Manuel Rocha Iturbide
Selected Works
Semblanza
Ciudad de México, 1963.
Compositor, artista sonoro, investigador y curador. Estudia la licenciatura en la UNAM, maestría en Mills College, y un doctorado en el área de Música y Tecnología en la Universidad de París VIII. Su música ha sido ejecutada en varios continentes recibiendo encargos del Instituto IMEB de Bourges, Festival Cervantino, Cuarteto Arditti… Ha sido beneficiado con las becas del SNC de México, del Banff Center for the Arts, de la Fundación Japón. Ha ganado premios en los concursos Luigi Russolo de Italia y de Música Electroacústica de Bourges, Francia, entre otros. Co-fundó y fungió como curador del festival internacional de arte sonoro de 1999 a 2002.
Algunas exposiciones importantes en las que ha participado son: Galería Chantal Crousel (París, Francia, 1994), Lines of Loss en Artists Space (NY, 1997), Bienal Internacional de Sidney (Australia, 1998), Project Rooms de la Feria ARCO (1999), Nothing en Roseeum (Malmo, Suiza, 2001, AVATAR (Quebec, Canadá, 2002), Koldo de Mixtelena (San Sebastián, España, 2007), Forum Internacional de las eculturas (Monterrey 2007), McBean Gallery (San Francisco, California 2010), Xng Dong Chaeng Space for Contemporary Art (Pekin, China 2011), MuAC (México DF. 2012), galería le laboratoire (México DF. 2012, 2014, 2016); Fundación Prada (Venecia, 2014), Zona MACO 2013 (Premio 1800 José Cuervo), 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 y 2020.
Rocha ha dado cursos de Historia del Arte y Estética (1987-88), música por computadora (Universidad de París VIII , 1995-96), arte interactivo (Centro Multimedia 1997-1998) y arte sonoro (Esmeralda), entre otros.
Su obra se encuentra en museos y colecciones importantes, Colección / Fundación Jumex, Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo (MuAC) de la UNAM, MUSAS de Sonora, Colección Cuervo 1800, Colección Aimée Servitje, Fundación Bodega Otazu (España), entre otros. Acaba de presentar su cuarta exposición individual, “Taxonimias isomorficas” en la galería Le Laboratoire.
Mexico City, 1963.
Composer, sound artist, researcher, and curator. He studied for his bachelor’s degree at UNAM, a master’s degree at Mills College, and a Ph.D. in Music and Technology at the University of Paris VIII. His music has been performed on several continents and has received commissions from the IMEB Institute of Bourges, the Cervantino Festival, the Arditti Quartet, among others. He has been a recipient of scholarships from the SNC of Mexico, the Banff Center for the Arts, and the Japan Foundation. He has won awards in the Luigi Russolo competition in Italy and the Electroacoustic Music Competition in Bourges, France, among others. He co-founded and served as curator of the international sound art festival from 1999 to 2002.
Some important exhibitions in which he has participated include: Chantal Crousel Gallery (Paris, France, 1994), Lines of Loss at Artists Space (NY, 1997), the International Biennale of Sydney (Australia, 1998), Project Rooms at the ARCO Fair (1999), Nothing at Rooseum (Malmo, Switzerland, 2001), AVATAR (Quebec, Canada, 2002), Koldo de Mixtelena (San Sebastián, Spain, 2007), International Forum of Cultures (Monterrey 2007), McBean Gallery (San Francisco, California 2010), Xng Dong Chaeng Space for Contemporary Art (Beijing, China 2011), MuAC (Mexico City, 2012), Le Laboratoire gallery (Mexico City, 2012, 2014, 2016); Prada Foundation (Venice, 2014), Zona MACO 2013 (1800 José Cuervo Award), 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.
Rocha has taught courses on Art History and Aesthetics (1987-88), computer music (University of Paris VIII, 1995-96), interactive art (Multimedia Center 1997-1998), and sound art (Esmeralda), among others.
His work is in museums and important collections, including the Jumex Collection/Foundation, the University Museum of Contemporary Art (MuAC) at UNAM, MUSAS in Sonora, Cuervo 1800 Collection, Aimée Servitje Collection, Otazu Winery Foundation (Spain), among others. He recently presented his fourth solo exhibition, “Isomorphic Taxonomies” at the Le Laboratoire Gallery.
Exposiciones
Jam Sessions
Prensa
CV
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