Ravi Zupa
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Ravi Amar Zupa (born 1977) is an international artist based in Commerce City, Colorado.[1] He is best known for his pieces of political and social commentary including his typewriter gun sculptures, paintings, fine art screen prints, and work focused on police brutality and freedom of speech.[2][3][4][5][6][7] The guns are part of Zupa's "Mightier Than" series, a reference to the old adage "The pen is mightier than the sword." The sculptures are made from deconstructed vintage typewriters and reassembled to look like authentic guns. The life-like sculptures attracted real concern from Denver residents who called the authorities on a local art dealer, worried the gallery owners were trafficking real guns.[2]
In 2017, Zupa released a series on police brutality called The Emergency Fund to support Black organizations. Each time an unarmed Black person was shot and killed by a police officer, Zupa came out with a new one-color print. The prints featured designs inspired by Mexican lithograph painter Jose Guadalupe Posada and rap lyrics from Kendrick Lamar, Vince Staples and Chance the Rapper.[3]
Zupa is also known for the Drunk Cat series, screen prints that are also featured on matchboxes.[8][9][10][11] American street artist Shepard Fairey said Zupa is one of his favorite artists.[12][13]
Notable exhibitions[edit]
2020[edit]
MAIA Contemporary, Love Thy, Mexico City, Mexico
2019[edit]
Hashimoto Contemporary, Other Avatar, Manhattan, NY[14]
2018[edit]
- Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Reclamation, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Hashimoto Contemporary, Riches, San Francisco, CA
- Vertical Gallery Chicago, Typewriter, Chicago, IL
- Matthew Namour Gallery Group Show, Montreal, Canada
- Urban Nation Rising, Un-derstand, Berlin, Germany
2017[edit]
- Black Book Gallery, The Place Where There is No Darkness, Denver, CO[15][16]
- MAIA Contemporary, This Must Be The Place, Mexico City DF, Mexico
- Subliminal Projects, Twenty-One, Los Angeles, California
- Art Labor, 10 Years of Love, Shanghai, China
2016[edit]
- Denver Art Museum Design, After Dark, Denver, CO
- Matthew Namour Gallery Montreal, Canada[17][18]
- Hashimoto Contemporary, The Turmoil of Being, San Francisco, CA
- Black Book Gallery, Strike Everywhere, Denver, CO[19]
2015[edit]
- Subliminal Projects, Primitive Future, Los Angeles, CA[20][21]
- Hashimoto Contemporary, Summer Group Show, San Francisco, California
- La Halle Saint-Pierre, Hey Act III, Paris, France
- Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Invisible College, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Black Book Gallery, The Calm, Denver, CO[22]
2014[edit]
- Yves Laroche, Egregore, Montreal, Canada[23][24]
- Art Alliance Art Alliance, The Provocateurs, Chicago, IL[25]
- Museum of Modern Art, Arte Vivo, Mexico City, Mexico
- Parlor Gallery Group Show, Asbury Park, NJ
- Black Book Gallery, Just A Moment, Denver, CO
References[edit]
- ↑ Froyd, Susan (May 4, 2020). "Colorado Creatives: Ravi Zupa". Denver Westword. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mark Rinaldi, Ray (December 10, 2015). "Ravi Zupa's Beautiful, Dangerous Guns Have High-profile Fans". The Denver Post. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harris, Kyle (April 7, 2017). "Artist Ravi Zupa Wants to Remind Us: Cops Still Kill Unarmed Black People". Denver Westword. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ↑ Anderson, Corrine (March 22, 2016). "Guns and Art: Ravi Zupa at Black Book Gallery". 303 Magazine. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ↑ Bruney, Gabrielle (April 29, 2016). "LA Exhibit Traces 25 Years of Artistic Responses to Police Brutality". Vice News. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ Mufson, Beckett (March 24, 2016). "Steampunk Machine Guns Made of Old Typewriters". Vice News. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ Zeitler, Bobby (December 7, 2015). "The Left Loses Control". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ↑ Krovatin, Chris (June 9, 2020). "20 Visual Artists You Need to Know in 2020". Kerrang Magazine. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ Staugaitis, Laura (June 18, 2018). "Hilarious Matchboxes Depict Cats Making Questionable Decisions". Colossal. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ Taggert, Emma (April 20, 2019). "Funny Little Matchboxes Feature Illustrations of Cats in Bars". My Modern Met. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ Staugaitis, Laura (July 11, 2019). "Woodblock-Printed Matchboxes Light up with Canine Personalities". Colossal. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ Banks, Alec (2016). "Shepard Fairey Details How to Start an Art Collection". High Snobiety. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ Fairey, Shepard. "New Screen Print By Ravi Zupa". obeygiant.com.
- ↑ "Ravi Zupa's "Other Avatar" Descends on Hashimoto Contemporary NYC". Juxtapoz. June 28, 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ Anderson, Corrine (March 22, 2016). "Guns and Art: Ravi Zupa at Black Book Gallery". 303 Magazine. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ↑ Anderson, Corrine (March 7, 2018). "10 Artists Not to Miss During Denver's Month of Printmaking 2018". 303 Magazine. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ Dexter, Kyle (September 6, 2016). "Ravi Zupa: The Turmoil of Being". Beautiful Bizzare. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "Violence on Our Behalf". Juxtapoz. December 5, 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ Breton, Nadja (March 16, 2016). "Ravi Zupa Toys with Absurdity of Violence". Widewalls. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "A Primitive Future, Subliminal Projects". waimag.com.
- ↑ Luxon, Mic (December 1, 2015). "Six Artists Weave the Past and Present Together". High Fructose. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ Neda, K (March 10, 2015). "Ravi Zupa at Black Book Gallery". Widewalls. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ Bambic, Ana (November 19, 2014). "Opening: Egregore". Widewalls. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "Influences: Égrégore". Juxtapoz. October 28, 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ Bojan, Maric (July 22, 2014). "The Provocateurs". Widewalls. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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