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Despite being deeply rooted in scholarly research, the work of Leonor Serrano Rivas appears imbued by interpretation and free association; concatenating one thought after the other with a non-logical reading of things and themes. Hence, Dream logic is often used by the artist as a way to present layered sensorial environments where the viewer must forget the narrative impulse. Her exhibitions speculate with a reimagination of a distressed reality on a different key as a reconstruction of the realm of imagination and fiction, as a theatre set-like, with artworks behaving as mediators and instruments both calibrating and measuring such a new cosmos.
She graduated from MFA Fine Arts, Goldsmiths University of London. Recent solo exhibitions and performances include: Museo Reina Sofía MNCARS (2022-2023); Matadero, Madrid, ES (2020); C3A, Cordova, ES (2019); The Swiss Church, London, UK (2017); Chisenhale Studios, London, UK (2016); Serpentine Galleries, London, UK (2014). She was nominated for the Jarman Award (2018). Recent group exhibitions include: Centro Cultural de España en México, Mexico City, MX (upcoming); CAAC, Seville, ES (2019); V22, London, UK (2018); Foundation Botin, Santander, ES (2018); CA2M, Madrid, ES (2018); Platform Revolver, Lisbon, PT (2017); Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool, UK (2016). Serrano Rivas has been the recipient of a number of prizes including the Alhambra Prize 2019, ARCO Madrid Young Art award and the Caja Madrid Art Projects Prize.
Selected Works
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Leonor Serrano Rivas
Patrones de ritmo nº1, 2024
Jacquard tapestry composed of 5 woven panels, mounted on aluminum profile frames and inner wooden frame
175 × 295 × 5 cm
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Leonor Serrano Rivas
Rosa espacial gigante donde están naciendo las estrellas, 2024
Textile (rayon, viscose, cotton warpo) and brass
96 × 40 × 63 cm
Unique
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Leonor Serrano Rivas
Patrones de Ritmo nº2, 2024
Jacquard tapestry composed of 5 woven panels, mounted on aluminum profile frames and inner wooden frame
175 × 295 × 5 cm
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Leonor Serrano Rivas
Carcasa nº7, 2024
Blown glass, wood
54,5 × 30 × 57 cm
Unique
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Leonor Serrano Rivas
Carcasa nº8, 2024
Blown glass, wood
30 × 37 × 20 cm
Unique
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Leonor Serrano Rivas
Carcasa nº9, 2024
Blown glass, wood
39 × 34,5 × 20 cm
Unique
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Leonor Serrano Rivas
Tables of the Moon, 2022
From the series Magia Natural
Set of 4 elements, weavings
variable dimensions
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Leonor Serrano Rivas
Oir formas, 2022
Película de 16 mm
11:13 min.
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The Sun is Counting the Earth’s Rotation, 2022
from the series Above the Eye level
HD & 16mm video
9:51
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Leonor Serrano Rivas
Untitled (Studio Estrella) nº4, 2021
Drawing, brass, methacrylate
60 × 50 × 6 cm
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Leonor Serrano Rivas
The Castle of Crossed Destinies, 2017
Performance at The Swiss Church, London
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Leonor Serrano Rivas
Estrella, 2018
from the series Estrella, Eslava, Esfinge
HD stereo video, 16:9
07:07
External Exhibitions
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Solo Show
Natural Magic | Museo Reina Sofia (MNCARS), Madrid
21.09.2022–27.03.2023
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Performance
Breathings of the moon | Ocean Space, Venice
21.–25.06.2022
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Solo Exhibition
The Dream Adventure | C3A, Córdoba
12.04.–29.09.2019
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Performance
The Castle of Crossed Destinies | The Swiss Church, London
09.–13.07.2017
Videos
News
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Press
Where science meets magic – Interview in Retina
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Interview
Interview with Alvaro Rodriguez Fominay on the ocassion of the exhibition "The Dream Adventure" in Centro de Creación Contemporánea de Andalucía
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Press
Featured in FRIEZE Magazine
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Essay
"Arabesque", written by Teresa Lanceta
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Press
Featured in Artforum
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Press
Featured in ABC Cultural
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Press
Featured in Vogue España