The Queen has died, the moose killed her
Proyectos Ultravioleta
Guatemala City, Guatemala
January 07 - January 22, 2010
God save the Queen
the fascist regime,
they made you a moron
a potential H-bomb.
God save the Queen
She is not not human being.
-The Sex Pistols, 1977
In his first exhibition in Guatemala, Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa (Guatemala, 1978) uses several Canadian patriotic symbols to reflect on his own identity. In The Queen is dead, El Alce la Mató explores in depth his relationship with Queen Elizabeth of England, through collages, drawings, photography, installation and humor.
This relationship began in his childhood, when Naufus left for exile with his grandmother, to Vancouver, Canada. At first He did not understand the reason for the existence of The Queen; In spite of seeing her in photographs in all the classrooms of her school and in every form of the Canadian government, she seemed as invented as Santa Claus. However, with the passing of the years, things changed. Soon he understood that She was as unreal as necessary. In her succulent breasts she found the solution to many of her material and existential problems. In exchange for an unreal loyalty, she gave him housing, social security and unlimited apapacho.
Other exhibitions by Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa at Proyectos Ultravioleta:
-
Frieze NY 2024
group show
New York
-
Walking Through a Forest, at Night
group show
Guatemala
-
The Night Dies by the Day, the Day Dies by the Night
group show
Guatemala
-
Frieze London 2022
group show
London
-
South South Veza 2021
group show
New York
-
First Sunrises on Earth
group show
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
-
NADA Miami 2020
group show
Miami
-
Frieze NY 2020
group show
Online
-
ARCO Madrid 2020
group show
Madrid
-
The Gardeners
group show
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
NADA MIAMI 2019
group show
Miami, USA
-
ART DÜSSELDORF 2019
solo show
Düsseldorf, Germany
-
Frieze NY 2019
solo show
New York, USA
-
ArteBA 2019
solo show
Buenos Aires, Argentina
-
The Guardian of the Forest
solo show
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Uncertain Nature, or how Landscape is Constructed From Guatemala
group show
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
When He Woke Up…
group show
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Condo London
solo show
London, UK
-
LISTE 2017
solo show
Basilea, Switzerland
-
Condo London
group show
London, UK
-
NADA Miami 2016
group show
Miami, USA
-
LISTE 2016
solo show
Basel, Switzerland
-
NADA Miami 2015
group show
Miami, USA
-
ARTBO 2015
solo show
Bogotá, Colombia
-
LISTE 2015
group show
Basel, Switzerland
-
Touch Wood
group show
Guatemala city, Guatemala
-
ARCO 2015
solo show
Madrid, Spain
-
Ch.ACO 2014
group show
Santiago de Chile, Chile
-
Art-O-Rama 2014
group show
Marseille, France
-
LISTE 2014
group show
Basel, Switzerland
-
Zipacna, Creator of the Mountains
solo show
Paris, France
-
Artissima 2014
group show
Turin, Italy
-
SWAB 2013
group show
Barcelona, Spain
-
Proyectos Ultravioleta presents: A space to meet art, spend time between nature and culture, see, listen, feel and think.
group show
San José, Costa Rica
-
Proyectos Ultravioleta presents
group show
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Artissima 2012
solo show
Turin, Italy
-
The Terrible 2
group show
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Proyectos Ultravioleta presents Proyectos Ultravioleta presents…..
group show
Zürich, Switzerland
-
Así que se vaya (So it goes) / Quetzaltenango
group show
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
-
In My Brother’s House
Guatemala City
-
Alchemy of Aches
Guatemala
-
Herbaria
London
-
Walking Through a Forest, at Night
Guatemala
2023
-
Nada Concreto (Nothing Concrete)
Guatemala City
-
Ríos de gente (Rivers of People)
Regina José Galindo
Guatemala City
2022
-
Oído vegetal (Vegetal Ear)
Guatemala
-
Nina’s Wishbone
London
-
Pisapapeles
Guatemala
-
Pa ru tun che´ (From the Treetop)
Guatemala
2021
-
Suavitel Entertainment Club
San Juan, Puerto Rico
-
Oh shining star testify
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
CONDO Shanghai
Regina José Galindo
Shanghai, China
-
Sometimes you have to go down to go up
Akira Ikezoe
Guatemala City, Guatemala
2019
-
CONDO São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
-
Of the Color of the Forest, at the Bottom of the Sea
Johanna Unzueta
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Live Happily
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Condo London
Hellen Ascoli
London, UK
-
The Guardian of the Forest
Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Uncertain Nature, or how Landscape is Constructed From Guatemala
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Condo Unit SP
São Paulo, Brazil
-
When He Woke Up…
Guatemala City, Guatemala
2018
-
Fantasías
Elisabeth Wild
Glendale California, USA
-
The Objective
Regina José Galindo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
El eje del mal (The Axis of Evil)
Glendale California, USA
-
I Woke Up Early to Comb the World
Hellen Ascoli
Guatemala City, Guatemala
2017
-
Condo NY
Vivian Suter
New York, USA
-
Modulated Emotions
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
In the Prosperous Days
Jorge de León
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Condo London
London, UK
-
Dennis, the Florifundia and the Pato Poc
Radamés “Juni” Figueroa
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Monstera Deliciosa
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
AUTO HYSTŒRIA
Alberto Rodríguez Collía
Guatemala City, Guatemala
2016
-
The End of the East Coincides with the End of the South
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Touch Wood
Guatemala city, Guatemala
2015
-
Melvin Laz
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Fantasía
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Zipacna, Creator of the Mountains
Paris, France
-
Elisabeth Wild
Elisabeth Wild
Guatemala City, Guatemala
2014
-
The Day Before Yesterday
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Significant Set
Panama City, Panama
-
Octopus
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Proyectos Ultravioleta presents: A space to meet art, spend time between nature and culture, see, listen, feel and think.
San José, Costa Rica
2013
-
Architecture and Friendship
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Culture and Art in Guatemala
-
Proyectos Ultravioleta presents
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Inside Joke
Panama City, Panama
-
The Terrible 2
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Proyectos Ultravioleta presents Proyectos Ultravioleta presents…..
Zürich, Switzerland
-
Así que se vaya (So it goes) / Quetzaltenango
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
-
BOTH ENDS
London, UK
2012
-
Así que se vaya (So it goes) / Comalapa
San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala
-
Dolphin Bay
San Juan, Puerto Rico
-
P O S T P A N A M A X
Panama City, Panama
-
Así que se vaya… (So it goes…)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
THE BURNING OF THE DEVIL
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Waterfall
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
International Meeting (Cheverista) of Medellin
Medellin, Colombia
-
We Dress to Express, Not to Impress
Guatemala City, Guatemala
2011
-
Great Masterpieces of the 20th Century
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
BYOB Guatemala
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Mayami Son Machín
Miami, USA
-
LUX
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Esther Planas: Events and Aparitions in Red
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Tomorrow
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Silverio
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
ULTRAMARICA
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Ultra Es Low
San José, Costa Rica
-
ch.ACO
Santiago de Chile, Chile
-
Joy Vinicio
Guatemala City, Guatemala
2010
-
Parents, distance and speed
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Buró de Intervenciones Públicas (BIP)
Buró de Intervenciones Públicas
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
Roldán’s Journal
Guatemala City, Guatemala
-
El (Inter) National (Psycho) Geographic TWAIN
Guatemala City, Guatemala