chocolates - under attack
Pepe López

exhibition venue: The Kemble Gallery

For two years I have been working on a new photography series. These images are taken with a digital camera from the TV. Some of these new works are presented as pictures - framed and hung on a wall - others are used in many different ways and they form an essential part of sculptures and/or installation pieces. The new piece "CHOCOLATES - UNDER ATTACK" consists of twelve boxes that hang from a chromed steel supermarket displayer. Each box contains sixteen chocolates individually wrapped with these TV photographs.

Biography / curriculum vitae:
Academic background: 1
1994 Master in philosophy and aesthetics,
Universidad Simon Bolivar, Caracas.;
1983-1989 Civil engineer,
Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas.

Professional experience:
2000 Art Content Director, Latincollector inc.
New York.;
1999 Art Director, Municipal Theatre of Caracas
Scenography and costume design for Von We b e r’s opera Der Fr e i s c h u t z

Selected group exhibitions:
2002 WAR, The Puffin Room, New York,
NY. ;
2002 ARW, ATHICA, Athenas Institute of Contemporary art.;
2002 MoMo, Estoc d’art, Barcelona, Spain.;
1990 Videohabitats, Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas;
1999 Contemporanea - new acquisitions- MAO, Caracas;
1990 III Bienal Barro de America, MACCSI, Caracas;
1997 I Bienal del Mercosur, Portoalegre, Brasil.;
1995; II Bienal Barro de America, MACCSI, Caracas;
1992 VI Premio Mendoza, Sala Mendoza, Caracas

Solo exhibitions:
2002 Sugra free -project room-, The Puffin Room,
New York;
2002 Sugra free - project room-, Sala Mendoza, Caracas;
2002 Pepe Lopez, Leader Market, Alternativa, Caracas;
1990 Lopez Reus recent work, Gaswork gallery, London;
1995 Lopez Reus paintings and sculptures, Sala Mendoza, Caracas;
1993 Vacivus, Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos RG, Caracas;
1990 Contaminated sexuality, Sala Mendoza, Caracas;
1991 Forjas de Ultramar, textile design, H2O gallery, Barcelona;
1992 Alkali, textile design, VIA gallery, Caracas;
1989 RIP, Museo de arte contemporaneo, Caracas

Honours:
UNESCO-Aschberg Bursary for artists, U.K.