Exhibitions
A JOURNAL OF REFERENCES. KETCHUM, IDAHO. DECEMBER 28, 2011.
For 22 years Frederic Boloix has specialized in paintings, works on paper and sculpture by Modern and 20th Century Masters including Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, René Magritte, Francis Bacon, Edvard Munch and other notable names representing the best of European and American art. The gallery also represents a very select group Contemporary artists including Francoise Gilot, Salustiano, Julian Voss Andreae and Gustavo Acosta.
HERE. PANAMERICAN ART PROJECTS, MIAMI. JANUARY 8 - FEBRUARY 25, 2011.
Pan American Art Projects presents Gustavo Acosta: HERE a tribute exhibition to the city of Miami. Obsessed by the power of architecture, the artist traces the urban transformation of the city he calls home in this new series of works. Having witnessed the real estate boom and economic crash that followed thereafter, Acosta’s pieces encapsulate architectural giants in a stand-still moment; whether plummeting to ruins, being erected, or standing strong amidst the chaos of a city of lost promise. Works like “Borrando las Huellas”, which depicts collapsing buildings, and “One Day I Find Myself Building a Circus”, a large canvas of the foundations of the new Marlin stadium, portray the city as a breathing entity; one that suffers with the collapse or construction of its parts; what is enfolding in each canvas is left up to the viewer to decide.
ART OF ILLUSION. LATIN AMERICAN MASTERS. SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA. JUNE 19 - JULY 31, 2010
Latin American Masters presents, Art of Illusion, recent paintings by Gustavo Acosta (Cuba, 1958). Gustavo Acosta is obsessed by the power of architecture. As impressive as his cityscapes appear, they are empty of people. Acosta’s deserted cities suggest the false promises of history, that revolutions and empires leave only their architectural remnants.
THE TIME MACHINE. LILE O. REITZEL ARTE CONTEMPORANEO. SANTO DOMINGO, REPUBLICA DOMINICANA. DICIEMBRE 16, 2009.
La galeria de arte contemporaneo Lyle O, Reitzel con cede en Santo Domingo y Miami, presenta a partir del miercoles 16 de diciembre del 2009. el Solo Show “The Time Machine”, del reconocido artista cubano, radicado en Miami, Gustavo Acosta, en su espacio de la Torre Piantini, en la Gustavo Mejia Ricart, esq. Ave. Abraham Lincoln de Santo Domimgo, a partir de las 7:30 p,m. hasta las 11:30 p.m. Gustavo Acosta visita nuevamente nuestra isla y estrena su nueva coleccion “The Time Machine” rompiendo un silencio de 6 anos sin exponer a nivel individual en Republica Dominicana, su mas reciente exhibicion habia sido “Viajando de incognito”, en el 2003.
THE GREAT SYSTEMS. PANAMERICAN ART PROJECTS, MIAMI. SEPTEMBER 12-2009.
The Great Systems
The idea of being constantly watched drove him to paint what seem like views seen through night vision goggles. These images looked like they were made by somebody who went around while everybody was sleeping and registered what he saw. While experimenting in this direction Gustavo started to play with the color green and the infinite possibilities that it offered. This led him to use the color as a filter, as if he was permanently looking at his surroundings through a green glass. The result is these group of paintings in which he has ‘softened’ the color in a more even tone, getting farther away from the goggles effect and giving the impression of an image captured when the light had a rare diffusion.
HERIR LA MEMORIA. SIGUARAYA GALLERY, BERLIN. SEPTEMBER 18-2009.
19 de septiembre - 10 de octubre de 2009. Inauguración 18 de septiembre de 2009 a las 7:00 pm. Del 19 de septiembre al 10 de octubre de 2009 la Galería Siguaraya presenta la exposición “Herir la memoria” de los artistas cubanos Gustavo Acosta y Carlos Garcia de la Nuez, quienes exponen por primera vez en Berlín, sus más recientes pinturas.
MUSEO DE ARTE CONTEMPORANEO, PANAMA. PREGUNTAS AL ESPEJO. JUNE 25, 2009.
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Panama (MAC) is proud to present the exhibition “Preguntas al Espejo” (“Questions to the Mirror”), recent works by the Cuban American artist, Gustavo Acosta. Opening reception will be on Thursday, June 25th, 2009, at 7:30 p.m.
PAN AMERICAN ART PROJECTS MIAMI. HIPOTESIS DE LA LOCURA. MARCH 1 - APRIL 5 2008.
Pan American Art Projects Miami, is presenting "Hipotesis de la Locura" the recent works of Gustavo Acosta. Gustavo Acosta's big canvases are showing a departure from his previous work. Although still interested in urban settings he ofering a new view of the city and its surroundings. In these works he ventures into a different treatment of light, resulting in images that look almost abstract.
PAN AMERICAN ART PROJECTS. DALLAS, TEXAS. JANUARY 5, 2008.
Pan American Art Projects is pleased to announce Gustavo Acosta's solo exhibition opening on Saturday, January 5, with a cocktail reception from 5 to 8 p.m. The artist will be in attendance. This exhibition will be on view through February 9.
GUSTAVO ACOSTA. TRANSIT ZONES. LATIN AMERICAN MASTERS. MARCH 1 - APRIL 1 - 2008
Latin American Masters presents our second solo exhibition for Gustavo Acosta (born Cuba, 1958). Acosta makes paintings that are philosophical and enigmatic objects of painterly allure. His landscapes depict architecture both historic and banal: Ferris wheels; airports; freeways; modernist swimming pools. “Momento,” a painting from the current exhibition, shows a Zeppelin, an object of child-like wonder, floating like an enormous balloon over a cloud-laden landscape. Buried within the skin of the Zeppelin’s iconography is the disaster of the Hindenburg, a disaster which undercut the promises of the Modern Age.
LOS JUEGOS DEL PRINCIPE. GALERIA NINA MENOCAL, MEXICO DF. JUNE, 2006
Los Juegos del Principe, esta frase vendria a ser el comentario final sobre el conjunto de obras, conjunto de subseries que presento en la Galeria Nina Menocal. Tres subseries para ser especifico, “The Golden Voice”, “Stalker” y una tercera sin nombre pero recurrente en mi obra, que insiste en la exploracion atemporal de la trayectoria, en el destino y la ubicuidad.