Английская Википедия:Francis Acea

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Found Object, 2021 #1, NFT series, ongoing.

Francis Acea (born 1967 in Havana) is an artist, Publisher, Designer, and serial entrepreneur known for his inspiration by what The Language of Objects in the Art of the Americas describes as "the often anonymous creations of provisional art." Along with other artists, also inspired by the provisional art movement in Cuba, made the collective Ordo Amoris Cabinet. Acea is a graduate of the Havana Superior Institute of Design. As of 2024, Acea lives between New York, NY and Florida, FL. Acea has exhibited internationally, solo and group, and currently performs as President of One Sun Media Inc, publishing online and in print.

Biography

Born in Havana, Cuba, in 1967, Francis Acea is a multifaceted artist, Publisher, Designer, and serial entrepreneur whose explorations span various media and special interests, including painting, installation, photography and art objects. Central to Acea's artistic inquiry is the intersection of art and economics, particularly the dynamics of the Art Market. As of 2024, Acea lives and works between New York, NY and Florida, FL.

Online Artworks

• 2022 – Found Objects [1] Financial history in the making. Found Objects is an NFT collection made of photographs of found coins.
• 2022 – Prohibido Olvidar (Coca Cola del Olvido) [2] Forbidden to Forget is a work that invites to cultivate and preserve the historical memory of the Cuban Exiles.

Media Properties

• 2023 – ELEVENSUNS Magazine [3] Online magazine tailored for high-value men.
• 2022 – Coca Cola del Olvido. [4] Gift Shop. Presents, Objects, Art, Multiples.
• 2021 – One Sun Media Inc. [5] Boutique media agency. Brands, Digital Marketing, Publications.
• 2020 – La Nueva Cuba Inc [6] NPO, Online Academy, and Social Network.
• 2020 – Unión Constitucional [7] Cuban Constitutional History Online Education.
• 2020 – Opinión Cubana [8] Online Newspaper focused on Cuban Politics and Economics.
• 2004 – Miami Art Guide. [9] Regional Arts Marketing Agency and Online Magazine.

Solo Art Exhibitions

• 2015 – Black Diamonds: New Works by Francis Acea. Merton D. Simpsom, 2015, New York.
• 2010 – No Money, No Glory. Holster Projects [10], London, UK. 2010
• 2008 – D.B.A Joe. Panamerican Art Projects [11], Miami, FL. 2008.
• 2007 – D.B.A nobody. Kunsthaus Miami [12], Miami. 2007.
• 2007 – D.B.A Francis Acea. Magnan Emrich Contemporary [13], NY.
• 2006 – Safety Box. PM Gallery. Miami, FL.
• 2003 – Reality. Karpio+Facchini Gallery. Miami, FL
• 2002 – Sweet Home. Espacio Aglutinador. Havana, Cuba
• 2001 – Mousepads and Screensavers. ArtPace[14], San Antonio, Tx
• --- Summer Days. Frehrking Wiesehöfer Gallery, Köln, Germany
• 2000 – A day like any other day. 7th Havana Biennale. 2000
• --- Living la vida. Sinpalabras' studio. Havana, Cuba. 2000
• 1999 – This is a Provisional Fence. Keep Out. Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana
• 1998 – Antennas: Network transmission / Taxi Limosina. Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst [15], Aachen / Kunsthaus Berlin, Germany. 1998
• 1997 – Hiking Raffle. Banff Centre for the Arts[16], Alberta, Canada
• --- Reinforced Concrete. Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba. 1997.
• 1996 – Sugar-water and the Provisional Show. Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba. Museo de Arte Contemporaneo y Diseno (MACD), San Jose, Costa Rica.
• 1995 – Una de Cada Clase. Next generation show. Center of Art and Design. Havana. Cuba. 1995
• 1991 – Cuatro acentos para una exhibicion. Casa del Joven Creador, Havana, Cuba.
• 1990 – Nunca nadie muere. Posters. Ernest Hemingway Museum. Havana, Cuba.

Group Art exhibitions

• 2017 - The object and the image (This is not a chair either), Concrete Space Projects, Miami, US
• 2014 - Iconomania. Merton D. Simpson Gallery, 2014, New York.
• 2012 - Every Exit Is An Entrance: 30 Years of Exit Art. NY 2012.
• 2010 - smART. Freedom Tower. Miami, US. 2010.
• 2010 - Past is History, Future is Mystery. Freedom Tower. Miami, US. 2010.
• 2010 - A sense of place. Carol Jazzar Contemporary. Miami, US. 2010.
• 2009 – Gods and Rituals. Holster Projects [17], London, UK. 2009
• --- Primary Colors. Panamerican Art Projects [18], Miami, FL. 2009.
• 2008 – AURUM, Gold in contemporary Art [19], Centre PasquArt [20], Biel Bienne, Switzerland. 2008
• 2007 – Killing Time: An exhibition of Cuban artists from the 1980s to the present [21]. Exit Art[22], Exit Art Underground. NY. 2007
• 2006 – PULSE ART [23] Featured Artist Installation. Miami, FL, US. 2006
• --- Moving Image. Alonso Art. Miami, FL, US. 2006
• 2003 – Stretch. Power Plant Gallery, Toronto, Canada. 2003
• --- With eyes of stone and Water. Exhibition on tour.
• --- Gallery 3,14., Norway. 2004.
• --- Ciurlionis National Art Museum, Lithuania, 2003.
• 2002 – With eyes of stone and Water. Helsinki City Art Museum (Tennis Palace), Helsinki, Finland. 2002
• --- La Huella Multiple. International Engravers exhibition, Havana, Cuba. 2002.
• --- FITAC. VIII Foro Internacional de Teoría de Arte Contemporáneo. 2002
• --- Prophets of Boom. Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden. 2002
• --- Suspended Animation. Karpio+Facchini Gallery, Miami, FL, US. 2002
• --- Atravesados. Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, Spain. 2002
• 2001 – I'm Cuba / Double Play. Tirana Biennale. Tirana, Albany. 2001
• --- Short Stories. Fabbrica del Vappore Art Center, Milan, Italy. 2001
• 2000 – Шаблон:Lang. Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba. 2000.
• 1999 – Cuba presente! Barbican Centre, London, UK. 1999
• 1998 – Thinking Aloud. Hayward Gallery. Exhibition on tour.
• --- Candem Art Centre, London, UK. 1999
• --- Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, UK. 1998
• --- Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK. 1998
• --- Entropy at home. Suermondt-Ludwig Museum, Germany. 1998
• --- The campaign against living miserably. Royal College of Art, London, UK. 1998
• 1997 – The Russian Mountain. Troisieme Manifestation Internationale Video et Art Electronique. Champ Libre, Montreal, Canada. 1997
• 1995 – Una de cada clase. Next Generation Show. Art and Design Centre, Havana, Cuba. 1995
• 1991 – Salon 150 Anniversary of Cuban Photography. IV Havana Biennial.
• 1989 – Salon Construcción de la imagen fotográfica. III Bienal de La Habana, Fototeca de Cuba.
• 1988 – Revolution by Design. Art & Design College. London, UK.
• 1987 – Salon de la Nueva Imagen Fotografica. Asociacion Hermanos Saiz. Havana, Cuba.

Awards

• Bacardi 150 Anniversary Cuban Artist Series. 2011
• Cubadisco Award. Nominated Best Design. 2002 (Ernán López-Nussa - From Havana to Rio)
• Cubadisco Award. Nominated Best Design. 2001 (All Stars - La Rumba Soy Yo)
• Cubadisco Award. Best Design. 2009 (Sinpalabras - Orisha Dreams)
• 01.3 ArtPace International Artist in Residency. San Antonio, Tx, US. 2001
• Ludwig Stiftung für Kunst und Internationale Verständigung, Aachen, Germany. 1998
• Banff Centre for the Arts, Canada. 1997

Books

• Sullivan, Edward J. The Language of Objects in the Art of the Americas. Yale University Press. 2007.
• Linda Pace, Jan Jarboe, Eleanor Heartney. Dreaming Red, Creating ArtPace. 2003
• Atravesados, Deslizamientos de identidad y genero. Fundacion Telefónica, May 2003.
• Prophets of Boom. Staaliche Kunsthalle Baden Baden. Baden Baden, Germany. 2002.

Catalogues

• AURUM, Gold in contemporary Art, CentrePasquArt Biel Bienne, Switzerland. 2008
• Short Stories. Comune di Milano, Milan, Italy. 2001.
• Havana Biennale. Catalogue. 2000.
• Trabajando pa'l ingles. Barbican Center, London, UK. 1999.
• This is a provisional Fence. Keep Out. Across Havana in a Limosina. Havana, Cuba. 1999.
• Thinking Aloud. Hayward Gallery Publishing London, UK. 1999.
• The campaign against living miserably. Royal College of Art, London, UK. 1998.
• The love order. Ludwig Forum fur Internationale Kunst. Aachen, Germany. 1998.
• Reinforced Concrete. Havana, Cuba. 1997.
• Utopian Territories. New Art from Cuba. Catalogue. Vancouver, BC, Canada. 1997.

Press Reading

• Heather Corcoran. Art.sy Editorial. "Francis Acea".
• Irina Leyva. Art Nexus. "Francis Acea". p. 168. N0. 67. Vol 6. Miami FL. 2007.
• Dinorah Perez-Rementeria. Arte al Dia Internacional. p. 105. No 121. Miami, US. 2007.
• Alejandra Villasmil. Arte al Dia Internacional. p. 117. No 119. Miami, US. 2007.
• Olivier Cayron. Art Scenes Magazine. p. 64-65. No 18. Paris, France. 2006.
• Marisol Martell. Art Nexus. "Merrill Lynch Arteamericas". p. 114. N0. 61. Vol 5. Miami FL. 2006.
• Carlos M. Luis. El Nuevo Herald. "Francis Acea y la realidad cotidiana". January 25. Miami, FL. 2004
• Lilian Fontana. "The New Wynwood Art District Circuit". Arte al Dia News. p. 9. Miami, FL. 2004
• Miguel Muniz. Milenio. Diario de Monterrey. "Gabinete Ordo Amoris". Interview. p. 46. Monterrey. MX. April 6, 2002.
• Шаблон:Cite news
• Cuauhtemoc Medina. "El Ojo Breve. Una isla cada vez mas isla." Reforma Newspaper, 3 de Enero. p. 4c. Mx. DF. 2001
• Quinones, Paul. Short Stories: La Fabrica del Vapore, Milano, Flash Art. 2001.
• Walter Robinson. "Havana, Art Capital". Artnet Magazine. 2000.
• Hilda Rodriguez. "Espacios para una comunicacion deseada". Revista Arte Cubano, No.3, p. 13. Шаблон:ISSN. La Habana. Cuba. 2000
• Ibem. Frencis Fernandez. p 67.
• Antonio Eligio (Tonel). Por la Habana en Limosina. Revista La Gaceta de Cuba, No.6, p. 22. Шаблон:ISSN. La Habana. Cuba. 1999
• Grant, Simon. Imagination at full stretch. Evening Standard, May 12, London, 1999.
• Ian Hunt. Review. Thinking Aloud. Art Monthly Magazine. No.2. UK. 1999
• Greess, Gabriela. "Überlebenskunst", Süddeutsche Zeitung (July) Germany. 1998
• Naomi Blum. Naomi Blum visited Thinking Aloud with Art Monthly critic Patricia Bickers. Art Monthly Magazine. UK. 1998
• Nelson Moya and Luis F. Quiroz. Interview. Revista Fanal (MADC), No.14, p. 24. Шаблон:ISSN. San Jose, Costa Rica. 1996.
• Molina, Juan Antonio. "Ordo Amoris. Hacia un diseño pragmatico", La Gaceta de Cuba, No. 4. 1996.
• Alberdi, Virginia, "The Next Generation", Arte Cubano No. 2. 1995.

External links

• www.francisacea.com