Francis Acea
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Francis Acea is an artist known for his inspiration by what The Language of Objects in the Art of the Americas describes as "the often anonymous creations of provisional art." Along with artist Diango Hernández
, also inspired by the provisional art movement in Cuba, he formed the Ordo Amoris Cabinet. Acea is a graduate of the Havana Superior Institute of Design. As of 2010, Acea lived in Miami, Florida
. Acea has exhibited internationally, solo and group.
, Cuba
, 1967. He graduated from the Havana Superior Institute of Design in 1991. Early works include photography, painting and art direction for art magazines. In 1995, he began a collaboration with three fellow designers called Ordo Amoris Cabinet, named after the Latin words for "order" and "love". From 1996 to 2003 however, Ordo Amoris Cabinet was only formed by Francis Acea and Diango Hernandez
. Also known as OAC, they rapidly gained recognition exhibiting throughout Europe and North America. Ordo Amoris Cabinet ceased in 2003 and Francis Acea sought asylum in the US. While working in different medias such as painting, installation and photography, Francis Acea shows a keen interested in the collision between art and economics, namely the Art Market. His current works explore the notion of value in contemporary capitalism. In 2004, he created a media company publishing in print and online. As of 2011, Acea lives and works in Miami, Florida
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Diango Hernandez
Diango Hernández is a Cuban contemporary artist.- Biography :Hernandez was born in 1970 in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. He earned a degree in industrial design at the Havana Superior Institute of Design...
, also inspired by the provisional art movement in Cuba, he formed the Ordo Amoris Cabinet. Acea is a graduate of the Havana Superior Institute of Design. As of 2010, Acea lived in Miami, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. Acea has exhibited internationally, solo and group.
Biography
Francis Acea was born in HavanaHavana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, 1967. He graduated from the Havana Superior Institute of Design in 1991. Early works include photography, painting and art direction for art magazines. In 1995, he began a collaboration with three fellow designers called Ordo Amoris Cabinet, named after the Latin words for "order" and "love". From 1996 to 2003 however, Ordo Amoris Cabinet was only formed by Francis Acea and Diango Hernandez
Diango Hernandez
Diango Hernández is a Cuban contemporary artist.- Biography :Hernandez was born in 1970 in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. He earned a degree in industrial design at the Havana Superior Institute of Design...
. Also known as OAC, they rapidly gained recognition exhibiting throughout Europe and North America. Ordo Amoris Cabinet ceased in 2003 and Francis Acea sought asylum in the US. While working in different medias such as painting, installation and photography, Francis Acea shows a keen interested in the collision between art and economics, namely the Art Market. His current works explore the notion of value in contemporary capitalism. In 2004, he created a media company publishing in print and online. As of 2011, Acea lives and works in Miami, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
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Solo exhibitions
- 2010 – No Money, No Glory. Holster Projects http://holsterprojects.com/godsandrituals.html, London, UK. 2010
- 2008 – D.B.A Joe. Panamerican Art Projects http://www.panamericanart.com/, Miami, FL. 2008.
- 2007 – D.B.A nobody. Kunsthaus Miami http://www.kunsthaus.org.mx/, Miami. 2007.
- 2007 – D.B.A Francis Acea. Magnan Emrich Contemporary http://www.magnanemrich.com/, NY.
- 2006 – Safety Box. PM Gallery. Miami, FL.
- 2003 – Reality. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Miami, FL
- 2002 – Sweet Home. Espacio Aglutinador. Havana, Cuba
- 2001 – Mousepads and Screensavers. ArtPaceArtpaceArtpace is a non-profit public charity contemporary art center in San Antonio, Texas founded in 1995 by Linda Pace in a converted car dealership. The center was originally privately funded, but is now publicly funded...
http://www.artpace.org/, San Antonio, Tx - Summer Days. Frehrking Wiesehöfer Gallery, Köln, Germany
- 2000 – A day like any other day. 7th Havana Biennale. 2000
- Living la vida. Sinpalabras’ studio. Havana, Cuba. 2000
- 1999 – This is a Provisional Fence. Keep Out. Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana
- 1998 – Antennas: Network transmission / Taxi Limosina. Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst http://www.ludwigforum.de/, Aachen / Kunsthaus Berlin, Germany. 1998
- 1997 – Hiking Raffle. Banff Centre for the Artshttp://www.banffcentre.ca/, Alberta, Canada
- Reinforced Concrete. Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba. 1997.
- 1996 – Sugar-water and the Provisional Show. Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana, CubaCubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
. Museo de Arte Contemporaneo y Diseno (MACD), San Jose, Costa Rica. - 1995 – Una de Cada Clase. Next generation show. Center of Art and Design. Havana. Cuba. 1995
- 1991 – Cuatro acentos para una exhibicion. Casa del Joven Creador, Havana, Cuba.
- 1990 – Nunca nadie muere. Posters. Ernest Hemingway Museum. HavanaHavanaHavana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
, Cuba.
Group exhibitions
- 2010 - smART. Freedom Tower. Miami, US. 2010.
- 2010 - Past is History, Future is Mystery. Freedom Tower. Miami, US. 2010.
- 2010 - A sense of place. Carol Jazzar Contemporary. Miami, US. 2010.
- 2009 – Gods and Rituals. Holster Projects http://holsterprojects.com/godsandrituals.html, London, UK. 2009
- Primary Colors. Panamerican Art Projects http://www.panamericanart.com/, Miami, FL. 2009.
- 2008 – AURUM, Gold in contemporary Art http://www.pasquart.ch/d/kunsthaus.d/ausstellungsdetail1.d.jsp?ID_Display=10002L, Centre PasquArt http://www.pasquart.ch/, Biel Bienne, Switzerland. 2008
- 2007 – Killing Time: An exhibition of Cuban artists from the 1980s to the present http://www.exitart.org/site/pub/exhibition_programs/killing_time/index.html. Exit ArtExit ArtExit Art is a non-profit cultural center established in 1982. Located in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City, United States, the two-story gallery exhibits contemporary visual art, installation, video, theater, and performance....
http://www.exitart.org/, Exit Art Underground. NY. 2007 - 2006 – PULSE ART http://www.pulse-art.com/ Featured Artist Installation. Miami, FL, US. 2006
- Moving Image. Alonso Art. Miami, FL, US. 2006
- 2003 – Stretch. Power Plant Gallery, Toronto, Canada. 2003
- With eyes of stone and Water. Exhibition on tour.
- Gallery 3,14. , Norway. 2004.
- Ciurlionis National Art Museum, Lithuania, 2003.
- 2002 – With eyes of stone and Water. Helsinki City Art Museum (Tennis Palace), Helsinki, Finland. 2002
- La Huella Multiple. International Engravers exhibition, Havana, Cuba. 2002.
- FITAC. VIII Foro Internacional de Teoría de Arte Contemporáneo. 2002
- Prophets of Boom. Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden. 2002
- Suspended Animation. Karpio+Facchini Gallery, Miami, FL, US. 2002
- Atravesados. Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, Spain. 2002
- 2001 – I'm Cuba / Double Play. Tirana Biennale. Tirana, Albany. 2001
- Short Stories. Fabbrica del Vappore Art Center, Milan, Italy. 2001
- 2000 – La conjuncion de la nada. Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba. 2000.
- 1999 – Cuba presente!. Barbican CentreBarbican CentreThe Barbican Centre is the largest performing arts centre in Europe. Located in the City of London, England, the Centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions. It also houses a library, three restaurants, and a conservatory...
, London, UK. 1999 - 1998 – Thinking Aloud. Hayward Gallery. Exhibition on tour.
- Candem Art Centre, London, UK. 1999
- Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, UK. 1998
- Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK. 1998
- Entropy at home. Suermondt-Ludwig Museum, Germany. 1998
- The campaign against living miserably. Royal College of ArtRoyal College of ArtThe Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
, London, UK. 1998 - 1997 – The Russian Mountain. Troisieme Manifestation Internationale Video et Art Electronique. Champ Libre, Montreal, Canada. 1997
- 1995 – Una de cada clase. Next Generation Show. Art and Design Centre, Havana, Cuba. 1995
- 1991 – Salon 150 Anniversary of Cuban Photography. IV Havana Biennial.
- 1989 – Salon Construcción de la imagen fotográfica. III Bienal de La Habana, Fototeca de Cuba.
- Revolution by Design. Art & Design College. LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, UK. - First Salon de la Nueva Imagen Fotografica. Asociacion Hermanos Saiz. Havana, Cuba.
Awards
- 01.3 ArtPaceArtpaceArtpace is a non-profit public charity contemporary art center in San Antonio, Texas founded in 1995 by Linda Pace in a converted car dealership. The center was originally privately funded, but is now publicly funded...
International Artist in Residency. San Antonio, Tx, US. 2001 - Ludwig Stiftung für Kunst und Internationale Verständigung, Aachen, Germany. 1998
- Banff Centre for the Arts, Canada. 1997
Books
- Sullivan, Edward J. The Language of Objects in the Art of the Americas. Yale University Press. 2007.
- Linda Pace, Jan Jarboe, Eleanor Heartney. Dreaming Red, Creating ArtPace. 2003
- Atravesados, Deslizamientos de identidad y genero. Fundacion Telefonica, May 2003.
- Prophets of Boom. Staaliche Kunsthalle Baden Baden. Baden Baden, Germany. 2002.
Catalogues
- AURUM, Gold in contemporary Art, CentrePasquArt Biel Bienne, Switzerland. 2008
- Short Stories. Commune di Milano, Milan, Italy. 2001.
- Havana Biennale. Catalogue. 2000.
- Trabajando pa'l ingles. Barbican Center, London, UK. 1999.
- This is a provisional Fence. Keep Out. Across Havana in a Limosina. Havana, Cuba. 1999.
- Thinking Aloud. Hayward Gallery Publishing London, UK. 1999.
- The campaign against living miserably. Royal College of Art, London, UK. 1998.
- The love order. Ludwig Forum fur Internationale Kunst. Aachen, Germany. 1998.
- Reinforced Concrete. Havana, Cuba. 1997.
- Utopian Territories. New Art from Cuba. Catalogue. Vancouver, BC, Canada. 1997.
Press Reading
- Irina Leyva. Art Nexus. "Francis Acea". p. 168. N0. 67. Vol 6. Miami FL. 2007.
- Dinorah Perez-Rementeria. Arte al Dia Internacional. p. 105. No 121. Miami, US. 2007.
- Alejandra Villasmil. Arte al Dia Internacional. p. 117. No 119. Miami, US. 2007.
- Olivier Cayron. Art Scenes Magazine. p. 64-65. No 18. Paris, France. 2006.
- Marisol Martell. Art Nexus. "Merrill Lynch Arteamericas". p. 114. N0. 61. Vol 5. Miami FL. 2006.
- Carlos M. Luis. El Nuevo Herald. "Francis Acea y la realidad cotidiana". January 25. Miami, FL. 2004
- Lilian Fontana. "The New Wynwood Art District Circuit". Arte al Dia News. p. 9. Miami, FL. 2004
- Miguel Muniz. Milenio. Diario de Monterrey. "Gabinete Ordo Amoris". Interview. p. 46. Monterrey. MX. April 6, 2002.
- Cuauhtemoc Medina. "El Ojo Breve. Una isla cada vez mas isla." Reforma Newspaper, 3 de Enero. p. 4c. Mx. DF. 2001
- Quinones, Paul. Short Stories: La Fabrica del Vapore, Milano, Flash Art. 2001.
- Walter Robinson. "Havana, Art Capital". Artnet Magazine. 2000.
- Hilda Rodriguez. "Espacios para una comunicacion deseada". Revista Arte Cubano, No.3, pag 13. isbn 1024 8439. La Habana. Cuba. 2000
- Ibem. Frencis Fernandez. pag 67.
- Antonio Eligio (Tonel). Por la Habana en Limosina. Revista La Gaceta de Cuba, No.6, pag 22. isbn 0864 1706. La Habana. Cuba. 1999
- Grant, Simon. Imagination at full stretch. Evening Standard, May 12, London, 1999.
- Ian Hunt. Review. Thinking Aloud. Art Monthly Magazine. No.2. UK. 1999
- Greess, Gabriela. "Überlebenskunst", Süddeutsche Zeitung (July) Germany. 1998
- Naomi Blum. Naomi Blum visited Thinking Aloud with Art Monthly critic Patricia Bickers. Art Monthly Magazine. UK. 1998
- Nelson Moya and Luis F. Quiroz. Interview. Revista Fanal (MADC), No.14, pag. 24. issn 1408 1321. San Jose, Costa Rica. 1996.
- Molina, Juan Antonio. "Ordo Amoris. Hacia un diseño pragmatico", La Gaceta de Cuba, No. 4. 1996.
- Alberdi, Virginia, "The Next Generation", Arte Cubano No. 2. 1995.