Yoan Capote
86.4 x 43.2 x 43.2 cm
Dogma / Doctrine (2011) reworks a broken wooden chair cast in bronze, with stainless steel handcuffs affixed to its base. This sculpture mimics an ordinary object but exposes control embedded in daily life.
The title "Dogma" evokes rigid ideology. The damaged chair and restraints symbolize bodily limits, suppressed voice, and the subtle infiltration of authority into routine spaces. Rooted in Duchamp's readymades, it echoes Bourgeois's tension, Nauman's unease, Beuys's critique, and Brancusi's material precision, with a Surrealist twist in its unusable form. Beyond Cuban contexts, it critiques power in domestic, educational, and institutional settings. The absent sitter implies confinement and silenced dialogue. Control lurks in familiar objects, revealing systemic pressures.
Provenance
Yoan Capote Studio > Alex & Carole Rosenberg, NYCExhibitions
“The Armory Show (Pier 94),” Jack Shainman Gallery, Pier 94, New York, NY, United States, March 3–6, 2011.
“Art Basel Miami Beach,” Jack Shainman Gallery, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL, United States, December 6–9, 2011.
“In Tran-sit,” 21c Museum, Louisville, KY, United States, 2011.
“Yoan Capote: The Other Nature of Things (Rerum Alter Natura),” LongHouse Reserve, East Hampton, NY, United States, August 2–October 12, 2013.
“Yoan Capote: Emotional Objects,” Ben Brown Fine Arts, London, United Kingdom, December 12, 2013–February 25, 2014.
“Yoan Capote: Collective Unconscious,” Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY, United States, May 28–July 24, 2015.
“Art Cologne,” Ben Brown Fine Arts, Koelnmesse, Cologne, Germany, April 16, 2015.
“Yoan Capote: ISLA,” Ben Brown Fine Arts, London, United Kingdom, December 9, 2015–January 29, 2016.
“DOGMA,” La Caja Muda, Madrid, Spain, September 27–October 26, 2025.
“Art Basel Miami Beach,” Ben Brown Fine Arts (Booth H4), Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL, United States, December 3–7, 2025.
Literature
“Yoan Capote,” edited by Charmaine Picard, Skira, Milan, Italy, 2016 : page 246.
“Yoan Capote: Fonemas y Morfemas,” Iván Capote, Havana, Cuba, n.d. (features Dogma).
“Yoan Capote (Cumulative Press Packet),” Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY, United States, February 1, 2015 (detailed description and illustration of Dogma, 2011).
“Yoan Capote (Press Packet / Widewalls),” Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY, United States, July 26, 2022.
“ARTS ANTIQUES AUCTIONS (COLLECT — zomer/été 2019),” MAD Bordeaux (Musée des Arts décoratifs et du Design), Bordeaux, France, May 14, 2019.