Erick Beltrán

Mexico City, Mexico, 1974.

Lives and Works in Barcelona, Spain.

Education + Residencies:

2011

2010
 

2007

2002-2004

2000-2001

1993-1997

Estudio Extendido Residency, Casa Vecina. Mexico City, Mexico.

Gasworks Residency. London, United Kingdom.
Villa Arson Residency. Nice, France.

Couvent des Recollets Residency. Paris, France.

Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten. Amsterdam, Netherlands.

ENSAD Residency. Paris, France.

Bachelor of Visual Arts in Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas, UNAM. Mexico
City, Mexico.

Solo exhibitions:

2010

2009

2008
 
 

2007
 
 

2006

2005
 
 

2004

2002
 

2001

1999

Modelling Standard with Jorge Satorre, Form&Content. London, United Kingdom. Mexico City, Mexico.

Double space, SpaceDoll. Laussane, Switzerland.

The Calculum Series, Joan Prats Gallery. Barcelona, Spain.
Efecto Rashomon- Síndrome Bolivar, Matucana 100. Santiago de Chile, Chile.
Tolv-Zeigarnik Effect, Malmö Konsthall. Malmö, Switzerland.

Universo en expansión, Luis Strina Gallery. São Paulo, Brazil.
Diagram Expansion, Tranzitdisplay. Prague, Czech Republic.
El orden de las partículas, OMR, MACO. Mexico City, Mexico.

Ergo Sum, Museo Experimental El Eco. Mexico City, Mexico.

Enciclopedia, OMR. Mexico City, Mexico.
Punchdrunk, SMAK, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst. Gent, Belgium.
Analphabet, Stedelijk Museum Bureau. Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Réplica con Jorge Macchi, MUCA Roma. Mexico City, Mexico.

Archivo Estocástico con Mariana Castillo/Sebastián Rodríguez Romo,
Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros. Mexico City, Mexico.

Merma, Snap Gallery. Alberta, Canada.

La Imagen Habitada, Museo de la Ciudad de México. Mexico City, Mexico.

Group Exhibitions:

2011
 
 
 

2010
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2009
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2008
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2007
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2006
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2005
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2004
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2003
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2002

Biennale de Lyon. Lyon, France.
Itinerarios 2009/2010. Botín Foundation. Santander, Spain.
Arco 2011, Joan Prats Gallery. Barcelona, Spain.
Songs of the Swamp, Kunsthalle Exnergasse. Vienna, Austria.

Learning Machines, NABA. Milan, Italy.
Manifesta 8. Murcia, Spain.
Miami Basel, Luisa Strina Gallery, Miami, United States.
La fuerza de la palabra, Instituto Cultural Cabañas. Jalisco, Mexico.
Smooth Structures, Smart Place. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Antes que nada, Centro Dos de Mayo. Madrid, Spain.
Modelos para armar: pensar Latinoamérica desde la colección MUSAC. MUSAC. Leon, Spain.
Double Bind/Arretez d’esayer de me comprendre, Villa Arson. Nice, France.
Philagraphica, PrintCenter. Philadelphia, United States.
Monument of Transformation. Galerija Miroslav Krajevic. Zagreb, Croatia.
Arco 10, Joan Prats Gallery. Barcelona. Spain.
Colección IX. El Tiempo que Venga, ARTIUM. Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain.

Labor, labor. LABOR. Mexico City, Mexico.
El mal de escritura, MACBA. Barcelona, Spain.
One Foot Apart, Galeria Leme. São Paulo, Brazil.
Monument of Transformation, TRansitDisplay. Prague, Czech Republic.
Heaven, Second Biennal de Atenas. Athens, Greece.
Trienal Poligráfica de San Juan. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Come in, Friends, the House is Yours, Badischer Kuntsverein Karlsruhe. Karlsruhe, Germany.
[sic], Galería OMR. Mexico City, Mexico.
Take the Money and Run, De Appel. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Provenances, Galleria Umberto di Marino. Napoles, Italy.
Column, Bard College For Curatorial Studies, Poughkeepsie Journal. New York, United States.

Now Jump Festival, Naum Jun Paik Center. Seoul, South Korea.
Presentacion y Representación, Salon Nacional Colombia. Cali, Colombia.
Democracy in the Age of Branding, Fundación Vera list, New School. New York, United States.
Democracy in America, Creativetime. New York. United States.
Scape Bienal Wandering Lines. Christchurch. New Zealand.
Lucky Number Seven, Site Santa Fe. New Mexico, United States.
On y croit, Strasburg Universite. Alsace, France.
Em vivo contato, São Paulo Biennal. São Paulo, Brazil.
Societe Anonyme, Kadist Foundation. Paris, France.

Relambago, KBB. Barcelona, Spain.
Forms of Resistance, Van Abbe Museum. Eindhoven, Netherlands.
L’histoire d’une décennie qui n’est pas encore nommée, Biennale de Lyon. Lyon, France.
Carteles, Centre d’art La Panera. LLeida, Spain.
Encuentro Medellín/Prácticas Artísticas Contemporáneas 2007. Medellin, Colombia.
Societe Anonyme. Le Plateau. Paris, France.
Transgression/Excess, Space Other. Massachusetts, United States.
Registro y Hábitos. Máquina de tiempo/Imágenes de espacios, Centro Gallego de Arte Contemporáneo.
Galicia, Spain.
PaperBack, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Vigo. Vigo, Spain.

Libro-Objeto. Ejemplares, Museo Nacional de la Estampa. Mexico City, Mexico.
Aakey, CCC, Contemporary Creation Centre. Tours, France.
Reenactment/Consulta, Centro de Arte Santa Mónica. Barcelona, Spain.
Registros y hábitos. Notas de tiempo/Imágenes de espacios, Fundación Tapies. Barcelona, Spain.
Paperback, Centro Gallego Arte Contemporáneo. Galicia, Spain.
Polvo en el viento, Galeria Ramis Barquet. Nuevo León, Mexico.
Back & Forth, Stiftung Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum. Duisburg, Germany.
Arco ‘06, Stand OMR. Madrid, Spain.
Deshecho, Galería del Bosque/Casa del Lago. Mexico City, Mexico.
El cuerpo y la letra, Centro Cultural Moneda. Santiago de Chile, Chile.
De literatura, libros y librerías, Galería Rafael Ortiz. Sevilla, Spain.

ArtBasel Miami, Stand OMR. Miami, Florida, United States.
La reconstrucción del lugar común, MADC. San Jose, Costa Rica.
Subversiones diarias, MALBA. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
5 Bienal de Mercosul. Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Old news, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, LACE. California, United States.
Arco ‘05, stand OMR. Madrid, Spain.
Algunos libros de artista, ProyectSD. Barcelona, Spain.
Prague Biennale 2, Karlin Hall. Praga, Czech Republic.
Heroes (my personal), MARTa. Herford, Germany.
ISTMO-Arquivo flexible. São Paulo, Brazil.
Circuitos/Circuits, Matucana 100. Santiago de Chile, Chile.

Transmigraciones, Trienal Poligráfica de San Juan. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Traveling without Moving, Trafo–Studio Galería. Budapest, Hungary.
The Mythological Machine, Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Center. Coventry, United Kingdom.
Regarding Muybridge, ProyectSD. Barcelona, Spain.
Process Obert, Hangar, intervenciones en vía publica/Sala Muncunill. Terrassa, Spain.
Produciendo Realidad, Chiesa San Matteo, Prometeo Associazione. Lucca, Italy.
Localismos, Perros Negros, intervenciones públicas, Centro Histórico. Mexico City, Mexico.
Endless Works, Nieuwe Vide. Haarlem, Netherlands.
The People’s Republic, San Francisco Art Comission Gallery. California, United States.
Violence of Tone, W139/PAKT. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
III Sitac, Resistencia, Patronato de Arte Contemporáneo. Mexico City, Mexico.

To be Political it has to look nice, The Apex. New York, United States.
Volkskrant Beeldende Institute, De Balie. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Storage and Display, Programa Art Center. Mexico City, Mexico.
Open Studios Rijksakademie. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Reversible, intervención en espacio público, Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros. Mexico City, Mexico.
Instant City, Instituto Mexico-París. Paris, France.
Prophetic Corners, 6th Periferic Biennal, Palace of Culture. Iasi, Romania. Contemporary Art Museum.
Bucharest, Romania.
Playing with Stereotypes, Hertfordshire University, Centro Cultural Latino, United States.
Open Studios, Rijksakademie. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Haunted by Detail, De Appel. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Bienal do Ceara America, De Ponta Cabeza, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo. Fortaleza, Brazil.
Coartadas/Alibis, Witte de With. Rotterdam, Netherlands.

ABCDF, Palacio de Bellas Artes. Mexico City, Mexico.
Pulpa, Centro Wilfredo Lam. La Habana, Cuba.
Transact-Linguistic Field, Museum in progress. Vienna, Austria.
Gráfica Actual Mexicana, Espacio México. Montreal, Canada.
Advertising, Imágenes en la vía pública. Mataro, Spain.

Teaching:

2010

2008-2009

2007

2006

Visiting Professor, Rietveld Academie. Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Incisione Laboratory Professor, Nova Academia de Bellas Artes. Milan, Italy.

“Traduccion sin fin” workshop, Jumex Collection. Ecatepec, Mexico.

“Lineas paralelas que se cruzan” workshop, Centro Galego de Arte Contemporaneo. Galicia, Spain.

Awards:

2008
 
 

2003

2002

2000

1999

1997

24th International Biennal of Graphic Design, Brno 2008/ Main award; iMagazine and Newspapers. Brno,
Czech Republic.
Shortlisted prix International d’Art Contemporain Foundation Pierre de Monaco. France.

Adquisition Prize Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten. Netherlands.

Animated Shortfilm Ariel Award Nomination.

Golden Bee Award. International Graphic Biennal. Russia.

Honorable Mention. International Phothograph Biennal of Mexico. Mexico.

Silver Awards in Osaka Triennale. Osaka, Japan.

Grants:

2010-2013

2010

2009

2004

2002-2003
 

1999

Sistema Nacional de Creadores. Mexico.

Beca de producción Arte e investigación, Centro Cultural Montehermoso. Vitoria, Spain.

Beca Botín, Botín Foundation. Santander, Spain.

Moondrian Foundation, Stipend Publication. Netherlands.

Stichtingtrustfonds van Beeldende Kunsten. Netherlands.
Soporte para estudios en el extranjero, FONCA.

Programa Coinversiones y Fomento a proyectos culturales del Fonca.

Conferences:

2010
 

2009
 
 

2008
 
 
 
 

2007
 
 

2006
 

2005

2004
 

2003
 

2002
 

2001

2000
 

1999

El mapa es el territorio, Universidad de los Andes. Bogota, Colombia.
Cabinet Synesthetique, Villa Arson. Nice, France.

Manifesta CoffeeBreak, Centro Párraga. Murcia, Spain.
Seminario, Memorias y olvidos del archivo. Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno, Las Palmas de
Gran Canaria, Spain.

Sopa de Anguilas, 28ª Bienal de Sao Paulo. São Paulo, Brazil.
Serpentine Gallery, “Notes on chance, patterns and…”. London, United Kingdom.
Notes on synesthesia, Uppsala Stadtheather. Stockholm, Sweden.
“Las partes que sobran” Universidad Diego Portales. Santiago, Chile.
Diagrams & nutrition, Kadist Foundation. France.

Golem (Eel soup), Tranzitdisplay. Prague, Czech Republic.
Eel Soup, Irish Modern Art Museum. Ireland.
Recents, Ecole des Beux Arts de Lyon. Lyon, France.

“Ergo Sum” Tapies Foundation. Barcelona. Spain.
“Escuela Panamericana del desasosiego”, Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros. Mexico City, Mexico.

“Twijfel”, Smak. Gent, Belgium.

“Newspaper for EU” De Balie. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
“The black aura”, Rijksakademie van Beelden Kunsten, Rietveltd Akademie. Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Notes on Edition and reproduction of images, X-Teresa Arte Actual. Mexico City, Mexico.
Notes on Edition, Salon Museum of Contemporary Art. Belgrade, Serbia.

”Archivo Estocástico”, Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros. Mexico City, Mexico.
”The Mexican Megalopolis”, Witte de With. Rotterdam, Netherlands.

”Se Rendre a l’evidence” Mexican Cultural Center of Paris. Paris, France.

“The seek of a perfect world” part of the series ”Spaces ans Events”, Ex Teresa Arte Actual.
Mexico City, Mexico.

”Graphics in Mexico from tradition to contemporary” Calderón Guardia Museum. San Jose, Costa Rica.
“Esthetic experience and signification”, Academic Days in the Esmeralda Art School, Centro Nacional de las Artes. Mexico City, Mexico.

Publications:

Ergo Sum. 320p, Tapies Foundation MERMA. BCN, 2006.

Enciclopedia. 400p, OMR/MERMA. Mexico, 2005.

America, 87p, Instituto de Cultura Portoriquena/MERMA. United States, 2005.

The Mythological Machine, 20p, Merma/Warwick Art Centre. United Kingdom, 2004.

El sueño, 16p, Merma/Hangar. Spain, 2004.

Todo el mundo sabe, 8p, Merma/Localismos, Mexico, 2004.

Applause, 4p, Merma/SFACG. United States, 2004.

Dalton, 16p, Roma Publications/Programa. Mexico, 2004.

Resistencia, 180p, Pac/Merma. Mexico, 2004.

Nothing but the truth, 90p, Merma. Mexico, 2003.

Epitafios, 16p, Merma. Mexico, 2003.

Hombre que corre, Flipbook, RABK. 2003.

Kiosk, 32p, Peripheric Biennal, 2003.

Printed Matter, 40p, Witte de With, 2002.

A propos, ENSAD, FONCA, 24p, 2001.

No anunciar, Fuera de registro, 64p, 2000.

The Inhabited Image, EC, 64p, 1999.

Collections:

Biblioteque Nationale de France. France.

Museo Nacional Reina Sofia. Madrid, Spain.

MUSAC, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León. Spain.

Artium, Centro-Museo de Arte Contemporaneo. Vitoria, Spain.

Centro Galego Arte Contemporaneo. Galicia, Spain.

Colección Jumex. Ecatepec, Mexico.

Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporaneo (MUAC) UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico.

Contemporary Art Center. Osaka, Japan.

Instituto de las artes gráficas de Oaxaca. Oaxaca, Mexico.

Modern Art Museum. Toyama, Japan.

Panstwowe Museum, Na Majdanku. Poland.

Instituto de Cultura Portoriquena. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Nuremberg City Goverment. Germany.