Guadalupe Maravilla — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works39

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney

MoMA

NGA Washington

SFMOMA

Hammer Museum

Tate

Princeton University Art Museum

Guggenheim

Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami

Harry Ransom Center

Blanton Museum

Williams College Museum of Art

Previous Sales 4

Independent Curators International (ICI) Benefit Auction · Artsy

Tortilla #1, 2019

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Dehydrated tortilla, corn flour, oil paint and epoxy

Bronx Museum of the Arts Benefit Auction · Artsy

Requiem for my border crossing and my undocumented father’s #11, 2018

Bidding closed

Archival inkjet print and hand graphite drawing

P.P.O.W · Artsy

Dream Backpack 1, 2023

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Volcanic rock and objects collected from a ritual of retracing the artist's original migration route

P.P.O.W · Artsy

Heal Seven Years Back, 2024

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Oil on volcanic rock

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P.P.O.W · Artsy

Embroidery, 2019

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Hand stitched sequin embroidery

P.P.O.W · Artsy

Feather Serpent Times Square Retablo, 2022

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Oil on tin, cotton and glue mixture on wood

Pinto Gallery · Artsy

Mini Relámpagos, 2024

US$10,000

Cast bronze with Verdigris patina

P.P.O.W · Artsy

Requiem for a border crossing #1, 2016

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Ink and paint on dehydrated tortillas, and mixed media on inkjet print

P.P.O.W · Artsy

12/12/24, 2024

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Oil on volcanic rock

P.P.O.W · Artsy

El Espíritu de Mariposa Relámpago Disease Thrower, 2023

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Bronze with steel base

P.P.O.W · Artsy

Disease Thrower #12122012, 2022

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Gong, steel, wood, cotton, glue mixture, plastic, loofah, and objects collected from a ritual of retracing the artist's original migration route

P.P.O.W · Artsy

Disease Thrower #00, 2022

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Gong, steel, wood, cotton, glue mixture, plastic, loofah, and objects collected from a ritual of retracing the artist's original migration route

P.P.O.W · Artsy

ICE Age Disease Thrower #1, 2025

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Steel gong, cotton, glue mixture, plastic, and objects collected from a ritual of retracing the artist's original migration route

P.P.O.W · Artsy

Dream Backpack 2, 2023

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Volcanic rock and objects collected from a ritual of retracing the artist's original migration route

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Venice Biennale — Venice

2026 · In Minor Keys · curated by Koyo Kouoh

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Ballroom Marfa: The First Twenty Years

Phaidon Press · 2024

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Past Exhibitions5

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Si no sanas hoy, sanarás mañana

Guadalupe Maravilla

392 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

Mar 1, 2024 — Apr 6, 2024

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Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art

Guadalupe Maravilla: Armonía de la Esfera

Guadalupe Maravilla

114 Central Ave, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA

Jan 27, 2024 — Jun 9, 2024

Jan 27, 2024–Jun 9, 2024 Guadalupe Maravilla: Armonía de la Esfera Armonía de la Esfera (Harmony of the Sphere) presents recent work by Guadalupe Maravilla a...

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Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston

Guadalupe Maravilla: Mariposa Relámpago

Guadalupe Maravilla

25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston, MA 02210, USA

Jan 1, 2023

Guadalupe Maravilla: Mariposa Relámpago May 25 – Sep 4, 2023 Guadalupe Maravilla (b. 1976 in San Salvador, El Salvador) grounds his sculpture, painting, perf...

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