PUERTO RICO
JESÚS "BUBU" NEGRÓN
PRESENTATION
Jesus Bubu Negrón is an artist whose work is characterized by minimal intervention, a re-contextualization of everyday objects, a relative approximation in artistic production as an act revealing historical, social and economic dimensions. Negrón lives near Puerta de Tierra in San Juan; he is part of the PDT brigade, a community for the preservation and well-being of the neighborhood, its history and its population.
Since the completion of his first artist residency with M&M Proyectos in 2002 in Puerto Rico, the work of Jesus Bubu Negrón has been shown in numerous galleries and institutions around the world, individually and collectively. Some of his most notable collaborations include: the Abubuya Km0 project organized by the Kiosko Gallery in Bolivia; The Obscenity of the Jungle with the Ultravioleta Project within the framework of SWAB Barcelona in Spain (2013); the 1st “Tropical Biennal” in Puerto Rico (2011), where he received the “Golden Pineapple” award for best artist; Interpretation of the Soneto de las estrellas with Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros in Mexico (2013), organized by Taiyana Pimentel; Trienal Poligráfica in Puerto Rico (2009), organized by Adriano Pedrosa, Julieta González and Jens Hoffmann; Sharjah Biennial in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (2007), organized by Mohammed Kazem, Eva Scharrer and Jonathan Watkins; the Whitney Biennial in New York (2006), organized by Chrissie Iles and Philippe Vergne; the T1 Triennale of Turin in Italy (2005), organized by Francesco Bonami and Carolyn Christov – Bakargiev, and Tropical Abstraction at the Steidelijk Bureau Museum in Amsterdam (2005), organized by Ross Gortzak.
His work has been resumed in major publications, including Flash Art, New York Times, Journal des Arts, LA Times, The Art Newspaper, Art Nexus, Frieze.
ARTWORKS
SOLO & GROUP SHOW
SOLO SHOW (SELECTION)
2016
Nothing Conceptual: La Meme Era @ La Barra de Paquito, curated by Radamés "Juni" Figueroa, at Embajada, San Juan, Puerto Rico
A Reflection Room (about the past, the present and beyond), curated by Carla Acevedo-Yates at Henrique Faria | New York
2014
Cardboard and Carnival Abstraction, Roberto Paradise, San Juan, Puerto Rico
La Aparición, commissioned installation for the Mima & César Reyes collection, Naguabo, Puerto Rico
2013
Low Budget Drawings, Roberto Paradise at ARCO, Madrid, Spain
Interpretation of the “Soneto de las estrellas” (Homage to Esteban Valdés), curated by Taiyana Pimentel, Sala de Arte Público Proyecto Siqueiros, D.F., Mexico
2012
Folkloric Encounter between Loíza-Zürich, curated by Pablo León de la Barra, Christinger de Mayo, Zürich, Switzerland
Jackpot Series, Roberto Paradise, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Solo Project, Pinta Art Fair, Roberto Paradise, London, UK
Cigarette-butt / Street-rug / Cruce Frontera / Igualdad, Fondazione Pistoletto, Italy
2011
New Works, curated by Chemi Rosado Seijo, Chemi Room, Santurce (San Juan), Puerto Rico
Alive and Kicking, curated by Radamés ‘Juni’ Figueroa, La Loseta, Puerta de Tierra (San Juan), Puerto Rico
2004
Jesús “Bubu” Negrón 2001 – 2004, Galería Comercial, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Concierto de Subterráneos, ARCO ‘04 (Futuribles/Cutting Edge), M&M Proyectos, Madrid, Spain
GROUP SHOW SELECTION
2016
El MÁS (Museo de Arte Singular) at La Gran Bienal Tropical, curated by Pablo León de la Barra, Radamés 'Juni' Figueroa, Marina Reyes Franco, Stefan Benchoam and Jesús 'Bubu' Negrón, Loíza, Puerto Rico
Art and Activism in Latin America, a residency project by Despina association, curated by Bernardo José de Souza, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2015
The Spirit Behind the Vejigante Mask, Qué no se acabe la fiesta! at The Hole, curated by Nathan Budoff, New York City, New York
4th Poli/Graphic Triennial of San Juan, Latin America and The Caribbean, curated by Gerardo Mosquera, Alexia Tala and Vanessa Hernández Gracia, San Juan, Puerto Rico
TXT, curated by Beatriz López at Instituto de Visión, Bogotá, Colombia
2014
Abubuya Km0, organised by Kiosko Galeria, Bolivia
NADA Art Fair, Roberto Paradise, Miami (Florida), USA
Liste Art Fair Basel, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Basel, Switzerland
NADA Art Fair, Roberto Paradise, New York, USA
Stuff: notes about the tridimensional object in Puerto Rican contemporary art, curated by Abdiel Segarra, Arsenal de la Marina del Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2013
The Obscenity of the Jungle, Proyectos Ultravioleta for SWAB Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [Proyectos Ultravioleta was recipient for best gallery award in this edition]
NADA Art Fair, Roberto Paradise, New York, US
From the Good Savage to the Conceptual Revolutionary, curated by Pablo León de la Barra at Travesía Cuatro, Madrid, Spain
Zona MACO, Henrique Faria Fine Art, D.F., Mexico
Interpretation of the “Soneto de las estrellas” (hommage to Esteban Valdés), curated by Taiyana Pimentel at the Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros, Mexico
2012
NADA Art Fair, Roberto Paradise, Miami (Florida), USA
Selected Portfolio (Travel Size) and Chica Cherry Master (Jackpot Series), Roberto Paradise and Josh Lilley Gallery, London, UK
The Dependent Art Fair, Roberto Paradise, New York, USA
The Way In, curated by Io Carrión, Banco Popular, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Living as Form - Creative Times, curated by Nato Thompson, New York, USA
2011
Crisiss in Latin America: Art and Confrontation 1910-2010, curated by Gerardo Mosquera, Palacio de Bellas Artes, D.F., Mexico
Art Rio, curated by Pablo León de la Barra and Julieta González, Roberto Paradise, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Trópico Abierto: Great Tropical Biennial, curated by Pablo León de la Barra, La Loseta, Loíza, Puerto Rico
CACRI, Henrique Faria Fine Art, Caracas, Venezuela
Paradise (Paraíso), LTD Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Family Back Portrait, Roberto Paradise, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1st Cheverista Encounter, curated by La Loseta and Pablo León de la Barra, Medellín, Colombia
2010
Capestrano Biennial, curated by Dr. Madrid, Trujillo Alto
Puerto Rico Ultrapuñeta, curated by Stefan Benchoam, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City, Guatemala
2009
2nd Poli/ Graphic Triennial of San Juan: Latin America and The Caribbean, curated by Adriano Pedrosa and Jens Hoffman, Arsenal de la Marina Española del Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Art and Context II, III and IV, curated by Julieta González, Espacio 1414 / The Berezdivin Collection, Santurce (San Juan), Puerto Rico
2008
5th International Biennial of the Banner, curated by Marta Palau, Tijuana, Mexico
An Unruly History of the Ready Made, curated by Jessica Morgan, Jumex Collection, Estado de Mexico, Mexico
2007
Famous Adults as Children, Famous Children as Adults, curated by José Lerma, Monya Rowe Gallery, New York, USA
Sharjah Biennial: Art, Ecology and Politics, curated by Mohammed Kazem, Eva Scharrer and Jonathan Watkins, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
2006
VIP Sketch, Art Statements, Art 37 Basel, Galería Comercial, Basel, Switzerland
Traditional gambling games, Museums and Fairs, Public Art Projects, Art 37 Basel, Galería Comercial, Basel, Switzerland
Whitney Biennial: Day for Night, curated by Chrissie Iles and Philippe Vergne, Whitney Museum, New York, USA
Cruce Frontera, Frontera Corozal, curated by Laboratorio Curatorial 060, Chiapas, Mexico
Grupo Alambre/ Dile sí a la piratería, TEOR/éTica, San José, Costa Rica
35mm, Laboratorio Curatorial 060, Chiapas, Mexico
2005
NADA Art Fair, Galería Comercial, Miami (Florida), USA
S-Files 05, El Museo del Barrio, curated by Deborah Cullen, Miki Garcia and Marysol Nieves, New York, USA
Tropical Table Party, curated by María Inés Rodríguez, Centro de Arte Santa Monica, Barcelona, Spain
Tropical Abstraction, curated by Ross Gortzak, Steidelijk Bureau Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Fourth Floor, Western Exhibitions, Chicago (Illinois), USA
Coordinates of the Unconscious, Espacio 1414 / The Berezdivin Collection, Santurce (San Juan), Puerto Rico
Junky Rose, The Pantagruel Syndrome: T1 Torino Triennale Tremusei, curated by Francesco Bonami and Carolyn Chrisnov - Bakargiev, Torino, Italy
2004
1st Poli/Graphic Triennial of San Juan, Latin America and The Caribbean, Antiguo Arsenal de la Marina Española del Instituto de Cultura de Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico ’04 [Tribute to the Messenger], M&M Proyectos, Añasco, Puerto Rico
Stray Show, Galería Comercial, Chicago (Illinois), USA
Back Portrait, M&M Proyectos, Art Miami, Miami (Florida), USA
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach, M&M Proyectos and Pablo León de la Barra, Miami, Florida, USA
Valet Parking Services, V Bienal del Caribe, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Colectivo La Flexible, V Bienal del Caribe, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Stock Show, Galería Comercial, San Juan, Puerto Rico
24/7, New York / Vilnius, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
We Surrender, Venice Biennale, Italy
Essay: Chemi Rosado, Jesús “Bubu” Negrón and José Lerma , Galería Comercial, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Not a day goes by…, Ex-Teresa Arte Actual, D.F., Mexico
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach, with M&M Proyectos, Miami (Florida), USA
Puerto Rico ‘02 [En ruta], M&M Proyectos, San Juan, Puerto Rico
First Aid, ARCO, with M&M Proyectos, Madrid, Spain
PRESS
2016
"Txt", por Beatriz López en Terremoto
2014
"Abstracción de cartón y carnaval", por Marimar Benítez en Visión Doble
2013
" Jesús Bubu Negrón: review of the exhibition at the Sala Pública Siqueiros", at Art Nexus
"From the good savage to the conceptual revolutionary2, Pablo León de la Barra
"Jesús Bubu Negrón en La Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros", Arte en la red
"Contra la crisis: arte conceptual hispano", por Elena Jorreto, Periódico ABC
"ARCO 2013 busca su salvación en el extranjero y en Internet", Periodico El Universal
2012
"Jesús Negrón quiere retratar el mundo de espaldas", por Daniel Fermín para El Universal
"Jesús Bubu Negrón", by Manuel Alvarez Lezama for Arte al Día
"Jesús Bubu Negron Folkloric Encounter", by Pablo León de la Barra
2010
"jesus bubu negron: cigarette butt street rug", designboom
2009
"Art and Context II, III and IV at Espacio 1414", by Pablo León de la Barra
"NGDLB/Cooperativa Internacional Tropical at Circa Art Fair" by Pablo León de la Barra
2006
"Basel Art Diary" by Walter Robinson for artnet