Nicolas Lobo Microwaved CD pen test #26 Year 2013 Medium Paint stick, acrylic, and archival c-print on Fuji crystal archive paper Dimensions 45.8 x 30.3 cm Nominated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud About the work CD’s which have been microwaved, pure B spectrum background. A hand eye loop over top, bloodshot eyes. A beard/tears. Waves on waves, amplitude etc. Date and country of birth 1979, US About the artist Born 1979 Los Angeles, Nicolas Lobo lives and works in Miami. Graduated from BFA at the Cooper Union, New York (2005). Lobo's works are held in public and private collections including Miami Art Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami. Selected solo exhibitions include A dystopian day at the spa with artist Nicolas Lobo, Mike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (2019); Cash Me Out, Nina Johnson, Miami (2017); Nicolas Lobo, A Modular Broth, Nina Johnson, Miami (2015); Project Gallery: Nicolas Lobo, Leisure Pit, Pérez Art Museum, Miami (2015); Nicolas Lobo – D.O.W., Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco (2014); Nicolas Lobo Bad Soda/Soft Drunk, Nina Johnson, Miami (2014); and Nicolas Lobo: Timber, Lakes, Nina Johnson, Miami (2013). Selected group exhibitions include STATE OF THE ART 2020, The Momentary, Bentonville (2020); Objects Like Us, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield (2018); Of Purism, Nina Johnson, Miami (2018); The Pink House, Nina Johnson, Miami (2018); Nina Johnson at Independent Brussels 2017, Nina Johnson, Miami (2017); Gallery Wendi Norris at Zona MACO 2015, Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco (2015); Salon Zurchen, Nina Johnson, Miami (2013); ART BLOG ART BLOG presents ASTRAL WEEKS curated by Van Hanos, Nina Johnson, Miami (2012); Liquid Matter, The Fabric Workshop, Philadelphia (2011); Wireless, Contemporary Art Forum, Santa Barbara (2011); and Broadcast Against Recording: Radio Broadcast and Performance, de la Cruz Collection, Miami (2011).