Miljohn Ruperto (born 1971, Philippines) is a Los Angeles-based visual artist. [1] [2]
Ruperto received a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale University. [1]
Ruperto's work has been described as "speculat[ing] on the nature of assumed facts and construction of truth," [3] and utilizing "an intriguing play between an apparent sense of control, or purpose, and the actual lack of it." [4] His work "challenges fixed conceptions of truth and history, and instead speaks of an indeterminacy and subjectivity of experience that renders truth and fiction near indistinguishable." [5]
In 2012, the Whitney Biennial featured Ruperto's "Voynich Botanical Studies." [2] The work, a series of photographs of imaginary plants based on illustrations from the Voynich Manuscript, is an ongoing collaboration with Danish artist Ulrik Heltoft. Ruperto and Heltoft "created [the images] with 3-D modeling software that blends found images and textures into uncanny amalgamations... strikingly mysterious plant forms that appear to levitate against their deep black backgrounds." [6]
In 2017, Ruperto's solo show at REDCAT Gallery, Los Angeles, featured his installation "Geomancies," which included a film, photographs, video works, and a performance piece. [7] The installation wove together elements taken from science, mythology, American history, literature, and horror film. [8] In 2019, "Geomancies" was included in the 2019 Singapore Bienniale. [9] [10]
Ruperto's artwork was also part of the 2018 Industrial Art Bienniale in Labin, Croatia, [11] and the 2021 Jakarta Bienniale. [12]
Ruperto's work is part of the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, [13] the Whitney Museum of American Art, [14] the Hammer Museum, [15] the Walker Art Museum, [16] and the Cantor Arts Center, [17] among others.
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