http://andresmartinezruiz.com
Artist BioAndrés Martínez Ruiz is a conceptual artist from Bogota, Colombia. He earned a BFA and an MFA in Fine Arts from Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He has participated in numerous exhibitions in Colombia, the United States, Argentina, Germany, and Spain.
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in-sub-or-di-nation, 2017, Intervention
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Fall, 2017, Performance
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Conspicuous Demonstration, 2017, Photography
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They have never been my presidents, 2016, Performance
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América, 2018, Installation
My work inquires about the production and distribution of images of dissent: How are these images understood in the context of a globalized market? At what point do our acts of discordance become consumer goods? When is our insubordination assumed as a market niche and our rebellion becomes manufactured desire?