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Round
Sintra, MDF, latex paint, viewfinder, inkjet print
21 ¼ x 21 ¼ x 3 inches
Courtesy of Edra Soto and Morgan Lehman Gallery
Estimated Retail Value: $6,500
Starting Bid: $3,250
Edra Soto creates sculptures and installations that extend from her experience navigating the Puerto Rican diaspora to create spaces of intimate gathering and understanding. These works often reference two common Puerto Rican architectural elements: the geometrically-patterned rejas (wrought-iron gates) and quiebrasoles (decorative concrete breeze blocks). This sculpture plays upon the architectural forms and includes viewfinders inside the diamonds that reveal island photographs. Last year, Cleveland’s Sculpture Center commissioned Soto for a solo show and to work with the local community to create a permanent installation in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood.
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Edra Soto
Soto (b. 1971, Puerto Rico; lives and works in Chicago) is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, and curator. Her work has been featured in prominent institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, ICA San Diego, and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. She is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, including the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptors Grant, the Joyce Foundation Award, an Illinois Arts Council Fellowship, the 3Arts Next Level Fellowship, the inaugural Foundwork Prize, the Ree Kaneko Award, and a fellowship from the US LatinX Art Forum. Soto earned her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and her BFA from Escuela de Artes Plásticas y Diseño in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
