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The Source, 2019

Agustina Woodgate

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		The Source, 2019
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		Miami Oolite, concrete, iron, plumbing grid, water
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		275 x 275 x 275 cm</td>
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Attentive to the underlying structures that shape society, Agustina Woodgate puts the focus on water as a poetic and political metaphor in The Source. Acknowledging water as a fundamental building block of the human body and the earth, the artist considers the impact when its purity is compromised by contamination, blocked access, failed responses to natural disasters, and other catastrophes. This functional, above-ground drinking fountain is set within a facade of coral rock and features an exposed system of pipes that connect, like a puzzle, to four sections containing multiple fountains. Each is attached to one pipe that draws in clean water and another that releases excess water to the local sewer system. The interactive sculpture invites the public to drink water for free and to reflect on the political uses of this precious natural resource. Miami Beach is at particular risk of sea-level rise as a result of climate change: if the Biscayne Aquifer – the source of clean water for Miami – is infiltrated by seawater, the city and its inhabitants will be in danger. Like many of Woodgate’s works, The Source repositions existing elements to put alternate events into motion, offering incisive commentary on political and social issues.The Source is presented by Barro.&nbsp; Production credits Concept and ideation: Agustina Woodgate Engineering: Giller &amp; Giller Plumbing: David Perez Fabrication: Ivan Velasquez Aristy Special thanks to&nbsp;Barro, Spinello Projects, Collective 62, Gabriel Werthein, Gregorio Nersessian, Mariano Boruchowicz, Esteban Deak, Javier Sassoon, Love the Everglades Movement, Brandi Reddick, Stephanie Sherman, Joaquin Barberis, and the production team, especially Ananda DeMello and Kayla Delacerda, and Diana Larrea.

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		Born 1981 in Buenos Aires, Argentina&nbsp;
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		Lives and works between Amsterdam and Miami&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Agustina Woodgate’s varied practice revolves around spatial politics, temporality, and the radical imagination. Often selecting found materials – clocks, colonial maps, currency, stuffed animals, rugs – for their metaphorical possibilities, she proposes new social landscapes through sculptural works and public interventions. Her installation National Times (2016) was featured in this year’s Whitney Biennial in New York, and other projects have been presented at the&nbsp;IV Istanbul Design Biennial; the 9th Berlin Biennale; the&nbsp;Biennial of the Americas, Denver; Artport, Tel Aviv; Play Publik, Poland; DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, D.C.; Kulturpark, Berlin; Locust Projects, Miami; and the Peabody Essex Museum, Massachusetts. She has made numerous solo exhibitions in institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami (2007, 2015); KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin (2012); Faena Arts Center, Buenos Aires (2014); and the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood (2014). She has also participated in biennials and group exhibitions in Montreal, London, and New York. In 2011 she founded Radio Espacio Estación, a nomadic and translingual online radio station.The artist is represented by Barro, Buenos Aires, and Spinello, Miami. <a href="http://ttps//artbaselcitiesba.com/?cat=44">Accedé a la versión del catálogo en español</a>.

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