Alejandro Gómez de Tuddo

One of a new generation of Latin American artists whose images capture and reflect the spirit of time with a powerful and enigmatic beauty that mutates from the photographic to the symbolic and visionary.

Born in Mexico City, currently lives in Rome.

Obtained a Law Degree from Universidad Iberoamericana of Mexico and a Masters Degree in International Economic Law from the Université de Paris I (Panthèon-Sorbonne). Studied photography at the École Nationale de Photographie of Arles, France, as well as at the International Center of Photography (ICP) of New York; and filmmaking at New York University (NYU).

In Mexico he participated in several artistic projects with the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Internal Affairs, the Social Security Administration, the Institute of Fine Arts, and other public and private institutions.

He has also worked internationally for various photographic agencies, and magazines. His work can be found in specialized art books and catalogues, including those of his own imprint, Uroboros-Basilisco, where he has published: “Aura de dragones” (1999), “México Inédito”(2001) and “Guadalupe”(2003).

His work projects the control of light and subject usually associated with the studio, but the images are always produced under conditions that provide those uncanny conjunctions that can only occur in everyday life, captured by his unique and observant intuitive eye. The real nature of the photographed subject matter often remains a mystery.

His most recent exhibitions include Diari di lavoro di artisti stranieri a Roma (Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Rome 2002), Perro-nahual (Roman Forum –first international festival of photography- Rome 2002), No Money No Honey (Arèa contenitore d’arte contemporanea, Palermo 2003), My Ready-dead (PS122 virtual gallery/artwurl, NY 2003), Diario (Università di Roma tre, Rome 2003), Anima e corpo (Galleria del Premio, Suzzara 2003), and Life-still Circus (Supperclub, 4Romaeuropafestival, Rome 2003).

Among the exhibitions that will take place this year are: Filottete (Swiss Institute, Rome), Tempo incerto (Castel Sant Elmo, Naples), Fotografía contemporánea mexicana (Festival de Fotografía Contemporánea, Huelva, Spain), A Treausury of Dismemberment (Fisher Gallery, USC, LA, California), Life-still (Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Fundidora Monterrey, México).

 

Alejandro Gómez de Tuddo
Mexico City, January 11, 1962

Education
Photography
École Nationale de Photographie (Arles, France)
International Center of Photography (ICP) (NY)

Cinematography
New York University (NYU) (NY)

Master and PHD in International Economic Law
Université de Paris I (Panthèon-Sorbonne)(Paris)

Law Degree
Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City)

Exhibitions
2004 Filottete (solo)
Istituto Svizzero, Villa Maraini (Francesco Fiorentino, curator)
- Rome -
2003 Life-still Circus (solo)
4romaeuropafestival, Supperclub
- Rome -
2003 Anima e corpo (group)
Galleria del premio Suzzara
42 Award for Contemporary Art (Martina Corgnati, curator)
- Suzzara - Italy
2003 No Money No Honey (group)
Arèa Contenitore d’Arte Contemporanea (Antonio Arévalo, curator)
- Palermo -
2003 My Ready-dead (solo)
ps122gallery/artwurl (Carlos Motta, curator)
- New York -
2003 Diario (solo)
Università degli Studi di Roma Tre (Bruna Donatelli, curator)
- Rome -
2002 Cane-nahual: le are dell´orrore (solo)
Roman Forum (Mercati Traianei) -First International Festival of Phot8ography-
(Marco Delogu, curator)
- Rome -
2001 Diario di Artisti Stranieri a Roma (group)
Galleria Nazionale d´Arte Moderna (Anna Mattirolo, curator)
- Rome -
1999 Laberinto (group)
L .P. Casa Lamm
- Mexico City -
1998 Teatro en blanco y negro (group)
Sociedad General de Escritores de México (SOGEM)
- Mexico City -
1998 El baño de Venus (solo)
Galería del Quinto Sol
- Mexico City -
1997 La síntesis del azul (solo)
Galeria A.Siegel
- Mexico City -
1996 Aura de dragones (solo)
Teatro Xola
- Mexico City -

Publications
Books
2003 Guadalupe
Basilisco & Carla Zarebska, editors
- Mexico City -
1999 México inédito
Secretaria de Gobernación-Archivo General de la Nación-Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social-Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes-Basilisco, editors.
- Mexico City -
1996 Hugo Argüelles: aura de dragones
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social & Basilisco, editors
- Mexico City -

Magazines and Others
Secretaría de Turismo - Mexico
Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (INBA) - Mexico
Sociedad Internacional de Valores Artísticos Mexicanos (SIVAM) - Mexico
Minotaure - France
Houston Post - USA
Vogue - Spain
Reflex - Italy (among others)
Web & Press
Uroboros-Basilisco editores – founder
Photolisco image bank - founder

Conferences & Interviews
2004 Deadly Game: Life (multimedia), Internationale Heiner Müller Geselshaft, Istituto Svizzero, Villa Maraini - Rome
2003 Alejandro Gómez de Tuddo, contemporary photographer (conference), Incontri con artisti del sec. XXI, Avventure nel Mondo a cura di Rosa di Paolo - Roma
2003 Il Gioco dei Discorsi Paralleli, (multimedia), Bianco e Nero, Nero su Bianco, Tra Fotografia e Scrittura (international academic conference), Università degli Studi di Roma Tre, Uni(di)versité, Academie de France à Rome Villa Medici, Instituto Cervantes - Rome
2001 Graciela Iturbide y Alejandro Gómez de Tuddo, fotógrafos (tv and radio program & video series), Presencias del Siglo, Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (CONACULTA),Instituto Mexicano de la Radio (IMER) - Mexico