Dagoberto Rodriguez: Planeta de Cristal (Crystal Planet)
February 20th, 2021 – August 28th, 2021
Artist Dagoberto Rodríguez unveils an immersive installation alongside video and watercolor works as a represented artist at Piero Atchugarry Gallery.
The Piero Atchugarry Gallery presents Planeta de Cristal ( Crystal Planet ), a futurist solo exhibition of video work, watercolor work and an immersive installation by one of the most influential Cuban artists of the turn of the century, Dagoberto Rodríguez.
Conceived almost entirely during the outbreak of the pandemic, Crystal Planet seeks to imagine a future that endures beyond the unfulfilled promises of modernism, and the fragile state of the earth’s present social, political and environmental circumstances. Curated by Aluna Curatorial Collective (Adriana Herrera & Willy Castellanos), Crystal Planet is also the inaugural show of Rodríguez’s representation in Miami.
Dagoberto Rodríguez Sanchez was born 1969 in Caibarién, Las Villas and graduated from Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA), La Habana, Cuba in 1994. Upon finishing his Arts degree in 1994, he spent another three months of compulsory military service. In 1992 he co-founded the historic artistic collective Los Carpintero (1992-2018) . Currently working between Madrid and Havana, Rodríguez combines architecture, design and sculpture, using humor and irony to express himself on core themes in art, politics and society.
His work is in permanent collections of major institutions such as MOMA, Whitney Museum of American Art, Guggenheim in New York, Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, Tate Modern in London and Museo Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid among others.
Selected Works
Dagoberto Rodríguez, Balcones Flotantes, 2020, Watercolor on paper, 66 x 130 cm
Dagoberto Rodriguez, Bunker de Arcilla, 2020, Watercolor on paper, 130 x 200 cm
Dagoberto Rodriguez, Bunker Gris, 2020, Watercolor on paper, 113.5 x 200 cm
Dagoberto Rodriguez, Edificio de Diamantes, 2020, Watercolor on paper, 66 x 102 cm
Dagoberto Rodriguez, Hielo 7, 2020, Watercolor on paper, 130 x 200 cm
Dagoberto Rodriguez, Luz Azul, 2020, Watercolor on paper, 200 x 260 cm
Dagoberto Rodriguez, Planeta de Cristal II, 2020, Watercolor on paper, 200 x 195 cm
Virtual Tour
Video Podcasts
In his work “Geometría Popular,” Cuban artist Dagoberto Rodríguez uses fundamental geometric figures to question social organization in contemporary culture. The crowd takes on the form of a square, triangle, and circle—in turn, the crowd reflects narratives of anger, peace, and submission. The video is featured in "Planeta de Cristal," Rodríguez’s inaugural solo exhibition in Miami, curated by Aluna Curatorial Collective.
