Anthony Goicolea
I want people to have an emotional response. I don’t want it to be really didactic, so I like the fact that there is an open-ended, ambiguous aspect to my work.
Anthony Goicolea via museemagazine.com
Anthony Goicolea (1971, United States) is an American artist of Cuban background. Goicolea draws, photographs and creates installations and video art. His work explores diverse themes such as identity, cultural traditions, alienation and displacement. Male adolescence in particular is a central subject of his work, a theme that highlights the worship of eternal youth in Western culture. Goicolea also explores his own identity, cultural elements and family history through self-portraits. His art often reflects a profound search for his roots and past.
