Lordy Rodriguez

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Lordy Rodriguez (born 1976 in Quezon City, Philippines) is a contemporary artist who uses cartography and maps to reconfigure factual locations and create fictional assemblage pieces. Inspired by family road trips across the country, Rodriguez was influenced by the maps his family used to navigate the country. [1]

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Rodriquez has had solo exhibitions at the Austin Museum of Art (Austin, TX), [2] the Hosfelt Gallery (San Francisco, CA), and Clementine Gallery (New York).

Education

Public collections

Rodriguez's work is part of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

Publications

  1. Harmon, Katharine. The Map As Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography (Princeton Architectural Press, New York), 2009.

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References

  1. artdaily.com https://artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=28289 . Retrieved 2021-12-09.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Reviews: Lordy Rodriguez, Blanton Museum, Arthouse 5x7, Lauren Levy, Caprice Pierucci, Randall Reid, Frida Kahlo, AMOA". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-11-11.