FAREWELL TO ALBERTO BOREA, PERUVIAN ARTIST

Recognized artist, Borea distinguished himself with his openness to diverse media where time, memory and history become of fundamental importance in his visual discourse.

December 08, 2020
FAREWELL TO ALBERTO BOREA, PERUVIAN ARTIST

In the work of Borea, the idea of Ruin and disaster, both material and social, are constant theoretical axes in their facilities as in their objects and collages. The idea of centers and peripheries as well as the idea of progress and modernity are central concerns and part of the conceptual development of their artistic processes.

 

In his expression, Borea placed special emphasis on movements and the ideas of transit and identity. This is why the heterogeneity of the media and techniques he used are a reflection of both imaginary and real contexts where political, historical and identity issues are translated into contemporary visual codes.

Born in 1979 in Lima, Alberto Borea lived and worked between Lima and New York.  His work has been exhibited in numerous individual and group exhibitions in the United States, Europe and Latin America. Some of them include ANIMAL CARTOGRAPHY, Revolver Galería, Lima, Perú (2017), PERUVIAN ARTISTS IN THE HOCHSCHILD COLLECTION, curated by Octavio Zaia, Sala Alcala 31, Madrid, Spain (2017), LA PROJECTS, Los Angeles, United States (2017).

He has also participated in numerous international fairs and residences including Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (Cisneros Phelps Foundation), Art Omi International Residency, Vermont Studio Center (Jackson Pollock Krasner Fellowship), International Studio and Curatorial Program NYC (ISCP) and Sculpture Space, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

Borea’s work is in different special and private collections among them; The Cisneros collection by Patricia de Phelps, Cisneros Fontanals Collection (CIFO), Madeira Corporate Services Collection, Hochschild Collection, among others. And his oeuvre is represented by Revolver Galería (Lima, Peru y Buenos Aires-Argentina), Galería Isabel Aninat (Santiago de Chile, Chile) and Galería Xavier Fiol (Palma de Mallorca, Spain).

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