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Kcho (Alexis Leyva)
Cuba

Kcho (Alexis Leyva) Cuba

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Kcho (Alexis Leyva)

Untitled, 2001
Cast Bronze
43 x 25 in
109.22 x 63.5 cm
Tube hangs ar 35 in. low
Tube is 9.5 in. diameter
Edition 6 of 7
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Kcho's 'Untitled' bronze sculpture reimagines the archetype of childhood whimsy as a precarious emblem of displacement and fragility, configuring a tripod of slender, branching twigs to suspend a life-saving tube...
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Kcho's "Untitled" bronze sculpture reimagines the archetype of childhood whimsy as a precarious emblem of displacement and fragility, configuring a tripod of slender, branching twigs to suspend a life-saving tube as a swing seat, its makeshift construction evoking the improvised rafts of Cuban balseros while subverting playful innocence into a metaphor for suspended limbo amid migratory ordeals. The bronze casting immortalizes the ephemerality of natural detritus and salvaged objects, underscoring the tension between buoyant aspiration and gravitational peril, where the swing's potential motion hints at elusive freedom yet remains tethered to an unstable foundation, reflective of historical exiles and the archipelago's enduring narratives of departure. Conceptually, this assemblage probes the intersection of nostalgia and necessity, positing everyday recreation as a site of existential negotiation, where the life preserver's ironic promise of salvation confronts the thorns of geopolitical isolation and the cyclical rhythms of hope deferred.
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Exhibitions

“Kcho: Rowing Against the Current,” Pan American Art Projects, Miami, Florida, United States, February 27 – April 24, 2021 (Included the bronze sculpture as part of a major survey spanning twenty-five years of the artist’s career.)

Provenance

KCHO Studio > Pan American Art Projects
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