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Alejandro Almanza Pereda. The Less Things Change, the Less They Stay the Same
Omaha, Nebraska, 2012
Impresión digital
Alejandro Almanza Pereda. The Less Things Change, the Less They Stay the Same (detalle)
Omaha, Nebraska, 2012
Impresión digital
Alejandro Almanza Pereda. The Less Things Change, the Less They Stay the Same (detalle)
Omaha, Nebraska, 2012
Impresión digital
Alejandro Almanza Pereda. The Less Things Change, the Less They Stay the Same (detalle)
Omaha, Nebraska, 2012
Impresión digital
The Less Things Change, the Less They Stay the Same documents the deconstruction of a metal shelving unit. This piece is a sculptural exercise that begins by moving one shelf into a vertical position, thus eliminating its utilitarian value and indicating that the object is a sculptural form. There is no climax, no culmination, since there are endless variations, although there are physical and aesthetic limitations that must be observed. This is a reflection on the infinite number of formal decisions an artist or an architect must make when dealing with the usefulness of his or her work.
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Mexico City, 1977. Has an MA in visual art from Hunter College in New York. His solo shows include Las quince letras, Museo Experimental El Eco, Mexico City; El diente del caballo regalado, Revolver, Lima; Something for Nothing, Chert, Berlin; Did It My Way and I Took the Highway, Fundación Magnolia/Rove Gallery, London; Andamio (Temporary Frameworks), Art in General, New York. His group shows include Turn off the Sun, Arizona State University Museum, Tempe; Dublin Contemporary 2011, Ireland; VI VentoSul-Bienal de Curitiba, Brazil; One Foot Apart, Galería Leme, Sao Paulo; Hecho en casa, Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City; S-Files 007, Museo del Barrio, New York; Host, Soap Factory, Minneapolis; Queens International 2006, Queens Museum of Art, New York. He has been an artist-in-residence at Skowhegan and the Bemis Center. His work is in the collection of the Goetz Collection in Munich, the Museo del Barrio in New York, the Colección Jumex in Mexico City, and the MALI-Museo de Arte de Lima. He lives and works in Mexico City and New York.