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Manuel Pardo
Portrait of a Buddha

1985

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Manuel Pardo (1952-2012). Portrait of a Buddha, 1985. Oil on canvas, 16 x 24 inches. Unframed. Signed and dated upper left. Excellent condition. Manuel Pardo was born in Cardenas, Cuba in 1952, and lived in worked in New York City. Pardo graduated from the School of Visual Arts, and received his BFA in 1978. Having exhibited his works throughout the East Village, he was included in The Other Masculinity: Alternative Representations of Masculinity, an exhibition curated by founder and director of the New Museum, Marcia Tucker. His work was presented in a solo-show at the New Museum in 1991, and in various galleries and museums in France and Mexico. His work is characterized synthesizing his intricate line-work and pop-culture references to imagine the fantasy world his mother was never able to have. He passed away in New York City in 2012. SOLO SHOWS 2020 • Manuel Pardo "Selected Works", Art Sales & Research, Inc. 2011 • Manuel Pardo Stardust, Begovich Gallery, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, USA 2009 • Menor/Protégé, Manuel Pardo/Maggie Simonelli, The Living Room Gallery, New York, NY, USA 2008 • Quinceañera, Gary Marotta Fine Art, Milano, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy 2007 • Pinkgirl, Art Basel Miami, Miami Beach, FL, USA 2004 • Two Cubans in Monterrey, Galeria Pepe Arcaute, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico 2004 • Manuel Pardo & Maggie Simonelli, Gary Marotta Fine Art, Provincetown, MA, USA 2004 • MetaPlasmic, Serendipity, Palm Beach, FL, USA 2002 • Le Universe, K.O. Gallery, Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico 2001 • Le Jardin, Museo Metropolitano de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico 1999 • From Paradise, Generous Miracles, New York, NY, USA 1997 • Un cubain à Paris, Galerie Piltzer, Paris, France 1992 • Conquest/Consequences, Arch Gallery, New York, NY, USA 1991 • Late 20th Century Still Lifes (the work of Manuel Pardo), New Museum, New York, NY, USA GROUP SHOWS 2016 • May Day Salon, Rose Burlingham Projects, NYC, NYC, NY, USA 2007 • Art Basel Miami, Betty Cunningham Gallery, Miami Beach, FL, USA 2005 • Contemporary Cuban Drawing, Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art, New York, NY, USA 2004 • Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA, USA 2003 • Manuel Pardo. Three Roses, Van Brunt Gallery, Beacon, NY, USA 1999 • Arte de América Latina, Wally Findlay Gallery, New York, NY, USA 1999 • Chicago Art Fair, Annina Nosei Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA 1996 • Codpiece, Griffin-Linton Gallery, Venice, Los Angeles, CA, USA 1994 • Art and Jeans, Passage de Retz, Paris, France 1994 • Bad Girls West, Wight Art Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA 1992 • Paper Vision IV, The Housatonic Museum of Art , Bridgeport, CT, USA 1991 • Outrageous Desire, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA 1988 • Ways in Being Gay, Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, Buffalo, NY, USA 1987 • Surface Tension, Harm Bouckaert Gallery, New York, NY, USA 1987 • Images of Latin American Culture, Grey Art Gallery, New York University, New York, NY, USA 1987 • Homenaje al Afro Latino, Museo Fondo del Sol, Washington D.C., DC, USA 1986 • Caribbean Art/African Currents, Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, New York, NY, USA 1985 • 10 Years at Cayman Gallery, Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, New York, NY, USA
  • Creator:
    Manuel Pardo (1952 - 2012, Cuban)
  • Creation Year:
    1985
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Wilton Manors, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU24528878322
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