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Sodi is known for textured, monochromatic paintings, made of raw pigment, sawdust, and glue. His work often refers to geological forms and processes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bosco Sodi (Mexican, born 1970) |url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/Bosco-Sodi/ |website=Artnet.com |accessdate=8 September 2020}}</ref> |
Sodi is known for textured, monochromatic paintings, made of raw pigment, sawdust, and glue. His work often refers to geological forms and processes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bosco Sodi (Mexican, born 1970) |url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/Bosco-Sodi/ |website=Artnet.com |accessdate=8 September 2020}}</ref> |
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He is also known for his site-specific installation ''Muro,'' which was built in [[Washington Square Park]] in New York City on 8 September 2017. Consisting of a wall of bricks made in Mexico, the wall was built and dismantled the same day by passers-by who took one brick each.{{r|obs}} The work was created again on the [[South Bank]] in London to coincide with [[Donald Trump]]'s visit to the United Kingdom |
He is also known for his site-specific installation ''Muro,'' which was built in [[Washington Square Park]] in New York City on 8 September 2017. Consisting of a wall of bricks made in Mexico, the wall was built and dismantled the same day by passers-by who took one brick each.{{r|obs}} The work was created again on the [[South Bank]] in London to coincide with [[Donald Trump]]'s 2018 visit to the United Kingdom{{r|guard}}, as well as in the 2019 group exhibition ''The Visible Turn: Contemporary Artists Confront Political Invisibility'' at the [[University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Paik |first1=Sherry |title=Bosco Sodi |url=https://ocula.com/artists/bosco-sodi/ |website=Ocula |accessdate=8 September 2020}}</ref> |
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Sodi has widely exhibited internationally, including at the [[Paul Kasmin Gallery]] in Los Angeles, [[Blain Southern]] in London, and the [[Bronx Museum]] in New York. His works can be found in the collections of the [[Luis Barragán Foundation]] in [[Basel]], the IBM Building in New York, and the [[Museo Internacional del Arte Aplicada Oggi]] in [[Turin]] among others.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bosco Sodi (Mexican, born 1970) |url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/Bosco-Sodi/ |website=Artnet.com |accessdate=8 September 2020}}</ref> |
Sodi has widely exhibited internationally, including at the [[Paul Kasmin Gallery]] in Los Angeles, [[Blain Southern]] in London, and the [[Bronx Museum]] in New York. His works can be found in the collections of the [[Luis Barragán Foundation]] in [[Basel]], the IBM Building in New York, and the [[Museo Internacional del Arte Aplicada Oggi]] in [[Turin]] among others.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bosco Sodi (Mexican, born 1970) |url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/Bosco-Sodi/ |website=Artnet.com |accessdate=8 September 2020}}</ref> |
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Bosco Sodi | |
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| Born | 1970 |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Website | boscosodi |
Bosco Sodi is a Mexican contemporary artist. He was born in Mexico City in 1970, and works in Barcelona, in Berlin, in Mexico and in New York City.[1][2]
Sodi is known for textured, monochromatic paintings, made of raw pigment, sawdust, and glue. His work often refers to geological forms and processes.[3]
He is also known for his site-specific installation Muro, which was built in Washington Square Park in New York City on 8 September 2017. Consisting of a wall of bricks made in Mexico, the wall was built and dismantled the same day by passers-by who took one brick each.[2] The work was created again on the South Bank in London to coincide with Donald Trump's 2018 visit to the United Kingdom[4], as well as in the 2019 group exhibition The Visible Turn: Contemporary Artists Confront Political Invisibility at the University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum.[5]
Sodi has widely exhibited internationally, including at the Paul Kasmin Gallery in Los Angeles, Blain Southern in London, and the Bronx Museum in New York. His works can be found in the collections of the Luis Barragán Foundation in Basel, the IBM Building in New York, and the Museo Internacional del Arte Aplicada Oggi in Turin among others.[6]
References
- ^ Peter Milosheff (22 September 2010). Mexican Artist Bosco Sodi's Bronx Exhibition. Bronx Times. Archived 17 October 2011.
- ^ a b Abraham Martinez (8 September 2017). Mexican Artist Bosco Sodi Built a Wall Faster Than Trump. New York: Observer. Accessed December 2018.
- ^ "Bosco Sodi (Mexican, born 1970)". Artnet.com. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Alexandra Topping (9 July 2018). Donald Trump to face 'carnival of resistance'. The Guardian. Accessed December 2018.
- ^ Paik, Sherry. "Bosco Sodi". Ocula. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Bosco Sodi (Mexican, born 1970)". Artnet.com. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
