Lisa Alvarado

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Lisa Alvarado (2018) in Aarhus, Denmark

Lisa Alvarado (born 1982) is an American Xicana visual artist and harmonium player.[1][2]

Hybridity, in-betweenness, and multiplicity are central to Alvarado's work.[3] Her practice is an exercise in balance, bridging visual art and sound to create works that "feel at once spiritual and grounded in the physical, natural world".[4] Her paintings "operate as stage sets, artworks, and ritual objects simultaneously, and engage with abstraction beyond the parameters of western art history".[4] Alvarado's practice is rooted in a Xicana perspective[2] and "vibrational aesthetics",[4][1] "channeling Mexican and Tibetan textiles; Anni Albers; and AfriCobra artists like Jeff Donaldson, Wadsworth Jarrell and Barbara Jones-Hogu".[5]

The free-hanging paintings of Alvarado often accompany the musical ensemble Natural Information Society, for which she plays harmonium.[5][6][7]

Life[]

Alvarado was born in San Antonio, Texas to a Mexican American Tejano family who faced Mexican Repatriation, the mass deportation of Mexican-Americans from the United States between 1929 and 1936.[2][3][8] Alvarado often incorporates family photos into her practice.[3][9]

Alvarado studied at San Antonio College and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She joined Natural Information Society in 2010.[10][11][12] Alvarado is represented by Bridget Donahue Gallery in New York.[13][7]

Exhibitions and performances[]

Alvarado's recent solo exhibitions include Thalweg, Bridget Donahue, New York (2020); Polyphonic Shadow Cloth, LC Queisser, Tbilisi (2018); Sound Talisman, Bridget Donahue, New York (2017) and Traditional Object, Soccer Club Club, Chicago (2013). Recent group exhibitions include Out of Easy Reach, UIC, Chicago; Alan Shields Project, Van Doren Waxter, New York; Lisa Alvarado, Alex Olson, Daniel Sinsel, Mary Mary, Glasgow (all 2018); The Freedom Principle: Experiments in Art and Music, 1965 to Now, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia (2017) and Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (2015); Material Issue, KMAC Museum, Louisville (2016).[14][15][16][17]

Selected performances include Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2019); Pitchfork, Chicago; Rewire, Netherlands (both 2018); Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia (both 2017); Japan Society, New York; The Common Guild, Glasgow; Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Portugal (all 2016).[18]

Discography[]

with Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Beckwith, Naomi and Roelstraete, Dieter (2015). "The Freedom Principle: Experiments in Art and Music, 1965 to Now". p. 40. Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and University Of Chicago Press.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Lopez, Mia (2018). Out of Easy Reach. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 14–15. ISBN 978-0-9850960-6-9.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c STEINHAUER, JILLIAN (19 August 2020). "3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Kopel, Dana (2 May 2017). "Vibrational Aesthetics: Lisa Alvarado" Mousse Magazine.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Cotter, Holland (27 April 2017). "10 Galleries to Visit Now on the Lower East Side". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Saltz, Jerry (16 April 2017). "To Do: April 19-May 3, 2017". New York Magazine.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b HEINRICH, WILL (2 May 2019). "At Frieze New York, Islands of Daring". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Balderrama, Francisco E. (1995). Decade of Betrayal, Mexican Repatriation in the 1930's. University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 0-8263-1575-5.
  9. ^ Trouillot, Terence (27 July 2020). "New York roundup". E-FLUX, ART AGENDA.
  10. ^ The New Yorker (1 May 2017). “Lisa Alvarado”. The New Yorker.
  11. ^ Glenn, Allison (2016). "Derrick Adams: ON, Transmission and Interruptions", p.3. Pioneer Works Press, New York.
  12. ^ Alvarado, Lisa (March 2019). "The Inner Sleeve". The Wire UK. 421: 73.
  13. ^ Sauer, Jennifer. "Great Expectations: An Interview with Bridget Donahue". Art Dependence Magazine.
  14. ^ SCHEPER, MORITZ. "Lisa Alvarado's Paintings Activate the Canvas as Body". Frieze Magazine.
  15. ^ Bucciero, Joe (1 May 2017). "Lisa Alvarado: Sound Talisman", The Brooklyn Rail.
  16. ^ Coiro, Alec (17 May 2017). "Sound Activated Art by Lisa Alvarado". Ravelin Magazine.
  17. ^ Reichert, Elliot (20 March 2015). "Imaginary Landscapes/Mana Contemporary". New City, Chicago.
  18. ^ Russonello, Giovanni (20 April 2017). "Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week". The New York Times.

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