Dear Happiness, 2023

Juan Uribe’s work is dedicated to examining and deconstructing the inner workings, often opaque, of the art world’s market circuits and the way in which the relationships between galleries, collectors, artists, and institutions determine much abou...

Juan Uribe’s work is dedicated to examining and deconstructing the inner workings, often opaque, of the art world’s market circuits and the way in which the relationships between galleries, collectors, artists, and institutions determine much about the art that is produced. Uribe began his career within art galleries, obtaining representation at the beginning of his career, and has managed to convey through a body of work full of humor and irony the contradictions faced by a young artist. His textual work uses the English language, drawing inspiration from “International Art English”, an expression coined by Alix Rule and David Levine in an essay published in 2012, and which critically approaches the complicated, yet predictable, terminology in which contemporary art is written about.