EDUARDO ABAROA

Eduardo Abaroa examines aspects of impermanence, history and the socio-political fabric of society through his artistic practice. He reimagines iconic works and powerful cultural symbols–seeking to dismantle notions of monumentality and modernity. Found in the intersection of sculpture, installation and performance, his practice has an immediacy that playfully evades the preciousness associated with the art object. He avoids traditional ‘fine art’ connotations by working with unusual material and inexpensive everyday objects: from port-a-potties, tarp and the rubble of demolished buildings, to junk jewelry, cotton swabs, straws and plastic bottles. Abaroa’s site-specific projects seek to undermine the authority of Mexican cultural institutions along with their official narrative and ultra-nationalistic ideology. By juxtaposing various ideological, aesthetic and cultural traditions, the artist offers an incisive point of view, deeply critical of the economic and social structures that govern our society.