Angel Otero
Hauser & Wirth (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 1. September 2026
Book
Hardback
175 pages
978-3-907493-36-6 (ISBN)
Description
Discover Angel Otero's remarkable artistic practice in this new publication examining recent developments in his groundbreaking work.
After gaining attention for his experimental abstract oil paintings in the early 2010s, the Puerto Rican artist Angel Otero began to pursue a bold new direction, merging his acclaimed form of abstraction with figurative elements to create multilayered, dreamlike scenes that synthesize the observed and the imagined into powerful meditations on memory and identity. This book explores recent developments in the artist's work, culminating in his highly anticipated 2026 exhibition at Hauser & Wirth in Somerset. Alongside insightful essays by curators Tobias Ostrander and John Tain, a conversation between Otero and curator Julie Rodrigues Widholm explores the artist's singular practice in his own words, while studio photography documents his labor-intensive process of layering, peeling, and collaging oil paint.
After gaining attention for his experimental abstract oil paintings in the early 2010s, the Puerto Rican artist Angel Otero began to pursue a bold new direction, merging his acclaimed form of abstraction with figurative elements to create multilayered, dreamlike scenes that synthesize the observed and the imagined into powerful meditations on memory and identity. This book explores recent developments in the artist's work, culminating in his highly anticipated 2026 exhibition at Hauser & Wirth in Somerset. Alongside insightful essays by curators Tobias Ostrander and John Tain, a conversation between Otero and curator Julie Rodrigues Widholm explores the artist's singular practice in his own words, while studio photography documents his labor-intensive process of layering, peeling, and collaging oil paint.
More details
Persons
Tobias Ostrander is an independent curator based in Mexico City. He served as Chief Curator and Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs at the Perez Art Museum Miami from 2011 to 2019.
John Tain is Director of Curatorial Affairs, Carnegie Museum of Art.
Julie Rodrigues Widholm is the director of the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) at UC Berkeley.
John Tain is Director of Curatorial Affairs, Carnegie Museum of Art.
Julie Rodrigues Widholm is the director of the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) at UC Berkeley.