COLLECTIVES
1980 – 1989
Since the 80s to the present, Peña has been creating a monumental work with his concept of Crude Oil, which has become an icon of contemporary art. His work, associated with conceptualism, has turned towards a critique of consumer society and especially on oil exploitation. He has lived in New York, Paris and Caracas, cities where he has shown his work in several solo exhibitions with a consistent body of work throughout the junction of art, technology, and science.
Rolando Peña and Pierre Restany, Chapelle de St. Louis de la Salpêtrière
Les Droits de Mene, 1989
Les Droits de l'Art
Chapelle de St. Louis de la Salpêtrière
Paris, France
Participant and curator of the exhibition
"Tri-Totem", 1988
Olympiad of Art
Olympic Sculpture Park
Seoul, Korea
Sculpture (Permanent exhibition)
Mene Suspendú, 1987
Ephémérité
Chapelle de St. Louis de la Salpêtrière
Paris, France
Installation
Crude Oil, 1987
Documenta 8
Kassel, Germany
Multiple
El Petróleo Soy Yo, 1986
The Second Havana Biennial
Havana, Cuba
Sculpture
Photo by Miguel Gracia
La Dorada Espiral de la Conciencia, 1985
Sculpture 85
Fundarte
Caracas, Venezuela
Sculpture
Lo real maravilloso No. 1, 1985
XVI International Biennial of Graphic Art
Moderna Galerija
Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
Photo Silkscreen
– Awarded –
The Petroleum Belongs to Me, 1984
Kenkeleba Gallery
New York, United States
Installation
The Tower, 1983
6ta. Bienal San Juan del Grabado
La Puntilla-Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico
Photo Silkscreen
The Oil Tower, 1982
Beyond
Les Flocons Verts
Chamonix, France
Photo Silkscreen
– CAPS Grant NYC Cultural Affair –
Mene Devotional Object, 1982
Center for Inter-American Relations
New York, United States
Installation-Performance, mixed media
Magnetic Image, 1982
VII Annual International Audio and Video Exhibition, Atlanta College of Art
Atlanta, United States
Videos
Totem, Fetishes and Devotional Objects, 1980
Alternative Museum
New York, United States
Sculpture
Photo by Margarita D'Amico
Burnt Tower, 1980
XIV Annual Avant-Garde Festival of New York
New York, United States
Sculpture and Performance