The Museo Moderno proudly presents a solo exhibition by the great Argentinian painter Víctor Florido (Buenos Aires, 1976). In this selection of works spanning more than a decade of production, Florido creates settings that draw viewers into a sensitive atmosphere, where every element is part of an inner reality. For Florido, painting is an exercise in introspection.
The thought-provoking domestic spaces he depicts operate as metaphors for reflection, spaces where the visible co-exists with the hidden. In his work, precisely defined presences exist alongside veiled or erased figures, echoing the way memory preserves yet also distorts what it strives to retain.
Florido approaches his paintings with patience and mastery, using a deliberately subdued palette that allows him to focus on the formal and narrative dimensions of painting. Such dedication is not, however, aimed at controlling the work or executing a preconceived plan. Rather, it is a process that allows the unexpected to emerge. ‘I like to think of the artwork as an unexpected event, something that wasn’t planned or meant to have a set purpose’, says the artist. Interiors is an invitation to glimpse that event.
Curation: Raúl Flores
Museum Design: Iván Rösler
Production: Martina Estelí
Víctor Florido (Buenos Aires, 1976) From the age of 15, Florido studied painting with Sergio Bazán and took art history classes with Laura Batkis. He financed part of his training with grants he received from Fundación Antorchas, through which he was also able to participate in the Experimental Theatre Workshop offered by Rubén Szuchmacher in 1998 at the Goethe-Institut.
In 2001 and 2002, he completed a residency at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, having previously completed a residency at the Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP) in São Paulo. He also participated in the Centro de investigaciones Artísticas, overseen by Roberto Jacoby.
His work has been shown at institutes such as the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires), Fundación PROA (Buenos Aires), MUNTREF-Museo de la Inmigración (Buenos Aires), the Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes Juan B. Castagnino (Rosario), Galería Sendrós (Buenos Aires) and Galería Superficie (São Paulo). He has participated in several international art fairs, such as ART Miami, ArtBO, SParte and arteBA.
Since 2014, his work is held in collections such as the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Madrid, Spain), the Museu de Arte Brasileira-MAB FAAP (São Paulo, Brazil) and FRAC Aquitaine (Bordeaux, France).
His work has also appeared in publications such as Lápiz magazine (No. 195, “Víctor Florido”, by Laura Batkis), Artforum (XLIX, Nº 4, “Best of 2010”, by Victoria Noorthoorn). The book Víctor Florido, pinturas 1999-2015 was published in 2015, with texts by Roberto Amigo and edited by KBB.
He lives and works in Buenos Aires.