Juan Obando
Juan Obando is a Colombian artist whose work focuses on the critical intervention of social systems and the subsequent production of video-performances, post-digital objects and screen-based installations —presenting the screen as a site where ideology confronts aesthetics and new worlds are speculated.
About Juan Obando
Obando’s work has been exhibited in México, France, Colombia, Germany, and the US. Recent solo shows include “Pro Revolution” at Espacio Odeón (Bogotá, Colombia, 2019), “Full Collabs” at Distillery Gallery (Boston, 2018), “Jeep VIP” at Volta Art Fair (New York, 2017), and “Collabs” at MIAMI Prácticas Contemporáneas (Bogotá, Colombia, 2017).
Selected group exhibitions include Game Changers (MAAM, Boston, 2020), Video Sur (Palais de Tokyo, France, 2018), Rencontres de la Photographie (Arles, France, 2017), MDE15 (Medellin, Colombia, 2015). He has been a resident artist at Casa Tres Patios (Medellín, Colombia) in 2012 and at SOMA (México City, México) in 2017 and 2018. Obando was also awarded a Rhizome commission from The New Museum in 2012, a MassArt foundation grant in 2017, and an ArtMatters Foundations fellowship in 2019.
