Artist Registry
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STATEMENT OF WORK
Napoleón Aguilera's artistic practice is characterized by a strong influence on materials, regional idiosyncrasy and active collaboration with different crafts; His interest in artisan disciplines leads him to constantly experiment with production methodologies and the way in which he connects with new agents and its codes. The work frequently draws upon strategies such as humor and double meanings to address and introduce speculations on topics as disparate as cockfighting, criminal slang and rumors that spread on the web. He emphasizes the formal results in forceful and very detailed objects, drawings and actions.
His most recent projects include: Pop Stars! Popular Culture and Contemporary Art, 21c Museum, St. Louis, US (2024); Nostalgia falsa, HVW8 Gallery, Los Angeles, US (2024); Counter Cowboy II, Visions West Contemporary, Denver, US (2024); Salón ACME 11, General Prim 30, Mexico City, MX (2024); Salto (Ex) acto, Studio CROMA, Mexico City, MX (2024); Colección SS23, Proyecto CAIMÁN / Salón ACME, Mexico City, MX (2023); Anatomía de la (Re) composición, Ruido Proyectos, Aguascalientes, MX (2023); Tropel tapatío, Productora de Capital Variable, Guadalajara, MX (2023); Dispositivos sonoros para peleas de gallos, Proyecto CAIMÁN, Guadalajara, MX (2020); Oficio y Materia, MAZ-Museo de Arte de Zapopan, Guadalajara, MX (2018); Las ruinas circulares, Artere-A, Guadalajara, MX (2016), among many others.
Napoleón Aguilera (1986) is a graduate of the ITESO School of Architecture, lives and works in Guadalajara, Mexico.