Always There 2
2007
Indian ink on wall, framed drawings, stones and plates
courtesy of the artist
CARLOS CAPELÁN
Uruguay / Sweden
Auckland Art
Gallery - NEW Gallery
Background
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1948, Carlos Capelán moved to Sweden in 1973 after being exiled from his home country. He currently lives in Lund, Sweden. Capelán has an extensive exhibition history dating back to the late 1970s. His retrospective onlyyou, which originated at the BildMuseet, Umea, Sweden in 2002, has subsequently toured to institutions in Spain, England and Latin America. onlyyou was accompanied by a major catalogue.
Reflecting the international span of his career, Capelán's work has been seen at the Havana, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg and Kwangu biennials. Recent group exhibitions include c/o Sophienholm, Sophienholm, Denmark, 2004 and Svenska Hjärtan, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 2004; Photo Biennale, Berlin, 2005; Political Gestures in Art, Thessaloniki Museum, and Museum of Contemporary Art, Florence 2005; and Diálogos, Museo Blanes, Montevideo, 2006. Professor at Vestland's Art Academy, Bergen, Norway, Capelán has also been involved in curatorial projects. He has received a number of grants including the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1996 and the Bildkonstnärsfonden, Sweden in successive years from 1989 to 1995. In 2007, in association with the Auckland Triennial, he will be the inaugural researcher in residence at the School of Art and Design, AUT University.
