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José Antonio Hernández-Díez. This must be stopped: SOLO SHOW

Past exhibition
29 September - 15 November 2017
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José Antonio Hernández-Díez, Brakes, 2017

José Antonio Hernández-Díez Venezuelan, b. 1964

Brakes, 2017
Laser engraving on metal
25 cm Diameter
2,8 cm Profondity
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A series of sculptures made with used brake pads on which were incised a wide range of images belonging to the iconography of the contemporary history of Venezuela: manifestations, students,...
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A series of sculptures made with used brake pads on which were incised a wide range of images belonging to the iconography of the contemporary history of Venezuela: manifestations, students, objects, shields, police, firearms, criminals, the Constitution, characters on motorcycles, bodies of rum and beer, politicians. Jose Antonio Hernandez presents a metaphor, an idea that allows us to reflect on the crisis that Venezuela is experiencing: the idea of losing the brake, of not being able to stop, of losing control transports us to the Venezuela of today, a country that is out of control, living in an anarchic state, precisely, without brake... Jose Antonio Hernandez (Caracas, 1964) has taken part of numerous exhibitions of relevance: a solo show at the New Museum in New York, curated by Dan Cameron and Gerardo Mosquera, and at SITE Santa Fe; his participation at APERTO in 1993 and at the Venice Biennale in 2003, among the most outstanding
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