Miguel Aguirre

Born 1973 in Lima, Perú
Lives and works in Barcelona, Spain

EDUCATION

2004 – 06 Advanced Studies Diploma, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Barcelona

1990 – 96  B.F.A., Faculty of Arts, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru Lima

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2012 Lima, limón, and so on... Lucia De La Puente Gallery, Lima / 2011 Film still, still life. Ancient Institute Cultural Center, Gijon. Autumn, summer, winter. Pilar Serra Gallery, Madrid. Following “Tips for Artists Who Want to Sell / Wall Street”. Espacio Liquido Gallery, Gijon. / 2010 Blown up, Leme Gallery. São Paulo / La Dernière-garde. LiMAC, www.li-mac.org. Gone with the wind…. Y Gallery, New York / 2009 The End (with Christoph Draeger). Y Gallery, New York. Biopic. Lucia de la Puente Gallery, Lima / 2008 In Memoriam. Pilar Serra Gallery, Madrid. / 2007 In cold blood. Espacio Liquido Gallery, Gijon. Post Cards. gallaria punt, Samedan – St. Moritz. / 2006 Portrait. h10 Gallery, Valparaiso. / 2005 narcissus. gallaria punt, Samedan – St. Moritz. Land_scapes. Wu Ediciones Gallery, Lima. The sleepers (Peruvian Immigrants). Museum of Art of the University of San Marcos Cultural Center, Lima. / 2003 Still life. Wu Ediciones Gallery, Lima. / 2001 The dead. Wu Ediciones Gallery, Lima. / Sandra Gamarra + Miguel Aguirre. dpm gallery, Guayaquil. / 2000 Film Noir. Wu Ediciones Gallery, Lima. / 1999 Mendel. Luis Miro Quesada Garland Hall, Lima. / 1997 Grey History of red Love. Luis Miro Quesada Garland Hall, Lima.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2012 Lima’s Face. Phisiognomy as Social Landscape (curated by Manuel Munive). Municipal Gallery of Art Pancho Fierro, Lima. Historical Animals (curated by Giuliana Vidarte and Florencia Portocarrero). Corriente Alterna Disegn Gallery, Lima. Works on paper, Pilar Serra Gallery, Madrid. The Incident: Pedestrian Photography, Lima 1940-1960 (curated by Daniel Contreras). First Lima Biennale of Photography, O´Higgins House, Lima. Rest in Press. LiMAC, Madrid. Another Meat. Corporeity, Mutation and Spoilage. (curated by Gianfranco Piazzini). Peruvian American Cultural Institute – ICPNA, Lima / 2011 3 under 40. Part I. Marlborough Gallery, Barcelona. Starring(curated by Eneka Fernández). Errequerre Gallery, San Sebastian. Where the Time Meets. Ana Vilaseco Gallery, A Corunya. The End of History… and the Return of History Painting (curated by Paco Barragán). Domus Artium 2002 (DA2), Salamanca. SWAB Art Fair Barcelona. Espacio Liquido Gallery. Almost Transparent Blue (curated by Cecilia Jurado). Y Gallery, New York. SON. National Music Auditorium, Madrid. Youth’s Treasure. Fiction and desire in Oswaldo Reynoso’s novel “Los inocentes” (curated by Enrique Planas). Spanish Cultural Center, LimaSpirit of the Epoch. A decade of painting from the Ofelia Martín-Javier Núñez Art Collection. International Museum of Contemporary Art (MIAC), Arrecife. The End of History… and the Return of History Painting (curated by Paco Barragán). Museum voor Moderne Kunst -MMKA, Arnhem. It´s alive, alive! (curated by Eneka Fernández). KKKB Gallery, Barcelona. / 2010 Hispanic Heritage (curated by Jacob Robichaux). Clifford Chance US, Space Gallery, New York. (in)visibility & (out of)control (curated by Víctor Zarza). Fernando Pradilla Gallery, Madrid. 24 Frames per second (curated by Víctor Mejía). Cultural Center of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Lima. Contemporary Art Collection from the San Marcos’s Museum, Museum of Art of the University of San Marcos Cultural Center, Lima. Women Crying. Espacio Liquido Gallery, Gijon. Postfacio: Violence’s Melancholia. Peruvian Video: Post War Period, Trans-dictatorship (2000-2009). Curated by Micromuseo. Simon I. Patiño Foundation, Santa Cruz. 15 Years. Lucia de la Puente Gallery, Lima. Story Book / Story Board. Fernando Fernandez Art Collection (curated by Kevin Power), Palacete del Embarcadero, Santander…

COLLECTIONS

Lima Museum of Art – MALI / LiMAC – Lima Museum of Contemporary Art / Micromuseo, Lima / Museum of Art of the University of San Marcos Cultural Center, Lima / Arequipa Museum of Contemporary Art, Arequipa / Telefonica Foundation, Lima / BCP- Credit Bank of Peru, Lima / Jose Ortega y Gasset Foundation, Madrid / MIDE – Cuenca Electrography Museum / Fernando Fernandez Collection, Santander / Ofelia Martin & Javier Nuñez Collection, Lanzarote / Hochschild Collection, Lima