Quasar, 2017
Selected Joint Exhibitions |
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| 2017 | "Cosmos and Geometric Space: Paula Rivas and Christian Wloch," Museum of Contemporary Art of Santa Fe; Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| 2016 | "Complexity of the Real," Universidad del Salvador; Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| "Cosmos and Geometric Space," Museum of Contemporary Art of Salta; Salta, Argentina | |
| 2007 | "Constellations," Night of the Museums, National Directorate of Museums of Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 2005 | "Constellations," Casa Azul Gallery; Punta del Este, Uruguay |
Publications, Articles and Catalogs |
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| Arber, Stella. "Cosmos and Geometric Space: Paula Rivas and Christian Wloch." Santa Fe, New Mexico: Museum of Contemporary Art of Santa Fe, 2017. | |
| “Christian Wloch and Paula Rivas: Molecular World,” "La Tundra Magazine," June 2013. | |
PAULA RIVAS |
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Education |
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| 1996–1997 | Bachelor of Arts. Faculty of Philosophy and Letters. Buenos Aires University. |
| 1998–2003 | Graphic Design. School of Architecture, Design and Urbanism. Buenos Aires University |
Scholarships, Residencies and Seminars |
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| 2016 | 105 ° National Salon of Visual Arts. Selection of new supports and installations. |
| 2014 | 103rd National Visual Arts Exhibition. Selection of new supports and installations. |
| 2013 | 102nd National Visual Arts Exhibition. New Supports and Installations. 3rd Prize. |
| 2011 | FIVA. International Video Art Festival. Selection. Official Competition. |
| 2010 | Beca Media Lab CCEBA, Cultural Center of Spain in Buenos Aires. Production Laboratory, Art and Technology Workshops. |
| Kosice Biennial Prize. Edition 2010. Water, Light and Movement. Honorable Mention. | |
| 2006 | Observatory of the City of Buenos Aires. Course on Astronomy and Handling of Telescopes. Seminar "The body in contemporary art." |
| 2005 | Clinic of work and contemporary art. |
| 2004 | Networking 2004-2005. Prato. Italy. |
| Mariani Artistic Fonderia. Pietrasanta. Italy. Production Grant and sculpture elaboration. | |
| 2002–2003 | Residence Scholarship in Florence, Italy. Cultural Section of the Italian Government. |
| 2001 | Residence Scholarship in Florence, Italy. Awarded by the Cultural Section of the Italian Government. |
| Sculpture Seminar at the Ernesto de la Cárcova School. Buenos Aires, Argentina. | |
| 1999 | Residence Scholarship in Siena, Italy. Awarded by the Cultural Section of the Italian Government. |
| Drawing and Watercolor with Ernesto Pesce, Friends Association of the National Museum of Fine Arts. | |
| Sculpture, stone carving with Ramón Castejón. | |
Selected Exhibitions |
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| 2017 | "Let There Be Light," Art Nexus Foundation; Bogotá, Colombia |
| 2016 | Parte, São Paulo, Brazil |
| "Tecnópolis," FASE, Art Science and Technology; Buenos Aires, Argentina. | |
| 105th National Salon of Visual Arts. Facilities and Alternative Media. Palais de Glace; Buenos Aires, Argentina. | |
| NOW Contemporary Art, Wynwood Arts District; Miami, Florida | |
| 2015 | Art Wynwood, Wynwood Arts District; Miami, Florida |
| "Molecular Sculptures," Neuquén National Museum of Fine Arts; Neuquén, Argentina | |
| Peru Contemporary Art Fair (PArC), Museum of Contemporary Art; Lima, Peru. | |
| ArteBA, Edition 24. Main Section; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2014 | Art Miami, NOW Contemporary Art. Miami, Florida |
| 2013 | 101°, 102nd National Visual Arts Exhibition, Facilities and alternative media, Palais de Glace; Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Art Miami, Edition 25, The Art Miami Pavilion; Miami, Florida | |
| "Variations on the circle," Mapocho Station Cultural Center; Santiago, Chile | |
| Art Wynwood, Wynwood Arts District, Miami, Florida | |
| Houston Fine Art Fair; Houston, Texas | |
| Pinta London, Modern and Contemporary Art; London, England | |
| 2011 | Culture and Media 6, Multimedia Development Center, San Martín Cultural Center; Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 2010 | ArtFutura; Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| "QUÁNTICA", Medialab Exposition; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Kosice Biennial Prize, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| "Connection," Contemporary Art, Lordi; Buenos Aires | |
| 2009 | "Water and Light, End of decade technological poetics;" Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 2008 | ArteBA, Edition 17, Barrio Joven; Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 3rd International Videopoetry Festival, Caixa Forum, Madrid, Spain | |
| Video poetry, National Library, Borges Hall; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2007 | "Arte Luminoso," Jardín Luminoso; Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| "DISPLAY," Crimson Art Gallery; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2006 | Video-Poetry Festival, National Library; Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Periferica 06, Meeting of New Trends and Languages of Contemporary Art, Borges Cultural Center; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Estudio Abierto 06, Marosa Mística, Buenos Aires Central Post Office; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2005 | VYP Exhibition Gallery, personal sample; Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| "Implicit/explicit, Galeria El Borde | |
| "Route 10," Galería de Arte Contemporáneo; Punta del Este, Uruguay | |
| Casa Azul; Punta del Este, Uruguay (2005/06) | |
| 2004 | Networking 2004-2005,Cantieri Culturali ex-Macelli; Prato, Italy |
| "Imprint of Cielito mine," Sala delle Grasce Cultural Center "Luigi Russo," Pietrasanta, Italy | |
Publications, Articles and Catalogs |
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| Smonie, Oscar. "Molecular Sculptures of Paula Rivas." Neuquen, Argentina: Nequén National Museum of Fine Arts, 2015. | |
| "Alternative space." Nequén, Argentina: Neuquén National Museum of Fine Arts, 2015. | |
| Wloch, Christian. "Geometric spatiality," Text of "Molecular Sculptures," 2015 | |
| Curutchet, Federico. "Variations on the circle." Santiago, Chile: Mapocho Station Cultural Center, 2014. | |
| Taquini, Graciela. "Culture and Media." Buenos Aires, Argentina: Multimedia Development Center, San Martín Cultural Center, 2011. | |
| Taquini, Graciela. "The issue of Beauty. Editorial Themes." 2011. | |
| Rivas, Paula. "Quantum." 2010. | |
| Taquini, Graciela. "Water and Light: Technological poetics of the end of the decade." Buenos Aires, Argentina: Museum of Art and Technology. Object á, 2009. | |
| Utt. Andrew. "Landscapes of Paula Rivas." Oakland, California: Andrew Utt Gallery. 2008. | |
| Simoni, Massimiliano, Councilor for Culture. "The printed marble of Paula Rivas." | |
| "Imprint of Cielito mine." Pietrasanta, Italy: Sala delle Grasce Cultural Center "Luigi Russo," 2004. | |
CHRISTIAN WLOCH |
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Education |
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| 2000–2003 | National University Institute of Art. |
| 1994–1997 | Video, cinema and multimedia with Jorge La Ferla and Jorge Amaolo, BAC. |
Scholarships, Residencies and Seminars |
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| 2008 | Residency Onedotzero BFI Southbank London, England |
| Art and Science, with Stephen Wilson, Fundación Telefónica | |
| Life Workshop 10.0. Experimental Electronics in Art, Fundación Telefónica | |
| Interactive Art Program IV, Fundación Telefónica | |
| Hardware hacking, CCEBA | |
| 2006 | Observatory of the City of Buenos Aires. Course on Astronomy and Handling of Telescopes |
| Residency at the Latin American Experimental Hypermedia Center | |
| 2005 | Visual Arts Clinical Scholarship, Rojas Cultural Center |
| Post-Grade Interfaces and New Technologies, Latin American | |
| Experimental Hypermedia Center | |
| 1996 | Multimedia Technologies, BAC |
| Clinic Sound and Acoustics, SADEM, Union of Argentine Musician | |
| 1995 | Television and new media, BAC |
Awards |
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| 2016 | Argentine Fund for Cultural and Creative Development Scholarship Selection |
| 2014 | 103rd National Visual Arts Exhibition, New Media and Facilities Selection |
| 2013 | National Visual Arts Exhibition, 102nd Edition, New Media and Facilities Selection |
| 2012 | MAMbA-FT Award, Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires, Espacio Fundación Telefónica, Arts and New Technologies, 2nd Prize |
| Itaú Cultural Prize, Selection of Visual Arts | |
| 2011 | FIVA, Official Competition Selection |
| Arnet Open Sky Prize, Honorable Mention | |
| 2010 | Kosice Biennial Award, Art Science and Technology, 1st Prize |
| 2009 | MAMbA-FT Award, Arts and New Technologies, Honorable Mention |
| 2008 | Onedotzero Innovative Installation Award, 1st Prize |
| 2007 | Digital Paradigm Award, Selection Video Installation |
Selected Exhibitions |
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| 2017 | "Let there be light," Art Nexus Foundation; Bogotá, Colombia |
| "Think about Abstract," Museum of Contemporary Art of Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| "Sintonizaciónes," Este Arte Art Fair, Punta del Este, Uruguay | |
| 2016 | "Archive 2002-2007," TPS File, Reina Sofía National Art Center Museum; Madrid, Spain |
| Now Contemporary Art, Wynwood Arts District; Miami, Florida | |
| "Sintonización Geométrica," Parte; São Paulo, Brazil | |
| "La Perfezione di uno Spirito Sottile," together with Sergio Catalán, Teatro Payró; Buenos Aries, Argentina | |
| "Tecnópolis," Fase Art Science and Technology; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2015 | Now Contemporary Art, Wynwood Arts District; Miami, Florida |
| "The world as it is and the world as it could be," TPS file, ArteBA | |
| Edition 24, Espacio Dixit; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2014 | "Sintonizaciones," Art Wynwood; Miami, Florida |
| "Panoptic," The Camden International Film Festival and Asymmetrick Arts, Maine | |
| National Museum of Fine Arts Collection, TPS Archive; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2013 | National Salon of Visual Arts 102nd edition, Palais de Glace; Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| "Transmissions," Pinta London; London, England | |
| International Architecture Biennial, Pecha Kucha, Recoleta Cultural Center; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| National Visual Arts Salon, 102nd edition, Palais de Glace, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2012 | MAMbA Award, Telefonica Foundation, 7th edition, curated by Laura Bucellato, Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| ArteBA Edition 21, Renoir; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Itaú Visual Arts Awards, Itaú Cultural Space; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| "Visual Poems for Radio," Radio Latribu; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Kosice Biennial, Galileo Galilei Planetarium; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Itaú Visual Arts Awards, Auditorium; Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 2011 | Culture and Media 6, Multimedia Development Center, San Martín Cultural Center; Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Acción Lumínica, Noche en Vela, Nuit Blanche Paris—Buenos Aires, University of Buenos Aires School of Law; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| "Infinitud," Noche en Vela, Nuit Blanche Paris—Buenos Aires, Tower of the City Park; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Arnet Open Sky Prize, 3rd edition, Emilio Caraffa Museum; Córdoba, Spain | |
| 2010 | MAMbA Award, Telefonica Foundation, 6th edition, Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Kosice Biennial Award, Object A; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2009 | Culture and Media 4; Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| "Imaginarios de future en Argentina," TPS Archive, Osde Foundation; Buenos Aires , Argentina | |
| Audiovisual Experimentation Workshop, Adrogué Culture House; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Experimental Latin American Shorts, UnionDocs Center for Documentary Art, Manifiesta; Brooklyn, New York | |
| 2008 | Onedotzero, Recoleta Cultural Center; Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| "Estados del Agua," with Jorge Crowe and Diego Rusjan, Objeto A, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2007 | Art Luminoso; Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Onedotzero; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Digital Paradigm Award, ArteBA Edition 08; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2006 | Collection Acquisitions 2002-2007, TPS Archive, Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| "Internas," Centro Cultural de Espa a En Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Estudio Abierto 06, with Paula Rivas, Érica Rivas and Fabi Falcón, Buenos Aires Central Post Office; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| "Manifiesta," with Magdalena Jitrik, Palais de Glace; Buenos Aires, 27a. Bienal de São Paulo, TPS Archive, São Paulo , Brazil | |
| 2005 | Mix 05, Fundación; Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| "Ondular Projection," Colón Theater Experimentation Center; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| "Modulations," Baltar Contemporáneo; Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| "Urban Thought," San Martín Theater; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| "Jurassic Fugue," Argentine Museum of Natural Sciences, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2004 | "Jurassic Fugue," Argentine Museum of Natural Sciences; Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| "From Branch to Branch," with the Terraza and Diana Bellessi group, Museum of Natural Sciences of Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Portuñol, Center for Brazilian Studies | |
| Buenos Aires Electrónico, Club Ciudad of Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| "Positivists," Goethe Institute; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2003 | "Spatial Modulation," Muestra Garage; Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| "Electronic City," Alsina Palace; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| "Transmisión en Vivo Feedback," with Miranda and Gustavo Cerati, ND Athenaeum; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| "Sound + Vision," Club Hípico; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| "Elevations," City of Bueno Aires Panoramic Observation Tower; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2002 | "Urban Interventions," Open Studio; Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| "Bridges," Muestra Garage; Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2001 | "Sintonizaciones, Feedback," Live electronic analog sessions, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Publications, Articles and Catalogs |
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| Bucellato, Laura. MAMbA Award, Fundación Telefónica, catalog. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires. | |
| ArteBA Edition 21, Renoir Catalog. | |
| Taquini,Graciela. "Culture and Media: The New of the New." | |
| Urbanska, Jacques. "Laboratoire de veille Arts Numériques." | |
| Wertheimer, Marina. “Visual Arts Show: Christian Wloch, Acción Lumínica,” "Clarín." | |
| Duer, Ariel. "Christian Wloch: Manufacturer of Illusions," "Actizate Weekly." | |
| García, Ana Claudia. "Linkages en/con el espacio," “Christian Wloch: Enlace." | |
| Piazza, Luciano. "The new beauty industry." | |
| Battistozzi, Ana Maria. “The sounds of water,” "Daily Clarín." | |
| Taquini, Graciela. "Water and Light Technological poetics of the end of the decade." | |
| Jitrik, Magdalena. "Christian Wloch: Ondular projection, the desire to reach the light." Buenos Aires, Argentina: Fundación Proa. | |
| La Ferla, Jorge. "Experimental Media Arts." Buenos Aires, Argentina: Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires. | |
