Joaquín Rodríguez del Paso
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Why this artist is listed
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- Born in Costa Rica Not stated by our sources
- Residence in Costa Rica, as the source records it Quoted below
País de nacimiento México País de residencia Costa Rica
- Has exhibited in Costa Rica Quoted below
Americana, Galería Jacob Karpio. San José, Costa Rica.
1998. Hotel América, Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo, MADC, San José, Costa Rica.
Our reading written by Costa Rica Artists
Joaquín Rodríguez del Paso, born in Mexico and resident in Costa Rica according to the profile, lists industrial-design training alongside his painting.
The profile says his subject is power and the way it is enthroned, handled with satire; its own list of motifs is pedestals, crowns, thrones and anointings. His oil series Melting is dated from 2009 on. Shows listed include Hotel América in 1998 and Americana, and he took part in a Venice Biennale in 2003.
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Practice and materials
Serie: Melting. 2009 al presente. Pintura, oleo sobre tela.Our translation Series 'Melting', 2009 to present. Painting, oil on canvas.
Aborda una temática que alude de manera satírica y perpicaz la entronización del poderOur translation He addresses themes that allude, satirically and shrewdly, to the enthronement of power
"pedestales", "coronas", "tronos", "unciones", protagonistas del conceptoOur translation 'pedestals', 'crowns', 'thrones', 'anointings' as protagonists of the concept
Training and life
País de nacimiento México País de residencia Costa RicaOur translation Country of birth: Mexico. Country of residence: Costa Rica.
1988 – 1991. Master Industrial Design. Pratt Institute New York 1983 - 1987. Universidad de Costa RicaOur translation 1988-1991 Master in Industrial Design, Pratt Institute, New York; 1983-1987 Universidad de Costa Rica
Exhibitions, prizes and collections
Americana, Galería Jacob Karpio. San José, Costa Rica.Our translation 'Americana', Galería Jacob Karpio, San José.
1998. Hotel América, Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo, MADC, San José, Costa Rica.Our translation 1998: 'Hotel América', MADC, San José.
2003 Bienal de VeneciaOur translation 2003: Venice Biennale
Sources for this profile
- Joaquín Rodríguez del Paso | Directorio de artistas (MADC), Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo (MADC). Our check: October 19, 2026.
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