Francis Acea

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Francis Acea
Born1967 (age 5657)
Havana, Cuba
EducationHavana Superior Institute of Design 1991
Known forConceptual art, painting, installation, and photography
Notable work
  • Solo: 2015 – Black Diamonds: New Works by Francis Acea. Merton D. Simpson Gallery, 2015, New York.
  • Group: 2017 - The object and the image (This is not a chair either), Concrete Space Projects, Miami, US
StyleContemporary Art
Awards
  • 01.3 ArtPace International Artist in Residency. San Antonio, Tx, US. 2001
  • Ludwig Stiftung für Kunst und Internationale Verständigung, Aachen, Germany. 1998
  • Banff Centre for the Arts, Canada. 1997
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Found Object, 2021 #1, NFT series, ongoing.

Francis Acea (born 1967 in Havana) is an artist, Publisher, Designer, and serial entrepreneur known for his inspiration by what The Language of Objects in the Art of the Americas describes as "the often anonymous creations of provisional art." [1] Along with other artists, also inspired by the provisional art movement in Cuba, made the collective Ordo Amoris Cabinet. [1] Acea is a graduate of the Havana Superior Institute of Design. [2] As of 2024, Acea lives between New York, NY and Florida, FL. Acea has exhibited internationally, solo and group, and currently performs as President of One Sun Media Inc, publishing online and in print.

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Biography

Born in Havana, Cuba, in 1967, Francis Acea is a multifaceted artist, Publisher, Designer, and serial entrepreneur whose explorations span various media and special interests, including painting, installation, photography and art objects. Central to Acea's artistic inquiry is the intersection of art and economics, particularly the dynamics of the Art Market. As of 2024, Acea lives and works between New York, NY and Florida, FL.

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References

  1. 1 2 Sullivan, Edward J. (2007). The Language of Objects in the Art of the Americas . Yale University Press. p.  202. ISBN   978-0-300-11106-4. Francis Acea.
  2. Block, Holly; Gerardo Mosquera (2001). Art Cuba: The New Generation . University of Michigan: Harry N. Abrams. p.  33. ISBN   0-8109-5733-7.
  3. "Gold, Diamonds, and the Human Mind: New Works by Francis Acea Question Human Values". 3 October 2014.