Miljohn Ruperto
Miljohn Ruperto (born 1971, Philippines) is a Los Angeles-based visual artist.[1][2]
Education
[edit]Ruperto received a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale University.[1]
Work
[edit]Ruperto's work has been described as "speculat[ing] on the nature of assumed facts and construction of truth,"[3] and utilizing "an intriguing play between an apparent sense of control, or purpose, and the actual lack of it."[4] His work "challenges fixed conceptions of truth and history, and instead speaks of an indeterminacy and subjectivity of experience that renders truth and fiction near indistinguishable."[5]
In 2012, the Whitney Biennial featured Ruperto's "Voynich Botanical Studies."[2] The work, a series of photographs of imaginary plants based on illustrations from the Voynich Manuscript, is an ongoing collaboration with Danish artist Ulrik Heltoft. Ruperto and Heltoft "created [the images] with 3-D modeling software that blends found images and textures into uncanny amalgamations... strikingly mysterious plant forms that appear to levitate against their deep black backgrounds."[6]
In 2017, Ruperto's solo show at REDCAT Gallery, Los Angeles, featured his installation "Geomancies," which included a film, photographs, video works, and a performance piece.[7] The installation wove together elements taken from science, mythology, American history, literature, and horror film.[8] In 2019, "Geomancies" was included in the 2019 Singapore Bienniale.[9][10]
Ruperto's artwork was also part of the 2018 Industrial Art Bienniale in Labin, Croatia,[11] and the 2021 Jakarta Bienniale.[12]
Collections
[edit]Ruperto's work is part of the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art,[13] the Whitney Museum of American Art,[14] the Hammer Museum,[15] the Walker Art Museum,[16] and the Cantor Arts Center,[17] among others.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Miljohn Ruperto". Micki Meng Gallery.
- ^ a b "Miljohn Ruperto". Whitney Biennial 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Miljohn Ruperto: Geomancies". e-flux Announcements. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ Rappolt, Mark (August 30, 2024). "'An Operational Account of Western Spatio-Temporality', Reviewed". ArtReview.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Miljohn Ruperto". Kadist. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ Westin, Monica. "Miljohn Ruperto & Ulrik Heltoft: "Voynich Botanical Studies"". Artforum. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ "Miljohn Ruperto, Geomancies". REDCAT. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ Diehl, Travis (May 28, 2017). "Miljohn Ruperto". Frieze (187). Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ "Singapore Biennial 2019: Every Step in the Right Direction". Singapore Art Museum. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ "Singapore Bienniale Releases Artist list for 2019 Edition". Artforum. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ "Ulrik Heltoft & Miljohn Ruperto". Industrial Art Bienniale. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ "Artists". Jakara Biennale 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ "Miljohn Ruperto". MoMA. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Miljohn Ruperto 1970-". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Isabel Rosario Cooper Project". Hammer Museum. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Miljohn Ruperto". Walker Art Museum. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "Miljohn Ruperto 1970-". Cantor Arts Center. Retrieved January 25, 2025.