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Freddy Rodríguez:
My Geometries 1970-2002
June 3 - August 5, 2015
Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, Guest Curator
Main Gallery & Project Room Space
Freddy Rodríguez: My Geometries 1970-2002 is the first exhibition to chart the artist’s expansive and unique approach to geometric abstraction since his formative training during the apogee of Minimalism. While Rodríguez’s early work drew inspiration from Piet Mondrian, Frank Stella and Mark Rothko—whose paintings he encountered at MoMA—his work soon came to reference historical, emotional and political subjects often deemed antithetical to pure formalism. First comes the physical: the hard-edged abstraction of the 70s joins content in the form of human figures; sensual references to music, dancing and culture emerge. In the 80s, crisp geometric lines co-exist with fluid, loose brushstrokes. Sensuality again breaks through. The 90s see the historical and political take center stage: color and form combine with sugar, dirt, ground glass and peppercorns to evoke the European “Encounter” with the New World. Priestly vestments and slashed canvases reference the sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic Church. With the new millennium again comes the political: references to NY Magazine’s “Best Doctors” question the supposed expertise of the art establishment. This is not your average geometry.
Press Release
Photo Credit: Freddy Rodríguez, Untitled, 1971.
Acrylic on canvas, 66"x 54"
Photographed by Jamaal Levine
Reception & First Wednesday Bronx Trolley: Wed, July 1, 5-9pm
Closing Reception & First Wednesday Bronx Trolley: Wed, August 5, 5-9pm
Panel Discussion | Geometrically Speaking:
Wed, July 29, 6:30 - 8:30pm
This public program, presented in conjunction with the exhibition Freddy Rodriguez: My Geometries 1970-2002 (on view through August 5), is a conversation about the role of geometry in the work of Freddy Rodriguez with Alejandro Anreus, E. Carmen Ramos and Freddy Rodriguez. Admission is free and open to the public.
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Summer Gallery Hours
Monday:
Tuesday:
Thursday:
12:00pm - 5:00pm
12:00pm - 5:00pm
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Closed Wednesday, Saturday. Sunday and holidays.
Wheelchair accessible
Location:
450 Grand Concourse, Room C-190
(at 149th Street)
Bronx, NY 10451
Directions:
Hostos is easily accessible by the 2, 4, and 5 IRT Trains.
Click here for detailed directions.
Phone: 718-518-6728
E-mail:longwood@bronxarts.org
This exhibition is made possible with funding from National Endowment for the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, NYS Council on the Arts, the Joan Mitchell Foundation, the Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation, Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Hostos Center for the Arts "&" Culture, Bronx Tourism Council, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., NYC Council Members Andrew Cohen, Andy King, Melissa Mark-Viverito and James Vacca and the Bronx Delegation of the City Council. 

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