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Carlos Garaicoa — cibachrome print
Carlos Garaicoa

cibachrome print

1998

Carlos Garaicoa's cibachrome print reflects the Cuban artist's ongoing fascination with architecture, urban decay, and the fragmented histories embedded within city spaces. Through the rich, luminous quality characteristic of the cibachrome process, Garaicoa transforms documentary imagery into something poetic and contemplative. The work invites viewers to consider the tension between utopian ideals and the realities of built environments left incomplete or in ruin.

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Latin America

May 24, 2017

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Carlos Garaicoa, cibachrome print, 1998

Carlos Garaicoa's cibachrome print reflects the Cuban artist's ongoing fascination with architecture, urban decay, and the fragmented histories embedded within city spaces. Through the rich, luminous quality characteristic of the cibachrome process, Garaicoa transforms documentary imagery into something poetic and contemplative. The work invites viewers to consider the tension between utopian ideals and the realities of built environments left incomplete or in ruin.

Year
1998
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Analytical Mood, Cultural, Architectural Subject, Photography, Color, Cibachrome Print, Documentary, Male Artist, Photograph, Cool Tones, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, Political Commentary, Urban, Cuban, Cuban Artist, Urban Landscape, Latin American Art, Architecture, Contemporary, Post-Modern

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