Despacio’s mission is to keep doing what it has been doing for the past decade: consistently exploring new models of artistic and curatorial practice while remaining a driving force in the continued development of Central America’s artistic voice.
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Avenida Central - Calle 11
San José, Costa Rica
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Alfredo Ceibal was born 1952 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, where he lives and works. He was a resident of New York for over a decade and has exhibited in the MoMA PS1, the Bronx Museum of the Arts and many more.
If you didn’t happen to be walking the streets of Guatemala City in 2006, you probably missed an old green Volvo cruising around with a pair of pale bare feet sticking out of the back, insinuating the macabre nature of its contents: a dead body in the trunk. The person behind this action was Gabriel Rodríguez, an artist known for pushing viewers to the limit of tolerability, confronting us with things we try to ignore, while maintaining an almost gentle touch in his use of simple actions that blend into everyday Guatemalan life.
