{"id":9272,"date":"2022-09-12T20:32:50","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T02:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/?page_id=9272"},"modified":"2025-06-21T00:57:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T06:57:01","slug":"kcho-alexis-leiva","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/en\/catalogue\/prints\/kcho-alexis-leiva-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Kcho (Alexis Leiva Machado)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"..\/carlos-garcia\/\">&lt;&lt; Previous<\/a> | <a href=\"\/catalogo\/todos-los-artistas\/\">Artists<\/a> | <a href=\"..\/amador-montes\/\">Next &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"kad-wp-gallery793\" class=\"kad-wp-gallery gallery kt-gallery-column-3 init-isotope-intrinsic reinit-isotope kad-light-wp-gallery clearfix rowtight\" data-fade-in=\"1\" data-iso-selector=\".g_item\" data-iso-style=\"masonry\" data-iso-filter=\"false\"><div class=\"tcol-lg-4 tcol-md-4 tcol-sm-4 tcol-xs-6 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kt_item_fade_in kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Los-senores-de-la-playa-Kcho.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><div class=\"kt-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:58.469945355191%;\"><div itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"366\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Los-senores-de-la-playa-Kcho-366x214.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Los-senores-de-la-playa-Kcho-366x214.jpg 366w, https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Los-senores-de-la-playa-Kcho-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Los-senores-de-la-playa-Kcho-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Los-senores-de-la-playa-Kcho-732x428.jpg 732w, https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Los-senores-de-la-playa-Kcho.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" data-caption=\"LOS SE\u00d1ORES DE LA PLAYA, Colagraf\u00eda, 106 x 180 cm, 2013.\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" alt=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Los-senores-de-la-playa-Kcho-366x214.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"366px\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"214px\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"caption kad_caption\"><div class=\"kad_caption_inner\">LOS SE\u00d1ORES DE LA PLAYA, Colagraf\u00eda, 106 x 180 cm, 2013.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcol-lg-4 tcol-md-4 tcol-sm-4 tcol-xs-6 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kt_item_fade_in kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Todo-cambia-Kcho.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><div class=\"kt-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:57.377049180328%;\"><div itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"366\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Todo-cambia-Kcho-366x210.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Todo-cambia-Kcho-366x210.jpg 366w, https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Todo-cambia-Kcho-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Todo-cambia-Kcho-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Todo-cambia-Kcho-732x420.jpg 732w, https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Todo-cambia-Kcho.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" data-caption=\"TODO CAMBIA, Colagraf\u00eda, 106 x 180 cm, 2013.\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" alt=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Todo-cambia-Kcho-366x210.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"366px\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"210px\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"caption kad_caption\"><div class=\"kad_caption_inner\">TODO CAMBIA, Colagraf\u00eda, 106 x 180 cm, 2013.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcol-lg-4 tcol-md-4 tcol-sm-4 tcol-xs-6 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kt_item_fade_in kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/La-regata-Kcho.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><div class=\"kt-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:58.196721311475%;\"><div itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"366\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/La-regata-Kcho-366x213.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/La-regata-Kcho-366x213.jpg 366w, https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/La-regata-Kcho-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/La-regata-Kcho-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/La-regata-Kcho-732x426.jpg 732w, https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/La-regata-Kcho.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" data-caption=\"LA REGATA, Colagraf\u00eda, 106 x 180 cm, 2013.\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" alt=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/nmcontemporaneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/La-regata-Kcho-366x213.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"366px\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"213px\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"caption kad_caption\"><div class=\"kad_caption_inner\">LA REGATA, Colagraf\u00eda, 106 x 180 cm, 2013.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kcho (Alexis Leiva Machado), (Isla de la Juventud, Cuba, 1970). Kcho has created a deeply personal and distinctly Cuban cosmos, one that functions socially through the ingenuity of its conception and the nature of its components. His work stands as a paradigm of a unique artistic universe, the result of an ever-growing interest that intensifies his exploration in this direction, allowing the scope of his creative activity to surpass expectations.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sp-wrap sp-wrap-default\">\n<div class=\"sp-head\" title=\"Expand\">\nCurriculum Vitae\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sp-body folded\">\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1983\u201386: Nueva Gerona Elementary Art School, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba<br \/>\n1986\u201390: National School of Plastic Arts, Havana, Cuba<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solo Exhibitions (Selected)<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n2014<\/p>\n<p>Strange Day at the Beach, San Agust\u00edn Arts Center, Oaxaca, Mexico<br \/>\nVia Crucis, Vatican Chancellery Palace, Holy See, Rome, Italy<br \/>\nThe Thinker, Contemporary Art Space \u201cThe Ship\u201d, Kcho Studio Romerillo Art Laboratory, Havana, Cuba<\/p>\n<p>2013<\/p>\n<p>Final Monument, Tega Gallery, Milan, Italy<\/p>\n<p>2012<\/p>\n<p>Cuba, Nice to Meet You, National Museum of Brazil, Bras\u00edlia, Brazil<br \/>\nBetween Melancholy and the Construction of the New Man, 11th Havana Biennial, Fortress San Carlos de La Caba\u00f1a, Havana<br \/>\nSacrifice at the Crossroads, Gran Teatro de La Habana, Havana, Cuba<\/p>\n<p>2011<\/p>\n<p>Live and Let Live, Martha Machado Gallery, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba<br \/>\nAnchored by a Dream, Museum 26-7, Santiago de Cuba<br \/>\nFinal Monument, Grimani Palace, 54th Venice Biennale, Italy<br \/>\nBetween Stone, Metal and Wood, La Jiribilla, Havana, Cuba<br \/>\nRecent Works, Marlborough Gallery, Monaco, Monte Carlo<br \/>\nNight Vision, Marlborough Gallery, Barcelona, Spain<\/p>\n<p>2010<\/p>\n<p>Live and Let Live, L\u00ednea and L Park, Havana<br \/>\nDeveloped the (unpublished) exhibition project The Dangers of Forgetting during his work with the Martha Machado Brigade in Haiti (March 6 \u2013 April 12)<\/p>\n<p>2008\u20132009<\/p>\n<p>Created a significant drawing series titled With Feet on the Ground (unpublished, charcoal on paper) during work with the Martha Machado Brigade in the carbonero community of Soplillar, Matanzas, Cuba<\/p>\n<p>2008<\/p>\n<p>Family Reunification Chain, Marlborough Gallery, Chelsea, New York, USA<\/p>\n<p>2007<\/p>\n<p>The Notebook of the Man with Clay Feet, Juan Ruiz Gallery, Maracaibo, Venezuela<br \/>\nDelaying the Inevitable, Marlborough Gallery, Madrid, Spain<br \/>\nThe Journey, Museum of Contemporary Art, Panama City<\/p>\n<p>2006<\/p>\n<p>Pass of the Winds, Joan Prats Gallery, Barcelona, Spain<br \/>\nLive and Let Live, 9th Havana Biennial, Old Havana and La Casona Gallery<br \/>\nKcho\u2019s Ship, Santa Barbara Castle, Alicante, Spain<br \/>\nThe Cuban Arrived, Alonso Garc\u00e9s Gallery, Bogot\u00e1, Colombia<\/p>\n<p>2005\u20131985<br \/>\n(Exhibitions continue extensively with solo shows in major institutions and biennials across the Americas, Europe, and Asia including ARCO Madrid, Kunsthalle Attersee, Reina Sof\u00eda Museum, MAC Panama, Havana Biennials, and more)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group Exhibitions (Selected)<\/strong><br \/>\nParticipation in over 100 major international and national group exhibitions from 1985 to 2013, including:<br \/>\nKochi-Muziris Biennale, India<br \/>\nVenice Biennale (48th, 54th)<br \/>\nS\u00e3o Paulo Biennial<br \/>\nHavana Biennials (4th\u201311th editions)<br \/>\nIstanbul, Johannesburg, and Kwangju Biennials<br \/>\nMoMA in El Museo del Barrio, NYC<br \/>\nMuseo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana<br \/>\nLudwig Museum, Germany<br \/>\nMuseum of Contemporary Art, Chicago<br \/>\nFundaci\u00f3n Telef\u00f3nica, Madrid<br \/>\nWalker Art Center, Minneapolis<br \/>\nDeste Foundation, Athens<br \/>\nThe Israel Museum, Jerusalem<br \/>\nMuseo de Arte Latinoamericano de Long Beach<br \/>\nSITE Santa Fe, USA<br \/>\nMuseo Reina Sof\u00eda, Madrid<br \/>\nMuseo Alejandro Otero, Caracas<br \/>\nMuseo de Arte Contempor\u00e1neo de Zulia<br \/>\nMuseo Nacional de la Estampa, Mexico City<br \/>\nCollective Murals and Public Projects<\/p>\n<p>2010<\/p>\n<p>Wall Against War, Monument to the Maine, Havana<\/p>\n<p>2009\u20132003<\/p>\n<p>Mission Victory, Santiago de Cuba<br \/>\nAcquitted by History and Long Live Free Cuba!, Santiago de Cuba<br \/>\nArk of Liberty and Five Palms, National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana<br \/>\nNo to War, Havana<br \/>\nCuban-ness, Hotel Nacional<br \/>\nDonation to the International Nursing School<\/p>\n<p>2002<\/p>\n<p>US Independence Day Commemoration, Karl Marx Theater, Havana<br \/>\nRevolution, Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud<br \/>\nHotel Inglaterra 127th Anniversary, Havana<\/p>\n<div class=\"spdiv\">[collapse]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;&lt; Previous | Artists | Next &gt;&gt; LA REGATA, Colagraf\u00eda, 106 x 180 cm, 2013.LOS SE\u00d1ORES DE LA PLAYA, Colagraf\u00eda, 106 x 180 cm, 2013.TODO CAMBIA, Colagraf\u00eda, 106 x 180 cm, 2013. 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