Rubén Grilo
Rubén Grilo (Lugo, 1981) uses his work as a tool to explore the mechanics of subjectivity: how it is constituted, where its limits lie and what is its potentiality. His work often makes reference to the thresholds of perception, to the scale of the human body, to the mechanics of affect and to narratives that culturally reinforce the myth of the subject, such as creativity, personality or style. Although many of these elements appear on a recurring basis and some of his pieces are formulated with strong internal logic, Grilo deliberately avoids interpretation. On the contrary, his work can be understood as a changing and autonomous system in tension with the environment, time and space in which it is exhibited. His installations invite us to review the artificial separation between text and context, between interior and exterior, between experience and knowledge, between information and noise.
Selected works
Pattern Free. Ripped from Zara, Indigo Version I
2013
Laser washed and ripped denim replicating worn jean patterns from Zara, metal structure and hair ties
208 × 93 × 36 cm (81 7⁄8 × 36 5⁄8 × 14 5⁄32 inches)
Here, There, Mirror, Hole Through, Against. Snake and Mouth
2010
Poster, wooden shelf, laser cut acrylic mirror, plywood and plexiglas
84 × 118 cm (33 1⁄16 × 46 15⁄32 inches)
The benefit of Ignorance
2008
Found objects, glass vitrines and plinths
U-Scr "YooScreen" from "Screen Alphabet"
2011
High-gain screen projection foil stretched on painted steel tube
60 × 50 × 38 cm (23 5⁄8 × 19 11⁄16 × 14 31⁄32 inches)
Dvt is de garen mathe (para Hildesheim)
2014
Laser-cut indigo denim mounted on plasterboard
180 × 120 cm (70 7⁄8 × 47 1⁄4 inches)
To Whom it May Concern
2016
Plastic, PVC sheaths, cork, polyurethane resin on extruded polystyrene, polypropylene cord, plaster of adobe, straw bales and pallet
Dimensions variable
Untitled
2016
Tinted hard plastic, magnets, aluminum foil, powder-coated steel sheet, rivets
118 × 156 cm (46 15⁄32 × 61 13⁄32 inches)
5 Nestle Aero, 3 Niederegger Lubeck Marzipan Classic 10 Bites, 4 Lindt 10 Bites, 2 Green & Black's Thin Milk Chocolate 8 Bites (aprox.), 3 Kit Kat 16 Bites, 2 Galaxy Smooth Milk 42 Bites, 3 Lindt 30 Bites (about), 1 Reese's Filled with Peanut Butter 15 Bites, 5 Nestle 50 Bites a.o.
2016
Tinted hard plastic, magnets, aluminum foil, powder-coated steel sheet, rivets
133 × 93 × 3 cm (52 3⁄8 × 36 5⁄8 × 1 3⁄16 inches)
1 Milka Avellanas Enteras 32 Bites (Aprox), 3 Lindt 30 Bites, 1 Smarties Sharing Block 16 Bites, 4 Kit Kat 16 Bites, 5 Nestle Aero 28 Bites, 3 Green & Black`s Thin Milk Chocolate 8 Bites, 4 Valor 11 Bites and 2 12 Bites, 3 Cadbury Dairy Milk Marvellous Creations Cookie Nut Crunch 16 Bites, 2 Reese ́s Filled with Peanut Butter 15 Bites, 4 Niederegger Lubeck Marzipan Classic 10 Bites, 2 Galaxy Smooth Milk 42 Bites
2016
Tinted hard plastic, magnets, aluminum foil, powder-coated steel sheet, rivets
179 × 73 × 2.5 cm (70 15⁄32 × 28 3⁄4 × 31⁄32 inches)
Mongrels
2019
Air-brushed and hand-painted polyurethane cast plastic elements mounted on a brushed stainless steel tray
each: 179 × 83 × 4.5 cm ( × 32 11⁄16 × 1 25⁄32 inches)
Installation
Indigo Eye
2019
CentroCentro
Madrid
Proof of Concept
2016
Union Pacific
London
La Collection mise à nue par ses artistes, même
2016
La Maison de La Vache Qui Rit
Lons-le-Saunier
Wow! Woven? Entering the (sub)Textiles
2015
Künstlerhaus
Halle für Kunst & Medien (KM–)
Graz
Gasworks’ Residencies
2015
Gasworks
London
Cuando las líneas son tiempo
2015
Espai 13
Fundació Joan Miró
Barcelona
Mit eigener Hand
2014
Kunstverein
Hildesheim
PowerPoint Karaoke
2013
MARCO
Vigo
The Need For Speed
2013
CIRCA Projects
Newcastle
8a Biennal d’art Leandre Cristòfol
2013
Centre d'art la Panera
Lleida
Material World
2013
Nest
The Hague
RijksakademieOPEN
2011
Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten
Amsterdam
Exhibitions
WATCHDOG-LAPDOG-PLAYDOG
BarcelonaApr 02 - May 07, 2016
“The press is a watchdog. Not a lapdog. A watchdog. Now, a watchdog can’t be right all the time. He doesn’t bark only when he sees or smells something that’s dangerous. A good watchdog barks at things that are suspicious.” -Dan Rather (American journalist and a former anchor for CBS Evening News)
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Sudden Glory
MadridSep 20 - Nov 10, 2012
NoguerasBlanchard opens its new space in Madrid with an exhibition of new work by Rubén Grilo (Lugo, 1981), the artist’s first exhibition in the gallery.
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