Rigo 23 is a visual artist working in site and cultural specific settings, often in collaboration with others and over extended periods of time. His works occupy unstructured public space as well as designed for art appreciation spaces. Collective memory and markers of time are central concerns. Recent group exhibitions include the 12th Sharjah Biennial, United Arab Emirates; 5th Auckland Triennial, New Zealand; 2nd Aichi Triennale, Japan; 1st Kochi-Muziris Biennale, India; Regionale XII, Austria; The Jerusalem Show IV, Palestine; 3rd Shenzhen/Hong-Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture, China; 10th Lyon Biennale, France and 4th Liverpool Biennial, United Kingdom.
Education:
- MFA, Stanford University, 1997
- BFA, San Francisco Art Institute, 1991
Links:
- http://www.fowler.ucla.edu/exhibitions/rigo-23-heart-santa-madera
- http://www.redcat.org/exhibition/rigo-23-autonomous-intergalactic-space-program
- http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/breaking-the-mould/article3938720.ece
- http://blog.art21.org/2011/01/20/5-questions-for-contemporary-practice-with-rigo-23/#.VRGVUOUbzAQ
- http://www.sfmoma.org/explore/multimedia/videos/461
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