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Abstraction in Action Fredy Alzate https://abstractioninaction.com/artists/fredy-alzate/

: Fredy Alzate, “Esfera pública”, 2015, Epoxy resin, stainless steel, polyurethane, 300 x 500 x 400 cm. Site-specific project. Location: Centro Urbano, Medellin, Colombia. METRO Medellin, Colombia. Photo credit: Rodrigo Diaz.

: Fredy Alzate, “Enclave”, 2006, Series: Arquitecturas leves, Wood, canvas, plastic, Variable dimensions. Photo credit: Carlos Ortega.

: Fredy Alzate, “Adosado”, 2006, Series: Arquitecturas leves, Wood, zinc, Variable dimensions. Photo credit: Rodrigo Diaz.

: Fredy Alzate, “especies de espacios”, 2006, Series: arquitecturas leves, Tire, wood, metal, 25 x 40 x 55 cm. Photo credit: Cortesía del artista.

: Fredy Alzate, “Praxis”, 2013, Wood, polyurethane paint, metal, Variable dimensions. Site-specific project. Location: Maison des arts Georges Pompidou, Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, France. Photo credit: Maison des arts Georges Pompidou.

: Fredy Alzate , “Traza”, 2013, Plastic tube: 30 cm (diameter) x 1400 cm, Variable dimensions. Site-specific project. Location: Maison des arts Georges Pompidou, Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, France. Photo credit: Maison des arts Georges Pompidou.

: Fredy Alzate, “Quinta Fachada”, 2013, Zinc, metal, epoxy resin, fiberglass, found objects, 230 x 300 x 650 cm. Site-specific project. Location: Museo de Arquitectura, Leopoldo Rother, Bogotá, Colombia. Photo credit: IDEARTES Bogotá.

: Fredy Alzate, “Lugares en fuga”, 2012, Brick, cement, metal, Variable dimensions. Site-specific project. Location: ARTBO Arte cámara, Bogotá, Colombia. Photo credit: Cortesía del artista.

: Fredy Alzate, “Lugares en Fuga II”, 2014, Brick, concrete, metal, 115 x 120 x 120 cm. Saatchi Gallery. Photo credit: Cortesía del artista.

: Fredy Alzate, “Geografias Deshechas”, 2013, 1200 recycled tires, amplified sound, 550 x 550 x 500 cm. Site-specific project. Location: Jardin Botanico, Medellin, Colombia. Photo credit: Periodico ARTERIA, Colombia.

: Fredy Alzate, “Remanentes”, 2015, Recycled wood assembly, Variable dimensions. Site-specific project. Location: Museo de Arte Moderno, Medellin, Colombia. Photo credit: MAMM.

: Fredy Alzate, “Horror vacui”, 2015, 3200 asbestos cement pieces, Variable dimensions. Site-specific project. Location: Galeria de la Oficina, Medellin, Colombia. Photo credit: Carlos Tobon.

: Fredy Alzate, “Scarabaeus laticollis (escarabajo pelotero)”, 2015, Recycled tires, documentation of intervention, 230 x 250 x 250 cm. Photo credit: Carlos Tobon.

: Fredy Alzate, “scarabaeus laticollis (escarabajo pelotero)”, 2015, Recycled tires, Variable dimensions. Site-specific project. Location: Barrio la Honda, Medellin, Colombia. Photo credit: Rodrigo Diaz.

Selected Biographical Information

Education / Training

1984-1989: B.Sc. in Physical Chemistry, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.

Prizes / Fellowships

2012-2013: Joyce Award, The Joyce Foundation, Chicago, Ill, United States.

Solo Exhibitions

2016: “Surface Tension, Electronic Superhighway show”, Whitechapel Gallery, London, United Kingdom.
2013: “Quinta fachada”, VII Premio Luis Caballero, Museo Leopoldo Rother, Bogotá.
2013: Aluvión. Sala U, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín.

Group Exhibitions

2015: “Encan Esse Auction”, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Publications

RLH, Keynote Presentation (Mexico City: MUAC Museum), 1-3.

Collections

21C Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, United States.

Artists

January 11, 2017