Juan Carlos Alom
Juan Carlos Alom | |
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| Born | December 1964 (age 60) |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer, filmamaker |
| Years active | 1990– |
| Known for | Photographing, filmmaking |
Juan Carlos Alom (born December 1964) is a Cuban photographer and filmmaker.
Biography
[edit]Alom was born in December 1964 in Havana, Cuba. His artistic career started in the 1990s in Havana.[1]
In 2023, Alom was the Mellon Artist in Residence at Hemisphere Institute, from the Hemispheric Institute of Performance & Politics New York University.[2]
Solo exhibitions
[edit]Alom's work has been exhibited in Latin America, the Caribbean, North America, Europe, and South Africa.[3]
- 2013 – 1989-2012 Fotografías de Juan Carlos Alom, BuzzArt, Miami[4]
- 2009 – Esperamos en el Monte Claro, Galería Villa Manuela, Havana, Cuba
- 2003 – Ritual a la Ceiba. 8th Havana Biennial, Cuba
- 2001 – Shifting Tides: Cuban photography after the Revolution. Tim B. Wride, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
- 2001 – Sombras Espesas. Throckmorton Gallery, New York City.
- 2000 – Sombras Secretas, Throckmorton Fine Art, New York City
- 1998 – Iturralde Gallery, West Hollywood, California
- 1996 – " The Dark Book/El Libro Oscuro. Juan Carlos Alom", Throckmorton Fine Art, Inc., New York City
- 1996 – "El voluble rostro de la realidad ", Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales(CDAV), Havana
- 1995 – "Arenas Movedizas" together with Luis Gómez this was part of a very large visual event "Una de Cada Clase" organized by Ludwig Foundation in Cuba
- 1990 – "Laura", Fototeca de Cuba, Havana
Group exhibitions
[edit]- 2020 – Allied with Power: African and African Diaspora Art from the Jorge M. Pérez Collection, Pérez Art Museum Miami[5]
- 2004 – "Mapas Abiertos, 100 Años de la Fotografía Latinoamericana", Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, Spain
- 2004 – "Mapas Abiertos, 100 Años de la Fotografía Latinoamericana"; Palau de la Virreina, Barcelona, Spain
- 1999 – "Queloides", Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales, Havana, Cuba
- 1999 – "Latinoamérica 92", Kuntbysningen, Denmark
Screenings
[edit]- 2009 – Experimental video and video art: Artists from Cuba. Museo D'Antioquia, Colombia
- 2009 – Diario. Salle Zero, Alianza Francesa, Havana, Cuba.
- 2008 – Habana Solo. Visionarios, Audiovisual en Latinoamérica, São Paulo: Itaú Cultural, Brazil
- 2008 – Las ciudades invisibles, Videos sobre Arte, Arquitectura y Ciudad. Colegio Territorial de Arquitectos, Valencia, Spain
- 2007 – Ultramar, Videoartistas hispanoamericanos. Centro Cultural São Paulo, Brazil
- 2007 – Habana Solo. Ambulante Gira de Documentales, Mexico
- 2006 – Fast Forward III, 28 Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, Havana, Cuba
- 2004 – Presentación de Habana Solo, 15 min en película de 16 mm. Video Marathon. Museo del Barrio, New York City
- 2004 – Pabellón Cuba, 35 mm b/n 54´. 8th Havana Biennial, Cuba.
- 2004 – Iroko. 16 mm b/n 15´. Ciudadela La California. 8th Havana Biennial, Cuba.
- 2003 – 17e Encontres video art plastique. Wharf Centre d'Art Contemporain de Basse Normandie, France
Collections
[edit]- Pérez Art Museum Miami, Florida[6]
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California[1]
- Walker Art Center, Minneapolis[7]
- Ludwig Forum for International Art, Germany
- Fototeca de Cuba, Havana
- IF, Milan, Italy
- Bronx Museum, New York City
- FOTOFEST, Houston, Texas
- Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, Florida
Publications
[edit]- Osvaldo Salas, Roberto Salas, & Gregory Tozian. Fidel's Cuba: A Revolution in Pictures; (Atria Books/Beyond Words 1999); ISBN 978-1-56025-245-0
- José Veigas-Zamora, Cristina Vives Gutierrez, Adolfo V. Nodal, Valia Garzon, Dannys Montes de Oca. Memoria: Cuban Art of the 20th Century; (California/International Arts Foundation 2001); ISBN 978-0-917571-11-4
- José Veigas. Memoria: Artes Visuales Cubanas Del Siglo Xx; (California Intl Arts 2004); ISBN 978-0-917571-12-1
References
[edit]- ^ a b González, Iberia Pérez. ""The camera becomes an extension of my body": A Conversation between Juan Carlos Alom and Iberia Pérez González – Caribbean Cultural Institute". Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "World-Making in Image and Cinema: A Conversation with Artist in Residence Juan Carlos Alom". hemisphericinstitute.org. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "Artists". artapartamento.com. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "Artnexus". artnexus.com. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "Allied with Power: African and African Diaspora Art from the Jorge M. Pérez Collection". Pérez Art Museum Miami. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "Nacimiento de una tierra (Birth of a Land) • Pérez Art Museum Miami". Pérez Art Museum Miami. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "Artists · El Apartamento". artapartamento.com. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
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