Kcho Noted Cuban Artist "Archipelago"

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Kcho Noted Cuban Artist "Archipelago"

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Kcho, "Archipelago", Mixed-Media on Canvas, 2003, Signed with documentation letter from the artist. 36" x 32" Kcho (sometimes spelled "K'cho"), Born 'Alexis Leyva Machado on the Isla de Pinos (1970) is a contemporary Cuban artist. Kcho has had art showings around the world. He first attracted international attention by winning the grand prize at South Korea's Kwangju Biennial in 1995.By 2001, Kcho was already a champion in the "heavyweight division" of Cuban artists, with works exhibited in important museums and collections worldwide. His incessant production of sculptures, drawings, engravings, and even jewelry traverses a steady repertory of imagery: boats and rafts, oars and propellers, mobiles, infinite columns, docks, unorthodox assemblages. Kcho was born in Nueva Gerona, Cuba, in 1970. He graduated from the National School of Fine Arts (Havana) in 1990, after which he was awarded the Saiz Brothers Association Prize. In 1996, he began exhibiting his work at the National Centre of Contemporary Art (Montreal, Canada), the Museum of Contemporary Art (LA, USA; 1997) and the Reina Sofia National Museum (Madrid; 2000). In 1992, Kcho was made a member of the Jury of the National Salon of the National Museum Palace of Fine Arts, Havana; in 1994, he received a scholarship by the Ludwig Foundation; and in 1995, he received the UNESCO Prize for Promotion of the Arts, Geneva, Switzerland. Kcho is known for creating works based on the forms of boats, often made from scavenged or improvised materials, and incorporating iconography and items from everyday life in Cuba into his art. Selected Public collections: Museo de Arte Contempora´neo Sofia Imber, Caracas, Venezuela Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN Galerie Nationale du Jeu De Paume, Paris, France.

Dimensions:
Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)Width: 32 in (81.28 cm)Length: 36 in (91.44 cm)
Style:
Modern (Of the Period)
Place of Origin:
Cuba
Period:
21st Century
Date of Manufacture:
2003
Condition:
Excellent, no issues.
Seller Location:
Miami, FL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: U1202178301928