In The Burden of the Invisible, multidisciplinary artist Iván Argote presents critical yet playful works that challenge collective memories and the narrow, dominant histories commonly presented in public spaces. Through sculpture, film, painting, and photography, the artist reimagines historical monuments in Savannah and around the world, reflecting on their purpose and proposing alternate realities. Argote’s new installation Señores creates an uncanny scene, grouping archetypal statues in states of decay and overgrown with various plants. His film Levitate and recent series of concrete paintings also contend with monuments’ supposed permanence and their militaristic iconography, revealing how notions of power and domination are present within our history and daily lives. By representing real sites of commemoration, albeit fictitiously and satirically, Argote advocates for decentralized, constantly evolving public spaces that acknowledge other narratives.
The Burden of the Invisible is organized by SCAD Museum of Art assistant curator Haley Clouser and curator Ben Tollefson, and presented as part of SCAD deFINE ART 2024.
SCAD Savannah – Winter 2024 – deFINEart – Exhibitions – Ivan Argote – “The Burden of the Invisible” – Documentation – SCAD Museum of Art, Gallery 110 – Photography Courtesy of SCAD
SCAD Savannah – Winter 2024 – deFINEart – Exhibitions – Ivan Argote – “The Burden of the Invisible” – Documentation – SCAD Museum of Art, Gallery 110 – Photography Courtesy of SCAD
SCAD Savannah – Winter 2024 – deFINEart – Exhibitions – Ivan Argote – “The Burden of the Invisible” – Documentation – SCAD Museum of Art, Gallery 110 – Photography Courtesy of SCAD
SCAD Savannah – Winter 2024 – deFINEart – Exhibitions – Ivan Argote – “The Burden of the Invisible” – Documentation – SCAD Museum of Art, Gallery 110 – Photography Courtesy of SCAD
SCAD Savannah – Winter 2024 – deFINEart – Exhibitions – Ivan Argote – “The Burden of the Invisible” – Documentation – SCAD Museum of Art, Gallery 110 – Photography Courtesy of SCAD
SCAD Savannah – Winter 2024 – deFINEart – Exhibitions – Ivan Argote – “The Burden of the Invisible” – Documentation – SCAD Museum of Art, Gallery 110 – Photography Courtesy of SCAD
SCAD Savannah – Winter 2024 – deFINEart – Exhibitions – Ivan Argote – “The Burden of the Invisible” – Documentation – SCAD Museum of Art, Gallery 110 – Photography Courtesy of SCAD
SCAD Savannah – Winter 2024 – deFINEart – Exhibitions – Ivan Argote – “The Burden of the Invisible” – Documentation – SCAD Museum of Art, Gallery 110 – Photography Courtesy of SCAD
