william cordova
Bio/CV
Available works
william cordova
william cordova
william cordova’s sculptures, installations and works on paper are very much bound up with his transcultural biography that took him from Lima, Peru, where he was born (1971), via Miami, Florida, to the many other places where he has lived or spent time in the US and Europe. His subjets are drawn from a continuum of radical movements and players in struggles for self-determination. “Revealing the intersections between magical realism and social realism, he orchestrates collisions between ancient and recent histories, oral tradition and revolutionary texts to make way for an in- between, transitional, and ultimately transformative space.” (Rashida Bumbray).
Bio/CV
william cordova
william cordova earned his MFA from Yale University in 2004 and his BFA fromThe Art Institute of Chicago in 1996. In addition to staging solo exhibitions at: Fleming Museum (University of Vermont), P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center (New York), Museum of Contemporary Art (Miami), he has taken part in groundbreaking group exhibitions, such as NeoHooDoo at Menil Collection (Houston, Texas), Street Level at Nasher Museum (Duke University, Durham, North Carolina). His works were presented in the San Juan Triennial, Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art (New York) and Venice Biennale. In 2008 he was artist-in residence at Artpace (San Antonio, Texas). His most recent solo exhibitions include: Pérez Art Museum (Miami), University Galleries of Illinois State University and Marfa Contemporary (Texas).
He has participated in group exhibitions at: Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), Orlando Museum of Art, Nasher Museum of Art (Durham), SITElines Santa Fe, 12th and 13th Havana Biennale, Guggenheim Museum (New York), Whitney Biennial, 50th Venice Biennale (2003). His work is part of the following collections: American Academy (Berlin), Deutsche Bank (New York), Guggenheim Museum of Art (New York), Harvard University (Cambridge), Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston), The Menil Collection (Houston), Museo de Arte de Lima, Pérez Art Museum (Miami), Seattle Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), Yale University (New Haven), among others.
He has participated in group exhibitions at: Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), Orlando Museum of Art, Nasher Museum of Art (Durham), SITElines Santa Fe, 12th and 13th Havana Biennale, Guggenheim Museum (New York), Whitney Biennial, 50th Venice Biennale (2003). His work is part of the following collections: American Academy (Berlin), Deutsche Bank (New York), Guggenheim Museum of Art (New York), Harvard University (Cambridge), Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston), The Menil Collection (Houston), Museo de Arte de Lima, Pérez Art Museum (Miami), Seattle Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), Yale University (New Haven), among others.
Available works
“Dynasty ES-555 II (oblitas oblitas oblitas)”, 2024
127 x 274 cm
Charcoal, ink, gold leaf on paper
“untitled (tu tienes santo pero no eres babalao)”, 2023
129 x 207 cm
Graphite, ink, oil sticks, adhesive tape, collage, gold leaf on paper.
“untitled (los subterráneos digital)”, 2023
159 x 282 cm
Graphite, ink, oil sticks, masking tape, collage, gold leaf on paper
“una presencia continua”, 2016-2022
186 x 242 cm
Oil paint, acrylic, graphite, photo collage on paper
“pachacuti pachacuti pachacuti”, 2011-2013
56 x 76.5 cm
Collage, oil paint and graphite on paper
“ometeatl (contribution on building)”, 2016-2017
103 x 67 cm
Acrylic paint, watercolor, cacao, pencil, ink and lacquer on paper
“untitled / rumi maki #33”, 2020-2021
190.5 x 213.36 cm
Paint chips, acrylic paint, oil crayons, graphite, ink, glue on cardboard
“untitled (rumi maki # 46)”, 2023
189 x 181 cm
Collage of cardboard, ink, acrylic paint on cardboard
william cordova
william cordova’s sculptures, installations and works on paper are very much bound up with his transcultural biography that took him from Lima, Peru, where he was born (1971), via Miami, Florida, to the many other places where he has lived or spent time in the US and Europe. His subjets are drawn from a continuum of radical movements and players in struggles for self-determination. “Revealing the intersections between magical realism and social realism, he orchestrates collisions between ancient and recent histories, oral tradition and revolutionary texts to make way for an in- between, transitional, and ultimately transformative space.” (Rashida Bumbray).
william cordova
william cordova earned his MFA from Yale University in 2004 and his BFA fromThe Art Institute of Chicago in 1996. In addition to staging solo exhibitions at: Fleming Museum (University of Vermont), P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center (New York), Museum of Contemporary Art (Miami), he has taken part in groundbreaking group exhibitions, such as NeoHooDoo at Menil Collection (Houston, Texas), Street Level at Nasher Museum (Duke University, Durham, North Carolina). His works were presented in the San Juan Triennial, Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art (New York) and Venice Biennale. In 2008 he was artist-in residence at Artpace (San Antonio, Texas). His most recent solo exhibitions include: Pérez Art Museum (Miami), University Galleries of Illinois State University and Marfa Contemporary (Texas).
He has participated in group exhibitions at: Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), Orlando Museum of Art, Nasher Museum of Art (Durham), SITElines Santa Fe, 12th and 13th Havana Biennale, Guggenheim Museum (New York), Whitney Biennial, 50th Venice Biennale (2003). His work is part of the following collections: American Academy (Berlin), Deutsche Bank (New York), Guggenheim Museum of Art (New York), Harvard University (Cambridge), Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston), The Menil Collection (Houston), Museo de Arte de Lima, Pérez Art Museum (Miami), Seattle Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), Yale University (New Haven), among others.
He has participated in group exhibitions at: Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), Orlando Museum of Art, Nasher Museum of Art (Durham), SITElines Santa Fe, 12th and 13th Havana Biennale, Guggenheim Museum (New York), Whitney Biennial, 50th Venice Biennale (2003). His work is part of the following collections: American Academy (Berlin), Deutsche Bank (New York), Guggenheim Museum of Art (New York), Harvard University (Cambridge), Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston), The Menil Collection (Houston), Museo de Arte de Lima, Pérez Art Museum (Miami), Seattle Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), Yale University (New Haven), among others.