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Still Tree, 2019

Pablo Reinoso

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		Still Tree, 2019
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		Galvanized steel and treated wood&nbsp;</td>
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	<td>&nbsp;7.5 x 3 x 2 m </td>
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The work of artist, designer, sculptor, and architect Pablo Reinoso is inherently interrogative, designed conceived to question shape, function, and the physical space objects occupy. His large-scale, often functional structures counter their intended purpose by uniting opposites, exploring new paths, and pushing the limits of possibility. In Still Tree (2019), Reinoso encases an uprooted tree within a protective iron sculpture, an evocation of the titanic environmental battle against pollution. This metal skeleton functions as a shield for the dead tree trunk and emulates the protective conditions medieval armor offered to the bodies of soldiers. Previously, Reinoso’s paradigmatic ‘Spaghetti’ series (2006) evolved from wooden benches into living branches that could grow, climb, and proliferate with unrestrained freedom. As a reaction to the overuse of nature, Still Tree takes on poignant new dimensions when placed within a state that faces special environmental threats, including to at-risk ecosystems like the Everglades.Still Tree is presented by&nbsp;Waddington Custot. Production Credits Pablo Reinoso Studio and Fonderie de Coubertin.Special thanks to Stéphane Custot and Waddington Custot.

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		Born 1955 in Buenos Aires, Argentina&nbsp;
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		Lives and works in Paris, France&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Deeply influenced by his Franco-Argentine heritage, Pablo Reinoso was introduced to carpentry by his grandfather and began creating his own furniture at age six. Reinoso studied at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, where he focused his efforts on architecture alongside other artistic disciplines, including photography and design. His work seeks to subvert everyday objects and transform their intended function through large-scale, surrealist sculptural interpretations crafted from steel, brass, wood, metal, and marble, each piece designed to inspire conversation, gathering, and connectedness. His work is held in such public collections as the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo and the Fonds National d’Art Contemporain in Paris, and he has been included in group shows at the Museum of Art and Design, New York (2008); Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid (2009); and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (2018). Solo exhibitions include Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia, Brazil (1996), and Museo de Arte Latinoamericano (MALBA), Buenos Aires (2009). Reinoso has also exhibited internationally at the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial (2000, 2006) in Japan and at the Venice Biennale (2019).The artist is represented by Waddington Custot, London; Custot Gallery, Dubai; Xippas Galeries, Paris, Geneva, and Montevideo; Johyun Gallery, Busan; and Carpenters Workshop, Paris, London, New York, and San Francisco. <a href="http://ttps//artbaselcitiesba.com/?cat=44">Accedé a la versión del catálogo en español</a>.

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