Bio
Raquel Schwartz’s work often tries to build a habitable place, as a kind of oppressive
but warm shelter. One of her most representative works took place at
the Mercosur Biennial in Porto Alegre, Brasil. After
wrapping
various spaces and objects with pink furry fabric, she produced a
whole space titled “llusión V.” For this site-specific
installation, the artist wrapped an entire house, including not just
the furniture and the walls of the house, but also everyday objects.
This appropriation of the idea of “pink” as an archetype of
softness and perfection transforms it into a lavish display. It, as
well, is the continuity of an ongoing research started in 2001, with
“Cárcel de ilusiones,” her work for Sao Paulo Biennial in 2001,
where her denounce of feminine culture and national identity as
comfortable jails was eloquent through an enormous but constructive
pink cage.
Raquel
Schwartz (b. 1963, Bolivia) studied ceramic and sculpture as well as
management and accounting at the Santa Barbara City College, CA and
Graphic Design at the Wizo School of Design in Israel. She completed
numerous art and leadership workshops in Europe, Argentina and
Bolivia as part of the UK Triangle Art Trust Foundation and the HIVOS
Mondrian and Doen Arts Collaboratory Network of Artist Residencies.
She has participated in numerous solo and collective exhibitions and
international biennials. In 2001 and 2005, Schwartz organized KMO, a
residency for international visual artists in Bolivia. Since 2006 she
is the director of Kiosko Galeria. Her work has been exhibited in
Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia,
Venezuela, Mexico, Uruguay, United States, Italy, Switzerland, Korea,
Russia, United Kingdom, among others.
