RAFAEL GÓMEZBARROS (B. 1972)
Casa Tomada (House Taken)
resin, fiberglass, wood, screen cotton, rope and Cerrejón coal, in five parts
smallest: 21¹⁄₄ x 30³⁄₄ x 7¹⁄₈in. (54 x 78 x 18cm.)
largest: 31⁷⁄₈ x 31¹⁄₈ x 7¹⁄₈in. (81 x 79 x 18cm.)
overall dimensions variable
Executed in 2013

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 2013.

Santa Marta, Altar de la Patria, Casa Tomada, 2008 (another example exhibited).
Barranquilla, Aduana, Casa Tomada, 2008 (another example exhibited).
Bogotá, Galería Alonso Garcés, Casa Tomada, 2009 (another example exhibited).
Bogotá, Capitolio Nacional de Colombia, Casa Tomada, 2010 (another example exhibited).
Santo Domingo, Museo de Arte Moderno, Trienal del Caribe, 2010 (another example exhibited).
Havana, Teatro Fausto, 11th Havana Biennial, 2012 (another example exhibited).
London, Saatchi Gallery, Pangaea: New Art from Africa and Latin America, 2014, p. 47 (installation view illustrated in colour, pp. 48-53).
London, Saatchi Gallery, DEAD: A Celebration of Mortality, 2015.
Manchester, The Lowry Centre, Casa Tomada, 2015 (another example exhibited).
Knislinge, Wanas Konst Foundation, Casa Tomada, 2016 (another example exhibited).
Watou, Kunstenfestival Watou, Casa Tomada, 2016 (another example exhibited).
New York, Paul Kasmin Gallery, Naturalia, 2017 (another example exhibited).
Gangwon, Gangwon International Bienniale, Casa Tomada, 2018 (another example exhibited).
Istanbul, Sevil Dolmacı Art Gallery, We Forget to Think We Are Born, 2019 (another example exhibited).

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