Ricardo Alcaide

Ricardo Alcaide (b. 1967 in Caracas, Venezuela / Lives and works in São Paolo, Brazil) examines constructed lived-in environments. His minimal aesthetic is influenced by modernist architecture and his site specific works reflect on the social implications of urban planning and exclusion. The artist has exhibited internationally, recent solo and group exhibitions include Holding the Horizon, Dimensions Variable, Miami; Remains, curated by Gabriel Perez-Barreiro, Galeria Leme, Sao Paulo (2021); Anthology Of Art And Architecture, Fortes D’aloia & Gabriel gallery, Sao Paulo; A Matter Of, Dimension Variable, Miami; So What?, Arroniz Arte Contemporaneo. Mexico City (2020); Sunset, von Bartha Basel, S-chanf; Hiato, SIM Galeria, São Paulo; Presque Rien, Geukens & De Vil Contemporary Art, Antwerp (2019); Nunca fuimos contemporáneos, XIII Bienal Femsa, Zacatecas; The cave wall was always there, Galeria Pelaires, Palma de Mallorca; Geometria em Síntese, Simoes de Assis Galeria, Sao Paulo; Jardim das delicia com juizio final, Galeria Cavalo, Rio de Janeiro (2018); Ricardo Alcaide , von Bartha Basel, Basel (2017); Down The Line , Johannes Vogt gallery, New York; Projeto Situ , Galeria Leme, São Paulo (2016); Not Much Further , Arroniz Arte Contemporaneo. Mexico DF; Forma critica , Cristinger De Mayo Gallery, Zurich; Displacement, Alejandra Von Hartz Gallery, Miami (2015); Settlements, Baro galeria, São Paulo; The Language Of Human Consciousness, Athr gallery, Jeddah. Saudi Arabia; Ensaios Sobre Ordem, Kubik Gallery, Porto; Donde Hay Protesta Hay Negocio, Galería Agustina Ferreyra, curadora Marina Reyes Franco, San Juan de Puerto Rico (2014) Solo Project, Curador Jose Roca. PintaNY Art Fair, New York; Incidental Geometry, Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York; Visão Do Paraiso: Pensamento Selvagem, curadoria de Julieta Gonzalez e Pablo Leon de la Barra, Rio de Janeiro; From Disruption To Abstraction, New Art Projects Gallery, London; Una Forma De Desorden Invasivo , Galería Lucia de la Puente, Lima (2013); Prototipo Vernacular , Galeria Oficina #1, Caracas, Venezuela; Optimismo Radical , Josee Bienvenu Gallery, Nova Iorque (2012).