Andrés Ramírez Gaviria
area: Media Art
Key Facts
nationality
Dominican Republicarea
Media Artresidence
Bogotá, Viennarecommending institution
Kunstverein Medienturmtime period
April 2005 - May 2005C u r r i c u l u m V i t a e 1975 born in Bogotá, Colombia, lives and works in Vienna, Austria.
EDUCATION
1999 M. A. University of Southampton, Barcelona, Spain / Winchester, England.
1998 B. A. Boston University, Boston, U.S.A.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2005 “DYVIDA,“ Transparenter Raum, Vienna, Austria.
“EDITION Medienturm - release07,” Ovalhalle / MuseumQuartier, Vienna, Austria.
“Andrés Ramírez Gaviria,” raumimpuls, Waidhofen, Austria.
2003 “Of Conflicts and Denials,” 450 Broadway Gallery, New York, NY.
2002 “The Marginal Void” Berliner KunstProjekt, Berlin.
2001 “La Distancia más Oscura,” Larrama Gallery of Contemporary Art, Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic.
“Entre el cautivo y el placer,” Larrama Gallery of Contemporary Art, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
2000 “Lírico, grocero menos,” Panorama Gallery, Barcelona.
1999 “Andrés Ramírez Gaviria,” Casa de Teatro, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2005 “Untimely Patterns – Structures is Sound and Light,” Medienturm, Graz, Austria.
“häute,” Museum of Modern Art, Beijing, China.
“Proyecto 1 x 1,” Museo de Arte Contemporaneo del Chopo, Mexico City, Mexico.
“Proyecto 1 x 1,” Museo de Arte de la ciudad de Rafaela, Argentina.
2004 “Play III,” Museo de Arte Angel María de Rosa, Festival Internacional de Video Arte, Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
“ANTECHAMBER - vor der Scheidung,” Minotiten Galerie, Graz, Austria.
“Concurso León Jimenes,” Centro León Jimenes, Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic.
2003 “Warteschleife,” V Caribbean Bienniale, Colombian representative, Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic.
“Videandonos,” V Caribbean Bienniale, Proyección de videos, Mankala, Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic.
“Art/Words,” Berliner Kunstproject, Berlin.
“Taking Pictures,” Berliner KunstProjekt, Berlin.
2002 Arco 2002, International Fair of Contemporary Art Cutting Edge, (Larrama Arte
Contemporáneo) Madrid, Spain.
2001 “Artificial Dependence,” IV Caribbean Bienniale, invited artist, Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic.
2000 Can Felipa Centre Civic del Poblenou, Barcelona.
1999 “Ojo,” Winchester School of Art Gallery, Winchester, England.
1998 Sherman Gallery, Boston.
Sherman Gallery, Boston.
1997 Sherman Gallery, Boston
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY CATALOGUES
2004 “Arte Iberoamericano Contemporáneo,” Maria Elena Troncoso, Ricardo Lescano ed. Grosso. 1ª edición, AT cultura, Printed in Argentina, 2004.
“Steirisc(:her)bst 04,“ Redaktion Sabine Reisner, Peter Oswald, Andreas R. Peternell, Herausgeber publisher, Printed in Graz, Austria 2004.
“Minoriten: Programmzeitung September – October 2004,” ed. Johannes Rauchenberger, Publisher Minoriten Kulturzentrum.
“Concurso León Jimenes,” Centro León Jimenes, Printed in Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic, November 2004.
“Play III,” Museo de Arte Angel María de Rosa, Festival Internacional de Video Arte, Silvio Javier de García ed., First Edition October 2004 IBSN 0-6528440-0-3 Printed in Argentina.
2003 “Approaches in Multimedia Art- Andrés Ramírez Gaviria,” Abraham Lubelski ed.
NY Arts Books, 100 pages. 60 color illustrations. DVD code free pal included.
First edition, March 2003. IBSN 0-9727451-0-6. Printed in Austria.
2002 Arco 2002, International Fair of Contemporary Art, February 2002, Vol.2 p. 661.
Printed in Spain.
“Andrés Ramírez Gaviria,” Gualberto Magallanes ed. Text: Amable López, Manuel
García, Luis Beiro, Ivonne Muniz. February 2002. Printed in Austria.
ARTICLES
2004 Luis Beiro, “A propósito del Arte dominicano actual y el XX Salón Eduardo León Jimenes,” Listin Diario, Ventana, November 1, 2004.
Michaela Reichart, “Vielfältiger Räume der Imagination,” Kronen Zeitung, October 14, 2004, p.41.
Johannes Rauchenberger, “Sehschulen im Herbst. Häute, Worte und Werke scheiden: Die Minoriten-Ausstellung zum steirischen Herbst 04 (Ruth Schnell, Sery C., Andrés Ramiréz Gaviria, Markus Wilfling: ANTECHAMBER - Vor der Scheidung),” Sonntagsblatt für Steiermark, October 17, 2004.
"Antechamber: Kellergewölbe voller Bewegungen,” Kleine Zeitung, Graz, Austria, October 27, 2004.
Sara Herman Morera, “Non-place or common place: A dialogue with Andrés Ramírez Gaviria,” Artes, May 2004, p 90.
2003 Writers’ Picks, “Andrés Ramírez Gaviria,” NY Arts Magazine, Vol. 2 no.9.
September/October 2003, p.45.
Esme Watanabe "Interview with Andrés Ramírez Gaviria," NY Arts Magazine, Vol.8
no.6-8, June/July/August 2003, p.9.
Perry Mcpartland. “ The Marginal Void by Andrés Ramírez Gaviria,” NY Arts
Magazine,Vol.8 no.3, March 2003, p.67.
Carlos Acero. “ Pasiones del Arte - Arte al Aire Libre,” El Caribe, February 25 2003.
2002 Robert Green. Writers’ Picks: “Andrés Ramírez Gaviria,” NY Arts Magazine,Vol. 7
no 10, October 2002, p. 47.
Erica Snow. “ Andrés Ramírez Gaviria: The Marginal Void,” Berliner Kunst, Vol.1
no 9, p.73. September 2002.
Antonio Zala. “ The 4th Caribbean Biennal in Santo Domingo: The Renovation, ”
Art Nexus No.44. June 2002.
Notes and Reviews. “Andrés Ramírez Gaviria,” NY Arts Magazine Vol.7 no 3,
March 2002, p. 85.
2001 Amable López Meléndez .“ Andrés Ramírez Gaviria: Enigmático y Visionario”
Hoy, Areito, December 2001.
Gheidy de la Cruz. “ La Distancia más Oscura de Andrés Ramírez Gaviria,” Hoy, Suplemento
Revista, December 2001.
Francis Rodriguez. “ De lo real a lo virtual, el colombiano presenta dos formas de ver la
cotidianidad através de las instalaciones,” El Caribe, Suplemento Cultural, November 2001.
Luis Beiro . “ Andrés Ramírez Gaviria inaugura La Distancia más Oscura,” Listín Diario,
Sección La Vida, November 2001
Luis Gonzalez Ruisanchez. “ La Distancia más Oscura, se iluminará la noche del Jueves,” El Diario Libre, Seccion Revista , November 2001.
2000 Carlos Acero Ruiz. “ Imágenes Furtivas de Andrés Ramírez Gaviria,” El Caribe,
May 2000.
Margarita González Auffant. “ Santuario de Andrés Ramírez Gaviria,,” El Caribe,
April 2000.
Luis Beiro. “Andrés Ramírez Gaviria se ha vuelto un Maestro de la Luz,” La Nación,
Lecturas de Domingo, April 2000.
Marianne de Tolentino. “ Viento en Popa, El Arte Contemporaneo en Larrama,”
Listín Diario, Ventana, March 2000.
Betty Jansen. “Andrés Ramírez Gaviria entre el cautivo y el placer,” Listín Diario,
Sup. Evasión, March 2000.
Perry McPartland. “Ramírez esta creando una poesía de los mejores terminus de
existencia,” Hoy, February 2000.
Claudia Terstappen. “Andrés Ramírez Gaviria se innventa la Realidad,” El Caribe,
January 2000.
PUBLICATIONS
2004 “A Misleading Geometry: Lia int.5_27/G.S.I.L.XXX,” Flash Art International, November-
December 2004, p.42.
“Brigitta Boedenauer: Architecture, Space and (E)motion” NY Arts Magazine,
September – October 2004, p.29.
“V Caribbean Biennial: The Tropical Flavor,” Flash Art International, March-
April 2004, p. 53.
“Abstraction Now” NY Arts Magazine, Vol.9 no.1-2, January-February 2004, p.13
2003 “Olvida tus Valores,” Listín Diario, Sección Ventana, December 2003, p.7.
“Warteschleife o la llamada,” Listín Diario, Sección La Vida, November 2003, p.8.
“Anri Sala @ the Kunsthalle Wien: Individual Experience in the Context of Total
Change,” NY Arts Magazine,Vol.2 no.9, September/October 2003, p.62.
“Seamus Kealy, Painting as Ogress,” NY Arts Magazine, Vol. 2 no. 9,
September/October 2003, p.88.
“Jueves: Vortrag en el MUMOK, ” NY Arts Magazine, Vol. 8 no.6-8, June
2003, p.38.
“Dependencia Artificial,” NY Arts Magazine, Vol. 7 no.7, August
2002, p.95.
Artist - Andrés Ramírez Gaviria
Artist-in-residence at MuseumsQuartier Wien / April - May 2005
In the spring of 2005 I was invited by the Graz institution Medienturm Kunstverein to partake in the artist in residence program at the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna. During my one month stay, I worked on a single channel video titled “-./” and advanced the development of an audio visual installation I had began earlier that year. Both of these works where shown in Austria and later abroad.
My experience as an artist in residence at MQW was exceptional. I found the studio I stayed in provided the tranquil atmosphere to comfortably work without any restraints or interruptions. The staff at MQ was extremely helpful in providing the support I needed, while still respectful of my independence. The location of the MQ complex, in the center of the city, made my trips to galleries, concerts and other events easy and affordable. Furthermore, the interaction with the three other artists in the program, as well as other individuals from the cultural scene in Vienna was fruitful and made my stay a real pleasure.
I am thankful to both the people at MQ and the director of the Medienturm Kunstverein for providing me the opportunity to work in such a pleasant environment.