Mandao 2, 2019
Collection of Mary Lou and Jeffrey Shafer Courtesy of the artist and LatchKey Gallery, New York.
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield will present “Marginal Costs,” the first solo museum exhibition of New York- based artist Lucia Hierro (b. 1987) whose practice, which includes sculpture, digital media and installation, confronts 21st century capitalism through an intersectional lens. The exhibit will be on view at The Aldrich June 7, through Jan. 2.
With a studio methodology steeped in Pop Art, Minimalism, Conceptual Art and European still life painting, as well as her own biographical circumstance, Hierro”™s work surveys power, individuality and opportunity specific to the communities she
orbits. Scale is a primary preoccupation and a predominant feature of this exhibition.
The monumentality of Hierro”™s murals riff on billboard advertising as they envelope and ensnare their onlookers. Her newest mural includes imagery based on photographs taken in her neighborhoods before and during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Hierro received a BFA from SUNY Purchase in 2010 and an MFA from Yale School of Art in 2013. Her work has been included in solo and group exhibitions around the nation and in Santo Domingo.
