Jersey City, USA, 1972.

Luis Gispert works in several different media including photography, video and sculpture. His most recent exhibition featured Smother, a film that explores violent and sometimes twisted childhood nightmares and memories. Referencing the interiors of the opulent, decadent, narco-nouveau riche mansions the artist remembers from his Miami childhood, Gispert also employed neon lights, mirrors, pastel colors and high-gloss lacquer finishes to create sculptures that explore the tension between auspicious wealth and cultural naiveté.

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