From left to right: Los Dos Gabrieles, 2005 Intervened print ; Untitled (Feelings), 2007 Wood, polyester resin, velvet and gold-plated brass

JOAQUIN SEGURA (Mexico City, 1980) Visual artist. Lives and works in Mexico City. His action, installation, intervention and photographic work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions in Mexico, USA and Europe. Some spaces that have featured his work include La Panaderia, Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Centro de la Imagen and Ex-Teresa Arte Actual in Mexico City, along with Outpost for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid, National Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia and Palace Adria in Prague, Czech Republic. In 2006, he received a production grant from La Coleccion Jumex to support his project Fire in the Taco Bell, in collaboration with Renato Garza. Other activities include filmmaking and assuming curatorial duties for several projects. He’s currently developing a solo show project for Arena México Arte Contemporáneo, due late 2008. www.arenamexico.com

                 

From left to right: Untitled (Nitroglycerine), 2007 Hand Woven tapestry ; Untitled (Bomb Hanoi), 2006 Acrylic and steel