Roberto Barbosa
Roberto Barbosa (*1990 Guadalajara, Mexico) lives and works between Frankfurt a.M. Germany and Rotterdam, Netherlands. He studied architecture at Städelschule with Prof. Peter Trummer. Throughout his work he explores the relationship between human interactions and the built environment. His collection of line drawings examines notions of desire, perceptions of space and control. They render a landscape of intimacy, anxiety and vulnerability. Roberto Barbosa uses a variety of media to showcase questions of power and identity. His work pushes the boundaries beyond material and form. By combining performances, drawings, sculpture, video and architectural models, the artist creates portals that communicate statements, that explore both the domestic and public space, reflecting on systems of power and order that exist in the world.
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Universität Innsbruck, Austria with Prof. Trummer (2021–Present)
Städelschule, Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Frankfurt a.M. with Prof. Peter Trummer (2016–2019)
University of Guadalajara, Bachelor of Architecture, Guadalajara, México (2010–2015)
University of Málaga, Exchange Program, Málaga, Spain (2014)
bouquet, Galerie 3AP, Düsseldorf (GS)
Wohnung Lauxtermann Vol. 7, Galerie 3AP, Düsseldorf (GS)
Wohnung Lauxtermann, Galerie 3AP, Düsseldorf (Project)
In tension, Casa Paradiso, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
On Entering – Bodies in queer spaces, Kellerkreuzberg, Berlin (GS)
In my spare time, MVRDV, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Overgrown – opera of the nervous system, Galerie 3AP, Düsseldorf (GS)
prêt-à-parler by Aileen Treusch (Online-Exhibition)
Sorry, I need more space (Online-Exhibition)
Our Urban Living Room, Laituri, Helsinki
The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts (EFA), New York City, USA (forthcoming)
Casa RARO, Barcelona, Spain (2024)
New York Art Residency and Studios (NARS) Foundation, Brooklyn, NY, USA (2024)
Culture Moves Europe, European Commission and Goethe-Institut (2024)
HEIMA Residency, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland (2023)
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Foreign Graduates (2019)
Exhibitions
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WOHNUNG
LAUXTERMANN
Vol. 7
Joschua Yesni Arnaut, Roberto Barbosa, Joseph Beuys, Willi Bucher, Felix Anatol Findeiß, Jacqueline Hen, Sonja Heim, Steffen Jopp, Nadine Karl, Max Klinger, Helga Kneidl, Carolin Liebl & Nikolas Schmid-Pfähler, Ulrike Markus, Toni Meyer, Julie Mia, Philipp Naujoks, Miriam Schenkirz, Robert Schittko, Wayne Thiebaud, Catharina Szonn, Ellen Wagner, Lara Werth, Sonja Yakovleva
with further objects and contributions by Alex Leo Freier, Monster Mansion, Aleksandra Mir & Tim Griffin
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bouquet – Roberto Barbosa, Julie Mia and Miriam Schenkirz
Whether carefully arranged or wildly assembled, the motif of the bouquet and the eponymous exhibition reveal social expectations or the pursuit of aesthetic constellations. In analogy to the art of flower arranging, the works by Roberto Barbosa, Julie Mia and Miriam Schenkirz are poetic arrangements that represent a relationship to objects, to themselves or to nature, as well as a feeling that may have moved them during the process of creating them. We look forward to seeing you again.
„Subverting norms constructing narrative scenarios“
Wohnung Lauxtermann
The fluid exhibition is open for visitors for the fifth and last time this year until December 15th.
Projects
ON ENTERING – Bodies in Queer Spaces
Our concept of the self consists of clear demarcations from the other. like a room that is constructed through the walls that surround it. The inside is shielded from the outside. But what happens if we let someone else enter? The lines sketched out as borders become porous while foreign bodies cross. What if we encounter otherness with tender feelings?
Wohnung Lauxtermann (D)
The exhibition and residency project WOHNUNG LAUXTERMANN, conceived and curated by Aileen Treusch, enables artists to use the premises at Fürstenwall 74 for their work to bring this historic address back into the active life of the city. Since the beginning in February 2023, various program strands have focused on the social role of art and design and their potential for participation.