Credits
La Tempestad (2024)
Crypto-Próspero Spacesuit Second-hand ‘Hawaiian’ shirts, fabric, embroidery; recycled and painted motorcycle helmet; wood, found objects, live plants Variable measurements
Esta Tempestad Teaser Video art in collaboration with Julio López Fndz (filmmaker and documentarian), with original music by Atilio Montalvo
Simón Vega
Artist 1972, El Salvador, lives and works in La Libertad, El Salvador
Simón Vega earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Universidad Veracruzana in Mexico (2000) and a Master’s in Contemporary Art from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (2006). His recent work maintains an eclectic character, moving between drawing, installation, sculpture, animation, objects, portable suits, and masks. While space exploration remains a central axis, his practice has expanded to reflect on tourist colonization, the lifestyles of digital nomads, and cultural continuity.
Vega has exhibited widely across Europe, the United States, and Latin America, including the 55th Venice Biennale (Italy, 2013), the 9th Havana Biennial (Cuba, 2006), the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (Indio, California, 2018), and the Bronx Museum (New York, 2019), as well as more recently at the Centre Pompidou in Cosmopolis 2 (Paris, 2019). His solo exhibitions include shows at the Parrish Art Museum (New York), Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo (Costa Rica), Locust Projects (Miami), Liliana Bloch Gallery (Dallas), and Hilger NEXT (Vienna), among others. He currently lives and works in La Libertad, El Salvador.