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Marcos LopezMarcos López – “Restaurante en Feria Boliviana”, 20102010
2010
$17,939.37
£13,294.20
€14,950
CA$24,517.86
A$26,689.69
CHF 14,166.90
MX$321,134.40
NOK 179,513.86
SEK 164,485.43
DKK 113,878.62
About the Item
Marcos López – “Restaurante en Feria Boliviana”, 2010
Medium: Chromogenic print (C-type) mounted on aluminum
Dimensions: W 219 × D 5 × H 104 cm
Edition number: 1/7
Signed: Yes, signed and dated by the artist on the reverse
Description:
Restaurante en Feria Boliviana (2010) is a striking work by Marcos López, one of Argentina’s most acclaimed contemporary photographers. Trained initially in engineering at the Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, López abandoned his studies in 1982 to devote himself entirely to photography, developing a highly distinctive visual language.
His oeuvre functions as a social and cultural x-ray of Latin America, revealing the contradictions and ironies of modern life. López’s images are characterized by a personal and unmistakable kitsch aesthetic, blending stereotypes, cultural diversity, academic rigor, and intentional vulgarity. Through meticulously staged scenes filled with visual references, he constructs narratives that evoke cinematic storytelling—where time seems suspended, suggesting that something is about to happen or has just taken place.
The artist defines his stories as “the texture of underdevelopment,” populated by everyday antiheroes whose faces reveal the confusion, skepticism, and sense of displacement emblematic of contemporary existence.
López’s work is represented in major institutional collections, including the Daros Latinamerica Collection (Zurich, Switzerland), Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires), Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Madrid), MUSAC (León, Spain), El Museo del Barrio (New York), the Museum of Fine Arts (Houston, Texas), and the Museo de Arte Moderno (Buenos Aires), among others.
Condition: Excellent. Professionally mounted on aluminum, ready to hang.
- Creator:Marcos Lopez (1958, Argentinian)
- Creation Year:2010
- Dimensions:Height: 40.95 in (104 cm)Width: 86.23 in (219 cm)Depth: 1.97 in (5 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Madrid, ES
- Reference Number:Seller: LA007002091stDibs: LU2889217048192
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