Balteo-Yazbeck, Alessandro

He earned a Bachelor’s degree from the Armando Reverón University Institute of Higher Studies in Caracas, Venezuela, and later completed a Master’s in Translation at Montclair University, United States. His early work was widely exhibited in Venezuelan institutions between 1994 and 2000, a period marked by a deep engagement with the social and political landscape of his native country. After relocating to the United States, he presented significant solo exhibitions including Little Piece of Heaven (1998–2008) at the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University (2008), and Diplomatic Entanglements at the Rochester Art Center, Minnesota (2015). These projects exemplify his capacity to interlace historical documentation with artistic construction, transforming archives into instruments of critique.

Over the past fifteen years, Balteo-Yazbeck’s work has been featured in major international exhibitions, including the Musée MAC VAL, Paris (2024); Brutus, Rotterdam (2023); Museum Franz Gertsch, Switzerland (2023); Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Germany (2021); Museo Amparo, Puebla (2019); MAC-Lima, Peru (2019); the Sharjah Biennial (2019); the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (2018); Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University (2018); Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai (2018); Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin (2017); CAPC Musée d’Art Contemporain, Bordeaux (2017); Roma Quadrennial (2016); the Museum of Arts and Design, New York (2014); and Artspace, Sydney (2012). His work is included in major institutional collections such as the Tate Modern (London), Museo Reina Sofía (Madrid), Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge), Bronx Museum of the Arts (New York), and Museu de Arte Moderna (São Paulo).