Gonzalo Reyes Rodriguez

Gonzalo Reyes Rodriguez
Kyle/David, 2024
Paper Size: 11.66x14 inches
Edition of 10
Inkjet print produced by Light Work and signed by the artist.

"Kyle/David", 2024 juxtaposes two portraits—one made and one found. The work reflects on how intimacy and identity are mediated through images, collapsing the distance between self and other. The drawn image of David is the logo 1980s gay magazine of the same name—references Michelangelo’s statue and its enduring status as a queer icon and symbol of idealized masculinity. The name David served as a stand-in for the contributors who wished to remain anonymous. By re-presenting these photographs in dialogue, "Kyle/David" explores photography’s capacity to both preserve and project desire, memory, and recognition across time.

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Gonzalo Reyes Rodriguez is an artist working in photography and film/video to examine the temporal ambiguity of our experiences of images. His work has been presented in solo exhibitions at David Peter Francis, New York City (2024); Center for Artistic and Cultural Practices, Winnipeg (2021); and Terremoto/La Postal, Mexico City (2019). Recent group exhibitions include Luhring Augustine, New York City (2024); National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa (2023), Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow (2022). His work has been featured in Aperture, Artforum, Border Crossings, C Magazine, and the New York Times, among others. In 2019 he was a participant at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and in 2023 was awarded the New Generations Photography Award by the National Gallery of Canada.

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