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Los Carpinteros

Cuban

Biography

The Cuban artist collective Los Carpinteros (The Carpenters) was formed in 1992 and has since produced some of the most important contemporary art in Latin America. Originally comprised of Marco Castillo, Dagoberto Rodriguez and Alexandre Arrechea (who left the group in June 2003), the trio abandoned the concept of individual authorship and instead worked in the tradition of guild and artisan workshops. Their technically sophisticated drawings and sculptures are primarily inspired by design and architectural constructions, such as desks, chairs, armoires and other pieces of furniture. In illustrating seemingly banal objects, Los Carpinteros comment on materialism, highlighting the practicality as well as the uselessness of the depicted objects.

Insights

In 2000, Los Carpinteros presented Transportable City at the Havana Biennale. Although essentially a group of tents, the nylon structures resemble churches, lighthouses, factories and skyscrapers and are thus at odds with the mobility and temporality associated with tents.
Their work Home (2011) resembles a caravan in form but is constructed out of illusory red brick, which correlates it with fixed abodes. As with Transportable City, Los Carpinteros thus contest the structure's implied transience.
Los Carpinteros have had many solo exhibitions including at the Thyssen-Bornesmisza in Madrid, the Kunstmuseum in Thun and the Faena Art Center in Buenos Aires.
Their works are held in many important museums around the world including the Centre Pompidou, the Daros Foundation, the Farber Collection of Contemporary Cuban Art, the Hirshhorn Museum, the MoMA, the Tate Modern and the Thyssen-Bornesmisza in Vienna.

"We work to the limit of what can be done, of what can be used but is also extravagant."

Past Lots

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Edificio Altavoces (Torres Blancas)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $12,700
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Sala de Lectura Babel (Babel Reading Room)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,700
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Radio Metropolitana (Metropolitan Radio)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $8,890
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Puente para reflejar II
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $12,600
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Basquet (diptych)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $17,640
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Mesa
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $5,292
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Bloque Negro al lado de un Bloque Blanco
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
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Urbanización flotante
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
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Piscina sobre reflejo (aérea)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $16,250
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Éxodo III
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
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Downtown Verde
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
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Urbanización flotante
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $17,500
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Rayos X
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $17,500
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Piscina Bloque (Swimming Pool-Block)
Estimate $9,000 - 12,000
Sold for $15,000
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Bisagras como un poblado
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
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El pueblo
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $35,000
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Sala de Lectura Ovalada (Oval Reading Room)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $21,250
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Calles
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $11,250
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5 Bloques Sobre 1000 Papeles de Algodón
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,250
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Proyecto de Bajo Costo
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
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Estudio de Hans Poelzig, sólido tres
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $21,250
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Urbanización flotante
Estimate $35,000 - 55,000
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El barrio
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $40,000
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Sala de Lectura (Prototipo)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $18,750
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