málaga
- Gianicolo
- Monteverde
- Spain
- Italy