Eugenio Espinoza: Good Blue Day
December 1st, 2019 — February 1st, 2020
Good Blue Day includes never-before-seen works by Eugenio Espinoza, alongside a selection from his extensive oeuvre spanning 50 years. Curated by Claire Breukel.
The Piero Atchugarry Gallery presents Good Blue Day by Eugenio Espinoza. Espinoza began his career by subverting the modernist grid, and is celebrating his work in reacting to the dominant movements of geometric abstraction and kinetic art in Venezuela in the 1960's and 1970's. For the past 50 years, Espinoza has continued his courageous and in-depth investigations of the grid. Good Blue Day presents a dynamic directory of new work using metal, color and an increased sense of play for the first time. In 2014 the Peréz Art Museum Miami (PAMM) hosted Espinoza's only exhibition "Unruly Supports. "In addition to an essay by the curator of the exhibition catalog will feature a new interview with the artist by PAMM Executive Director Franklin Sirmans. Good Blue Day will debut with a soft opening on December 1st and an Art Basel Miami Beach-week opening.
Curated by Claire Breukel, Good Blue Day offers a selection of new work by Espinoza never-before exhibited publicly. As the title paradoxically implies, Good Blue Day presents the layered tension within Espinoza's oeuvre. Collectively, these works juxtapose the duality of his practice - controlled / uncontrolled, formal / informal, grid / chance, Offering a playful, simultaneous entry point to re-read Espinoza's work. Newer and previous work will be exhibited together thematically rather than chronologically. This exhibition aims to present Espinoza's work without the laudity of institutional politics, and rather with a new blue thread that shows an unconstrained and "support-less" approach. In addition, Espinoza's work is presented non-geographically to show the eclectic contexts from which the artist currently resides, among others. Claire Breukel shares: “Eugenio Espinoza is an artist of the Americas "
Good Blue Day at Piero Atchugarry Gallery during Art Basel Miami Beach, which draws to mass of international curators and collectors. Piero Atchugarry explains:
"When I met Eugenio I was inspired by his dynamism and his free approach to making, changing, reproducing and expanding upon his work. To me he is one of the most important contemporary artists of his time, and his boundary breaking investigations, his signature grid.
Selected Works
Eugenio Espinoza, Unfold, 2019, Felt, wood, wire, metal brackets, 34 x 20 x 17 in.
Eugenio Espinoza, Taxidermist, 2019, Felt, wood, metal brackets, 21 x 19 x 10 in.
Eugenio Espinoza, Closed Today and Tomorrow, 2019, Felt, acrylic on canvas, wood, metal brackets, 21 x 19 x 12 in.
Eugenio Espinoza, The Mind, 2019, Felt, wood, metal brackets, 38 x 33 x 12 in.
Eugenio Espinoza, Untitled, 1972, Acrylic on canvas, 27.5 x 47.5 in.
Eugenio Espinoza, Untitled, 1972 (unique, reconstruction), Acrylic on canvas, 47.5 x 47.5 in.
Eugenio Espinoza, Untitled 1972 (Unique reconstruction), Acrylic on canvas, rope, rock, Dimensions variable
Eugenio Espinoza, Out of focus, 2019, Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 in.
Eugenio Espinoza, Untitled with a chain, 2010, Oil base enamel on aluminum, metal chain, 20 x 46 x 7 in.
Eugenio Espinoza, Untitled, 2019, Oil on canvas, 56 x 56 in.
Eugenio Espinoza, Flavor, 2015, Oil base enamel on aluminum, wire, metal bracket, 20.1/2 x 35 in.
Eugenio Espinoza, Translucent, 2015, Oil base enamel on aluminum, wire, metal bracket, 34 x 35.3/4 in.
Eugenio Espinoza, Uno Dos Tres, 2013, Oil base enamel on aluminum, 122 x 59 in.
Eugenio Espinoza, Uno Dos Tres, 2013, Oil base enamel on aluminum, 122 x 59 in.
Eugenio Espinoza, Walgreen, 2019 Acrylic on linen, wood, metal clamps, 56 x 56 x 56 in.
Eugenio Espinoza, Walgreen, 2019 Acrylic on linen, wood, metal clamps, 56 x 56 x 56 in.
Eugenio Espinoza, Walgreen, 2019 Acrylic on linen, wood, metal clamps, 56 x 56 x 56 in.
Video Podcasts
We are proud to present a video podcast by exhibition curator, Claire Breukel. A solo exhibition by conceptual artist Eugenio Espinoza, Good Blue Day presented his most recent works from the past decade alongside a selection from his extensive oeuvre spanning 50 years. The podcast chronicles Good Blue Day from its initial concept to its completion, offering insights on the collaboration between curator and artist.
