LUIS XERTU
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  • art rotterdam
  • renditions of impermanence
  • latest works
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  • hunter, gatherer
  • myth and memory
  • belonging
  • divinations
  • creatures
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'Worked in the theatre industry for more than a decade Luis Xertu (b. 1985, Mexico City, Mexico) is a virtuoso of picturesque theatricality who incorporates camp aesthetic in his poetic paintings with an elegant touch. Xertu's meticulous use of plants as a medium and motif in his artistic practice reveals an aesthetic of failure through the passage of time; the gradual decay of flora leads to a visual transformation where the canvas changes from lush green to autumnal hues, revolutionising the medium of painting by introducing the fourth dimension. As a Mexican diaspora residing in the Netherlands, Xertu draws mythological and spiritual references from his heritage and employs a unique artistic style of environmental romanticism to engage in gender, racial, postcolonial, and capitalist debates.'  - Cusson Cheng for Galerie du Monde, HK.
Exhibitions
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2022 – Galerie Du Monde Hong Kong, HK - Group show
2021 – MOYA Museum of Young Art Oosterhout, NL - Group show
2021 – Art Rotterdam, NL - Duo presentation
2020 – Tropicana / Pottage Foundation Rotterdam, NL - Group show
2020​ – TORCH Gallery Amsterdam, NL - Solo show
2019 – Royal Palace Amsterdam, NL - Group show 
2019 – WTC Rotterdam Gallery, NL - Group show 
2018 – Gloss Gallery Tel Aviv, IL - Solo show
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Inquiries and representation by  torchgallery.com

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  • art rotterdam
  • renditions of impermanence
  • latest works
  • .
  • hunter, gatherer
  • myth and memory
  • belonging
  • divinations
  • creatures
  • .
  • about