Fernando Sánchez Castillo

Born in Madrid in 1970. Lives and works in Madrid, Spain.

Castillo is one of the most relevant Spanish artists of his generation. He develops a critique from different perspectives to monumental discourses with the intention to disarticulate agents of power and representation. His work is an attempt to rewrite historical events, or at least to make us more aware of its complexities and traces, showing that history is constructed from many positions of power.

Fernando Sánchez Castillo’s had solo exhibitions at important museums such as CA2M (Madrid), Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam), Center for Contemporary Art (Linz, Austria), CAC Centro de Arte Contemporáneo (Malaga, Spain), MUSAC (León, Spain), Centre d’Art Contemporain de Genève (Switzerland), Wanas Foundation (Sweden), among others.

He also participated in several group shows such as Shanghai Biennale in 2018, Riga Biennale in 2018; Today Art Museum (Beijing); Manifesta 11 (Zurich); Borders, Boijmans, Van Beuningen Museum (Rotterdam); XXVI Bienal Internacional de São Paulo; The Real Royal Trip, P.S.1 MOMA (NY, USA) and Abracadabra, Tate Modern (London).

CA2M, Utrecht Centraal Museum, Skissernas Museum, Marta Herford (Germany), IVAM (Valencia, Spain), PAMM (Miami, U.S.A); Suzuki Collection (Japan), “Eurojust” at The Hague, City of Arnhem, City of Amsterdam and City of Herford.

His work is part of the most important museums and collections such as the Centre Georges Pompidou; Centro de Arte Reina Sofía; MUDAM (Luxembourg); CA2M, Utrecht Centraal Museum, Skissernas Museum, Marta Herford (Germany), IVAM (Valencia, Spain), PAMM (Miami, U.S.A); Suzuki Collection (Japan), “Eurojust” at The Hague, City of Arnhem, City of Amsterdam and City of Herford.