José García Cordero (born 1951, Santiago, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican artist that lives and works in Paris.[1]

José García Cordero

Education

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He studied painting with the Dominican Master Hernández Ortega. In 1977, running away from Balaguer's dictatorship, he moves to Paris in a voluntary exile,[2] where he studied Contemporary History in the University of Vincennes.

Career

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During his career, he has received multiple recognitions, such as the "Merit Medal" granted by the French Senate for his contributions to Latin American culture,[3] the "Gold Medal" in the 1st and 3rd Edition of the Caribbean Biennale Museum of Modern Art of Santo Domingo [es], among others. His works have been exhibited in group and solo shows in galleries, museums, art fairs and institutions in Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States.

Exhibitions

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In 1994, he was part of the "Modern and Contemporary Art of the Dominican Republic," at the Americas Society of New York[4][5] and the Bass Museum of Art of Miami Beach.[6]

In 1995 he exhibits the itinerant show "Caribbean Visions" in the Smithsonian Museum, Washington, D.C., Center For The Fine Arts, currently named Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), among other institutions. Judy Cantor, from Miami New Times,[7] writes:

"In the stairwell leading to the exhibition hangs "Las Palmas de Morel" (Morel's Palm Trees), by Dominican painter José García Cordero. Depicting the tiny figure of an artist who stands at his easel below giant palm trees blowing fiercely in high winds, the painting provides an unsettling alternative to the typical tranquil image of the Caribbean landscape. [...] Garcia Cordero's painting hints that "Caribbean Visions" could be a provocative survey of inspired contemporary art [...]."

In 1996 he is selected for the "Marco Prize" in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Monterrey, Mexico. ARCO Madrid 97 "Latinoamerica en ARCO", Lyle O. Reitzel Gallery, curated by Octavio Zaya.[8] 1998 "The Circle Comes Round: Recent Art From The Dominican Republic", The City University of New York (CUNY), N. Y.[9] FIAC 2001 "Regard Sur L'art Latino Americain", Galerie Patrice Trigano,[10] Paris. 2003 (Solo) "Human Conditions", Museum of Latin American Art,[11] Long Beach, California. 2003 "Paradise Lost? Aspects of Landscapes Latin American Art", The Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL.[12] 2003-2004 "EL MATA PERROS... Y OTROS COMO YO", Galería Angel Romero, Madrid, Spain.[13] 2005 (Solo) "Dominicanazo: New wave of Dominican Contemporary Art", Samson Projects, Boston, MA.[14][15] 2006 (Solo) "L'Eau Qui Dort", Galerie 13Sévigné, Paris, France.[16] 2007 (Solo) "Full Optimist", Lyle O. Reitzel Gallery Miami, during Art Basel Miami Beach.[17][18][19] 200 "Extended Boundary", Inter-American Development Bank Cultural Center, Washington, D.C.[20] 2010 "Caribbean Trilogy’: Edouard Duval-Carrié, José Bedia and García Cordero, Little Haiti Cultural Center, LHCC, curated by Lyle O. Reitzel and Duval-Carrié, Art Basel Public Program, Special Event, Miami, FL.[21] 2012 KIAF Seoul (South Korea),[22][23][24] 2015 ‘Caribes’ Colección Cortés, Museo de San Juan, Puerto Rico.[25]

His work has been exhibited in contemporary art fairs around the world like Context Art Miami[26] during Art Basel, ArteBA Buenos Aires (Argentina), MIArt Milan (Italy), Scope NY,[27] Scope Miami,[28] and others.[29][30][31]

He recently had his first ever solo show in New York, "Tales from the Caribbean Nights" at Lyle O. Reitzel NY's new branch opening on June 11 until July 30, 2016.[32][33][34] This exhibition is a body of work consisting of 13 paintings, most of them unpublished, produced in acrylic on linen, covering the period of 2005–2016.

Collections

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His work belongs to the Permanent Collection of Salón Vitry-Sur Seine, France. Jesús David Alvarez/Vega Sicilia, Madrid, Spain, Angel Romero, Madrid, Spain.[35] FRAC- Fondo Regional de Arte Contemporáneo, Martinica. Fundación Colección Cortés, Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico. Colección Arq. Marcelo Narbona, Panama.[36][37] Centro León Jimenes, Santiago, DR.[38] Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo, DR. Banco Central, DR. Fundación Ortiz Gurdian, León, Nicaragua,[39][37] the Congress of Dominican Republic, as well as the Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA),[40] among others.

References

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  1. ^ "La obra inquietante de José García Cordero, una visita a su estudio en París". Dominicanaenmiami.com.
  2. ^ "José García Cordero: Creo en el discurso de la cultura, en la clarividencia de las cosas que se dicen y sobre todo lo que produce el bien". Dominicanaenmiami.com.
  3. ^ "José García Cordero". Hoy.com.do. 20 July 2012.
  4. ^ Cotter, Holland (21 June 1996). "ART REVIEW;A Caribbean Take on Modern Styles". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Modern and Contemporary Art from the Dominican Republic". As=coa.org. 15 June 1996.
  6. ^ Modern and contemporary art of the Dominican Republic. Americas Society and the Spanish Institute; Distributed by the University of Washington Press. 27 June 1996. OCLC 35320927. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Open WorldCat.
  7. ^ "Blurred Vision". Miaminewtimes.com.
  8. ^ "Inicio". Ocio.net. 19 February 2011.
  9. ^ Cotter, Holland (27 March 1998). "Art in Review". The New York Times.
  10. ^ "FIAC 2001 FIAC 2001 Paris". 1995-2015.undo.net.
  11. ^ "Jose Garcia Cordero". Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  12. ^ "Artnexus". artnexus.com.
  13. ^ "Galería ángel romero". Galeriaangelromero.com.
  14. ^ "¡Dominicanazo!: Contemporary Dominican Art, January 21, 2005 - February 27, 2005". Samsonprojects.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12.
  15. ^ "www.likeyou.com - ¡Dominicanazo! - Elia Alba, Tony Capellán, José García Cordero, Nicolás Dumít Estévez, Mónica Ferreras, Iliana Emilia García, Scherezade García, Pascal Meccariello, Belkis Ramírez - Samson Projects, Boston MA". Old.likeyou.com. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  16. ^ "L'eau qui dort José Garcia CORDERO - revue art contemporain - revue art contemporain". Lacritique.org. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Lyle O Reitzel Miami Presents José García Cordero". Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  18. ^ "full-optimist"/ "García Cordero abre hoy en Miami : Full optimist". Hoy.com.do. 8 December 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Artnexus". Artnexus.com. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  20. ^ "Extended Boundary: Latin American and Caribbean Artists in Miami". INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK CULTURAL CENTER. 2008. Archived from the original on July 21, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  21. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  22. ^ "El arte dominicano viaja hasta el Este de Asia, Korea - Arte - Bureo". Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  23. ^ "República Dominicana será representada en galería Lyle O. Reitzel en Korea". Diariolibre.com. 11 September 2012.
  24. ^ "Uepa Tickets". Uepa.com.
  25. ^ "Caribes: Colección Cortes en Museo San Juan | AUTOGIRO/El giro del arte actual". Autogiro.cronivaurbana.com. 8 February 2015.
  26. ^ "Lyle O. Reitzel at 'Context Art Miami' during 'Art Basel Miami Beach 2014' - ARC Magazine | Contemporary Caribbean Visual Art & Culture". Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  27. ^ "Lyle O. Reitzel Gallery se presenta en la "Scope" de NY - Arte - Bureo". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  28. ^ Libre, Diario (11 December 2010). "Arte dominicano en Miami de la mano de Lyle O. Reitzel". Diariolibre.com. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  29. ^ "Lyle O'Reitzel". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  30. ^ "The official Website of Michael Berger Gallery - Jose' Garcia Cordero - Artists Info". Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  31. ^ "Acento". Acento.com.do. Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  32. ^ "Lyle O. Reitzel opens its new space in NY with José García Cordero". Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  33. ^ "Artnet Asks: Jose Garcia Cordero". Artnet.com. 21 June 2016.
  34. ^ "Lyle O. Reitzel inaugura el sábado su galería en NY". Diariolibre.com. 8 June 2016.
  35. ^ "García Cordero". Elcultural.com. 4 March 2004.
  36. ^ "Del espacio privado al Museo: Una selección de Arte Contemporáneo de Centroamérica y el Caribe | MAC PANAMÁ". Archived from the original on 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  37. ^ a b "MAC expone colección de obras de artistas centroamericanos y del Caribe | la Prensa Panamá". Prensa.com. 7 March 2016.
  38. ^ "Centro Leon - Mediateca - Coleccion de Bienes Culturales". Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  39. ^ "Museos y Galerias de Nicaragua Manfut.org". Archived from the original on 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  40. ^ "CSULB Online 49er: V9n127: Human Conditions exhibit highlights Latin art museum". Web.csulb.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-06-22.