Biography

Alejandro (Alex) Jaimes-Larrarte is a Colombian artist and research scientist. He uses multiple media (photography, film, video, new media, and writing) to explore issues related to cultural differences, similarities, and cultural awareness. His work has been exhibited internationally, in the United States (En Foco and Monique Goldstrom Gallery, among others), Japan (Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art), Chile (INCA-CEA, Santiago), Europe, and Colombia (solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Bogotá, and others). He holds a Ph.D. degree from Columbia University (New York) and he studied photography at Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá) and Columbia University. He has lived in Bogotá (Colombia), New York (USA), Tokyo (Japan), Lausanne (Switzerland), Santiago (Chile), Madrid (Spain), and travelled extensively in over 70 countries. He is currently based in Barcelona.

Contact: aj27 AT caa.columbia.edu

Biografia

Alejandro Jaimes-Larrarte nació en Bogotá, Colombia, es artista y cientifico. Alejandro utiliza multiples medios (photografia, cine, video, nuevos medios, y escritura) para explorar temas relacionados con diferencias culturales, similitudes, e identidad cultural. Su trabajo ha sido exhibido ampliamente en Estados Unidos (En Foco y Monique Goldstrom Gallery en Nueva York, entre otros), Europa, Japón (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum), Colombia (Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogota) y Chile (INCA-CEA, Santiago). Tiene un doctorado de Columbia University (Nueva York) y estudio fotografía en la Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá) y en Columbia Unviersity. Ha vivido en Bogota (Colombia), Nueva York (USA), Lausanne (Suiza), Santiago (Chile), y Madrid. Actualmente vive en Barcelona.

 

Photo Johanna Bailey, Cuba, 1999.

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