The poetic installations, sculptures, and media-based artworks of Paul Ramírez Jonas (b. 1965) have pushed the boundaries of conceptualist art since the early 1990s, drawing on themes of geographic exploration, national identity and democracy.
The work of Ramírez Jonas has been included in the 53rd Venice Biennial (Pabellon de America Latina); the 7th Mercosul Biennial, Porto Alegre, Brazil; and the The Quick and the Dead, curated by Peter Eleey at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN. Recent solo museum exhibitions include The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT (2008); The Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas, Austin (2007); and a mid-career survey at IKON Gallery, Birmingham, United Kingdom (2004). Public art commissions include Hudson River Park, New York, NY; and Taylor Square, Cambridge, MA (2005).
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Ramírez Jonas
Artforum December 2011
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Projeto Octógono Arte Contemporânea July 20, 2011
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The Brooklyn Rail June 1 2011
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Artforum March 10, 2011
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The New Yorker March 2011
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Ramírez Jonas
New York Daily News June 4, 2010
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New York Post June 4, 2010
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The Village Voice June 1, 2010
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Baltic May 29, 2010
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The New Yorker April 27, 2009
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Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art 2008
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Ramírez Jonas
Time Out New York June 21, 2007
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Ikon Catalogue 2004
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Art in America June 2003
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ARTnews June 2001
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Artforum March 1998
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Artforum Summer 1996
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Ramírez Jonas
Time Out New York February 28, 1996
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