Tasneem Gallery / January 11, 2018 / Schreinerstrasse 39A, 10247 Berlín
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Los Hombres Que Nunca Existieron
11 January - 15 March, 2018 
The men who never existed, 2005, Instalation in situ, 9th Havana Biennial, Photo Pedro Abreu.
PRESS RELEASE
Title: The men who never existed.
Artist: Luis Gómez.
Curator: Tasneem Gallery.
Opening: Thursday, 11 January 2018.
Place: Schreinerstrasse 39A 10247, Berlín.
Exhibition period: 11 January - 15 March, 2018.
Info: http://www.tasneemgallery.com –tasneem@tasneemgallery.com – telephone (34) 93 252 3578.
During 2018 Tasneem Gallery will present a series of exhibitions in Berlin.
This cycle will begin with the exhibition The men who never existed by the Cuban artist Luis Gómez, comprising of three series of works carried out by artist in the last twelve years. Central to the exhibition is the video-programming of the same name, The men who never existed, presented for the first time in the 9th Havana Biennial, a composition of names of personalities that influenced the history of humanity as we know it, but who with the passage of time and contemporary reorganization have been forgotten, or knowledge of their work diminished. The video, a slow moving reformulation in which only the name of Pythagoras stays constant, illustrates how collective action generalizes details and erases individuality. It also points to how we make constant use of knowledge, restructuring it, blurring it until it almost becomes indefinite, confused and invisible.
Supporting and contrasting this key proposition of the artist are two series of drawings.
The drawings of Gestalt play with the idea of a humanistic and reconstructive therapy, making reference to the awareness of the individual, mental state that according to this therapy will allow the client to understand himself as a more complete, lively and creative being.
With the series Untitled the artist formulates his perception of objects in the space. The series consists of charcoal drawings on cardboard where the flat figures lose the details and contrast with the background. These pieces are studies of forms and structures; they are a bank of ideas, a part of the creative process.
The exhibition can be visited by appointment only. Please contact: tasneem@tasneemgallery.com
This cycle will begin with the exhibition The men who never existed by the Cuban artist Luis Gómez, comprising of three series of works carried out by artist in the last twelve years. Central to the exhibition is the video-programming of the same name, The men who never existed, presented for the first time in the 9th Havana Biennial, a composition of names of personalities that influenced the history of humanity as we know it, but who with the passage of time and contemporary reorganization have been forgotten, or knowledge of their work diminished. The video, a slow moving reformulation in which only the name of Pythagoras stays constant, illustrates how collective action generalizes details and erases individuality. It also points to how we make constant use of knowledge, restructuring it, blurring it until it almost becomes indefinite, confused and invisible.
Supporting and contrasting this key proposition of the artist are two series of drawings.
The drawings of Gestalt play with the idea of a humanistic and reconstructive therapy, making reference to the awareness of the individual, mental state that according to this therapy will allow the client to understand himself as a more complete, lively and creative being.
With the series Untitled the artist formulates his perception of objects in the space. The series consists of charcoal drawings on cardboard where the flat figures lose the details and contrast with the background. These pieces are studies of forms and structures; they are a bank of ideas, a part of the creative process.
The exhibition can be visited by appointment only. Please contact: tasneem@tasneemgallery.com
Luis Gómez (Havana, 1968) is a graduate of the High Institute of Art in Havana (ISA), currently he is head of Chair of New Media Lab in the ISA. His work has been exhibited at the PAC Milano, the USF Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, USA, Armory Art Center, Miami, FL, the National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana, in the 49 and 56 Esposizione Internazionale D´ARTE, Venice Biennale, in the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New York, USA, at the Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Germany, at the Barbican Center, London, UK, in Art Basel and Maastricht and the Havana Biennial. He has participated in several Art Residences from institutions like the Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, the Europe University of Madrid in Spain and The Ohio State University, Ohio, USA and the ASU Arizona State University. His work is in many different collections including the Ludwig Forum, Aachen, Germany, the Arizona State University Art Museum, USA, the Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center, Ohio, USA, the NINART, Mexico City, the National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana, the Van Reekum Museum Apeldoorn, Holland, El Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam, Track Sixteen Gallery and the Wakita Museum of Art, Japan.
Los hombres que nunca existieron
11 enero - 15 Marzo, 2018
Schreinerstrasse 39A
10247 Berlín
Visita con cita previa
Durante 2018 Tasneem Gallery presentará una serie de exposiciones en Berlín. 11 enero - 15 Marzo, 2018
Schreinerstrasse 39A
10247 Berlín
Visita con cita previa
Este ciclo comienza con la muestra Los hombres que nunca existieron del artista cubano Luis Gómez, la cual incluye tres proyectos realizados por el artista en los últimos doce años.
Como pieza fundamental de la exposición se encuentran el video-programación del mismo título Los hombres que nunca existieron , presentada por primera vez en 9na Bienal de la Habana, es un video-programación compuesto por nombres propios de personalidades que influyeron en el devenir de la humanidad y que con el paso del tiempo y la reorganización contemporánea han sido olvidados. El video es una reformulación de estos nombres en la que solo el de Pitágoras se mantiene constante. La obra ilustra cómo la acción colectiva generaliza los detalles y borra la individualidad. También apunta a cómo hacemos uso constante del conocimiento, reestructurándolo, difuminándolo hasta casi convertirlo en algo indefinido, confuso e invisible.
Esta propuesta clave va acompañada por dibujos de dos series diferentes.
Los dibujos de Gestalt juegan con la idea de una terapia humanista y reconstructiva, haciendo alusión al awareness o la de toma de conciencia del individuo, estado mental que según esta terapia le permitirá al cliente entenderse como un ser más completo, vivo y creativo.
Con la serie Sin Título el artista formula su percepción de los objetos en el espacio. Son dibujos hechos al carboncillo sobre cartulina donde las figuras planas pierden los detalles y contrastan con el fondo. Estas piezas son estudios de formas y estructuras; son un banco de ideas, una parte de su proceso de creación.
La exposición podrá ser visitada con cita previa escribiendo al correo: tasneem@tasneemgallery.com
Sobre el artista
Luis Gómez (La Habana, 1968) graduado en 1991 del Instituto Superior de Arte de la Habana (ISA), actualmente es jefe de Cátedra del Laboratorio de Nuevos Medios del ISA. Sus obras han sido exhibidas en el USF Contemporary Art Museum,Tampa, USA, Armory Art Center, Miami, FL, USA, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de la Habana, en la 49 y 56 Esposizione Internazionale D`ARTE de la Bienal de Venecia, en el Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New York, USA, en el Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Alemania, en el Barbican Center, Londres, UK, en Art Basel, ARCO y Maastricht, en las sedes del IFA, Alemania, en varias ediciones de la Bienal de la Habana y recientemente en el PAC Milano. Ha participado en diversas Residencias para artistas otorgadas por instituciones como Arizona State University, West Campus. Arizona, USA, the Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, EUA, La Universidad Europea de Madrid y The Ohio State University, Ohio, USA. Su obra forma parte de colecciones como la Ludwig Forum, Aachen, Germany, the Arizona State University Art Museum, USA, the Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, el NINART, México City, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de la Habana, el Van Reekum Museum Apeldoorn, Holand , El Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam, Track Sixteen Gallery y el Wakita Museum of Art, Japón.
