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Norberto Roldan

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120:. In 1986, following the end of Marcos's rule, Roldan founded Black Artists of Asia (BAA) with other visual artists who had been active with CAP. Whereas artists had worked collectively within CAP to create murals, banners, and other forms of propaganda in support of their political activism, BAA presented an opportunity for these artists to develop their individual practices. The new organization was a "strategic formation for all the progressive artists to still be together, but no longer part of the larger movement of the National Democratic Movement." 111:
to work on a sugar farm that his then wife had inherited. As he has stated, it was his first time being exposed to the "feudal system and exploitation of sugar workers." The experience prompted him to get involved with the Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), the organization that
26:) is a visual artist and curator. He is widely known for founding the artist collective Black Artists of Asia, which in turn founded the Visayas Islands Visual Arts Exhibition and Conference (VIVA ExCon). In 2000, he and choreographer Donna Miranda founded 66:. He has likened his use of assemblage to film production design, stating that "It builds the context for storytelling without giving the whole story." The themes of his works are often political or social in nature. 38:
Norberto Roldan's father and grandfather were architects. When he was eleven, his family sent him to study to become a priest. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from
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Collection. The painting, which Roldan has described as incorporating found digital objects, features the image of a US fighter jet over Afghanistan and quoted text from
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advocating for the United States' colonial presence in the Philippines.
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Roldan held his first US solo exhibition in New York in 2024.
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Roldan was politicized during the early 1980s when he went to
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No Country: Contemporary Art for South and Southeast Asia
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Roldan's works are also held in the collections of the
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In his visual art practice, Roldan is known for using
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Philippines
Green Papaya Art Projects
St. Pius X Seminary
University of Santo Tomas, Manila
University of the Philippines, Diliman
found objects
assemblages
June Yap
Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative
Guggenheim Museum
William McKinley
Singapore Art Museum
Negros
Lino Brocka
Marcos dictatorship
Joseph Cornell
John Baldessari
Roberto Chabet
Santiago Bose


"Guggenheim Collection Online: Norberto Roldan"


"Interview with Norberto Roldan"
"Norberto Roldan repurposes religious objects for artistic ends"
Artist Talk: Norberto Roldan
"ARNDT - NORBERTO ROLDAN"
"F-16"
"Five Shows to See in Chelsea During Frieze New York 2024"

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