Who tells a tale adds a tail

Artists in the "Violence, Power, and Migration" section

Many artists in this exhibition reflect on the role of violence in the contemporary world through explicit and implicit imagery. Some immerse us in fraught historical and personal narratives (Gabriela Pinilla, Randolpho Lamonier). Others explore contentious relationships between countries, peoples, and cultures (Andrés Pereira Paz, Juan Fuentes). To make sense of it all, these artists use their creative practice to engage us in diverse modes of storytelling.

Gabriela Pinilla

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Gabriela Pinilla (Colombian, b. 1982) is a visual artist who lives and works in Bogotá, Colombia. She holds a BFA from the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano (Bogotá, Colombia) and an MFA from Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia). She is an Art History professor at Universidad Externado de Colombia and at Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, both in Bogotá, Colombia. Her solo exhibitions include Giovanna Fotógrafa de Revoluciones, Museo de Antioquia, (Medellín 2019), La sotana y la espada, NADA (Bogotá 2019), Roja muy roja, La Silueta (Bogotá 2017), Héroes y Tumbas, Espacio Odeón (Bogotá 2016) El Ramo de olivo que no germinó, Valenzuela y Klenner (Bogotá, 2015); and La venganza de la historia 3: Barrio Policarpa, Valenzuela Klenner (Bogotá, 2012). Pinilla is currently represented by (bis) oficina de proyectos in Cali, Colombia.

Randolpho Lamonier

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Randolpho Lamonier (Contagem, Brazil, b. 1988) is a visual artist who graduated from Escola de Belas Artes of UFMG. His work moves between different mediums, especially in textile art practice, drawing, photography, video, and installation. In his research, the word and image are always in dialogue and usually verse on micro and macro politics, urbanities, sentimental stuff, chronicles, journals, and multiple crossings between memory and fiction. He has participated in exhibitions and festivals in many cities, including New York City, London, Paris, and São Paulo, among others. In 202, he was awarded the Pipa Prize in Brazil. Currently based in São Paulo, Lamonier is represented by Fort Gansevoort (New York/Los Angeles) and Periscópio (Belo Horizonte, Brazil).

Andrés Pereira Paz

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Born in La Paz, Bolivia, in 1986, Andrés Pereira Paz lives and works in Berlin and Mexico City. He has exhibited extensively across Latin America and Europe. Recently his works have been featured at the ''Future Generation Art Prize'' in Kiev, Art Basel Statements, the Brunand Gallery in Berlin, and the 11th Berlin Biennale. His works are in notable public collections such as the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, KADIST, San Francisco, and Instituto Alumnos, México. Pereira Paz is one of several artists and curators part of Bisagra in Lima. His work is represented by brunand brunand in Berlin, 80m2 Livia Benavides in Lima and Isla Flotante in Buenos Aires. He lives and works between Berlin and the world.

Juan Fuentes

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Juan Fuentes is a documentary photographer born in Chihuahua, México, and raised in the Northside neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. His kinship to the barrio is evident within his photography, installations, and community projects which explore the intimate, everyday life of immigrants and Chicanos in the U.S. A self-taught artist, Juan examines the visual and emotional artifacts of memory, erasure, and family - creating records that affirm and center marginalized communities. Fuentes was selected as one of Redline Contemporary’s artists for the Education Partnership Initiative for the Creative Arts Program (EPIC Arts) in 2020. In October 2021, he organized a collaborative photography project with the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA) at Anythink Fall Artist Showcase. He lives and works in Denver.

Who tells a tale adds a tail: Latin America and contemporary art is organized by the Denver Art Museum. It is presented by the Birnbaum Social Discourse Project and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Additional support is provided by donors to the Annual Fund Leadership Campaign and the residents who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). Promotional support is provided by 5280 Magazine and CBS Colorado.