Iván Argote
Born in 1983 in Bogotá, Colombia. He lives and works in Paris, France.
Iván Argote is renowned for a body of work exploring the relationship between history, politics and the construction of our own subjectivities. Argote’s videos, sculptures, collages and installations in public space address how we relate to each other, to power and heritage and challenge notions of monument and monumentality with tenderness and humour.
Iván Argote’s ambitious work is currently on view at the High Line in New York, for which he created “Dinosaur”, a 6,4-meter-tall replica of a pigeon, canonising the common street bird as part of the Plinth Commission programme, curated by Cecilia Alemani. Argote is the first Plinth artist from the global south, and the youngest yet.
Argote also participated in the 2024 Venice Biennale curated by Adriano Pedrosa, with an ambitious outdoor installation in the Giardini. In 2022 he was nominated for the prestigious Prix Marcel Duchamp and also participated in an artist residency at the Villa Medici, Rome.
The artist has presented work in institutions such as the Centre Pompidou, Paris; Biennale de Lyon; ASU Art Museum, Phoenix; MALBA, Buenos Aires; Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico City; Desert X, Coachella Valley; Caixa Forum, Barcelona; Casa Encendida, Madrid, among others.
His works are part of important collections such as Guggenheim Museum, New York; Centre Pompidou, Paris; ASU Art Museum, Phoenix; Centre National des Arts Plastiques, Paris; Colección de Arte del Banco de la República, Bogotá; Kadist Foundation, San Francisco; Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, Miami; MACBA, Barcelona; MUNTREF, Buenos Aires; Saatchi Art, London, among others.
Available artwork
93.70 x 77.95 x 1.57 in
Oil on cement and metal
18 7/8 x 12 5/8 x 1 1/8 in.
35 3/8 x 26 3/8 x 1 5/8 in.
Wild flowers, Augusto : A chest, 2024
Bronze, plants and soil
60 x 159 x 111 cm
23 5/8 x 62 5/8 x 43 3/4 in.
Ed. 1/3 + 2AP (#1/3)
Wild Flowers, Augustus : A Foot, 2024
Bronze, plants and soil
70 x 45 x 13 cm.
27 1/2 x 17 3/4 x 5 1/8 in.
Ed. 1/3 + 2AP (#1/3)
Wild Flowers, Augustus : A Hand, 2024
Bronze, plants and soil
44 x 14 x 14 cm.
17 3/8 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.
Ed. 1/3 + 2AP (#1/3)
Wild Flowers, Augustus : A Robe, 2024
Bronze, plants and soil
61 x 38 x 11 cm.
24 x 15 x 4 3/8 in.
Ed. 1/3 + 2AP (#1/3)
Melting Bodies, 2019
Six perforated steel panels
300 x 900 cm
118.11 x 354.33 in
Unique piece
Another Future, 2021
Fibrous concrete, oil-based, steel
102 x 82 x 4 cm
40.15 x 32.28 x 1.57 in
Unique piece
Poder Alien, 2022
Bronze
63 x 52 cm
24.80 x 20.47 in
Unique piece
Bridges: We Are Melting, 2019
Steel, wood, and concrete
600 x 80 x 49 cm (each)
236 1/4 x 31 1/2 x 19 1/4 in. (each)
Unique piece
Turistas: Isabel giving a contract, and Christopher pointing out the south (at Bogota), 2012
Diptite, c-print, inkjet print on satin (or pearl) fine art paper, mounted on 2 mm dibond
100 x 100 cm (each)
39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in. (each)
2AP (AP 2/2)
Wildflowers, Augustus: A Hip, 2024
Bronze, plants, and earth
61 x 96 x 50 cm
24 x 37 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.
Ed. 1/3 + 2AP (#1/3)
Wild Flowers, Augustus : Legs, 2024
Bronze, plants, and earth.
60 x 54 x 39 cm.
23 5/8 x 21 1/4 x 15 3/8 in.
Ed. 1/3 + 2AP (#1/3)
Paseo: Plaza Colón, 2024
Oil painting on concrete and metal
37 x 104 x 2 cm
14 5/8 x 41 x 3/4 in
Unique piece
Wild Flowers, Augustus, 2024
Bronze, plants, and earth
Variable dimensions
Ed. 1/3 + 2AP (#1/3)
Voyagers – Cabomba caroliniana A. Gray, 2024
Oil on concrete
22 x 17 x 3.5 cm
8 5/8 x 6 3/4 x 1 3/8 in
Unique piece
Voyagers- Arbutus unedo L., 2024
Oil on concrete
22 x 17 x 3.5 cm
8 5/8 x 6 3/4 x 1 3/8 in
Unique piece
Breathings: A place for all of us, 2024
Painting on silk
160 x 120 x 2.5 cm
63 x 47 1/4 x 1 in
Unique piece
Mamarracho, 2024
Acrylic on canvas, MDF
156 x 235 x 5 cm
61 3/8 x 92 1/2 x 2 in
Unique piece
Breathings: Dignidad y Respeto, 2024
Painting on silk
160 x 120 x 2.5 cm
63 x 47 1/4 x 1 in
Unique piece
Breathings: Hearing Your Voice, 2024
Painting on silk
160 x 120 x 2.5 cm
63 x 47 1/4 x 1 in
Framed:
163 x 123 x 4.5 cm
64 1/8 x 48 3/8 x 1 3/4 in
Unique piece
Turistas: Don Enrique II, 2012
Photography
162 x 122 x 4 cm
63.77 x 48.03 x 1.5748 in
1AP (AP 2/2)
Mamarracho, 2024
Acrylic on canvas, MDF
186 x137 x 5 cm.
73.2 x 53.9 x 2 in.
Unique piece
Mamarracho, 2024
Acrylic on canvas, MDF
73 x 227 x 5 cm.
28.7 x 105.1 x 2 in.
Unique piece
Skin: Tes Mains, 2024
Porcelain and paint
75 x 55 x 5.5 cm
29 1/2 x 21 5/8 x 2 1/8 in
Unique piece
Untitled, 2024
Porcelain
29 x 16 x 17 cm
11 3/8 x 6 1/4 x 6 3/4 in
Unique piece