Selected Works
2023
Hydrochloric acid 16%, asphalt paint, pigment ink, thinner, beeswax, offset printing and acrylic on 2mm natural aluminum panels mounted on wooden frames.
300 x 330 cm. | 118 x 130 inches
2023
Hydrochloric acid 16%, asphalt paint, pigment ink, thinner, beeswax, offset printing and acrylic on 2mm natural aluminum panels mounted on wooden frames.
300 x 440 cm.
2023
Hydrochloric acid 16% and pure pigment on 2mm natural aluminum plates mounted on wooden frames.
300 x 770 cm | 118 x 303,15 inches
2023
Hydrochloric acid 16%, asphalt paint, pigment ink, thinner, beeswax, offset printing and acrylic on 2mm natural aluminum panels mounted on wooden frames.
300 x 550 cm. | 118 x 216”
2023
Hydrochloric acid 16%, asphalt paint, pigment ink, thinner, beeswax, offset printing and acrylic on 2mm natural aluminum panels mounted on wooden frames.
300 x 550 cm. | 118 x 216”
2023
Hydrochloric acid 16%, asphalt paint, pigment ink, thinner, beeswax, offset printing and acrylic on 2mm natural aluminum panels mounted on wooden frames.
300 x 400 cm.
Exhibition views, Museo Nacional de Bellas Ares, Santiago 2023
2023
Hydrochloric acid 16%, asphalt paint, pigment ink, thinner, beeswax, offset printing and acrylic on 2mm natural aluminum panels mounted on wooden frames.
300 x 550 cm.
2019
Acrilic, expanded metal, pigment ink, acrylic paint, acrylic resin, UV offset ink, silicone and offset aluminum plates mounted on pine wood panels.
230 x 296 cm
2019
Expanded polyurethane, powder, motor oil, fiberglass, expanded metal, pigment ink, acrylic paint, acrylic resin,
UV offset ink, silicone and offset aluminum plates mounted on pine wood panels.
230 x 296 cm
2019
Acrylic paint, aluminum mesh, 150 year old adobe, latex, modified acrylic, pigment ink, acrylic resin, UV offset ink, silicone and offset aluminum sheets mounted on pine wood panels.
260 x 370 cm
2019
Acrilic, expanded metal, pigment ink, acrylic paint, acrylic resin, UV offset ink, silicone and offset aluminum plates mounted on pine wood panels.
230 x 296 cmColección CASA, Santiago
2017
Pigment ink, acrylic resins and acrylic paint on pure linen.
260 x 390 cm.
2017
Pigment ink, acrylic resins and acrylic paint on pure linen.
260 x 390 cm.
2017
Pigment ink, acrylic resins and acrylic paint on pure linen.
260 x 390 cm.
2017
Pigment ink, acrylic resins and acrylic paint on pure linen.
260 x 390 cm.
2015
Pigment Ink, Acrylic, chloridric acid and aluminium on paper
220 x 152 cm
2020
Burned MDF mounted on aluminum and wooden frame
50 x 40 cm.
2019
Burned MDF mounted on aluminum and wooden frame
50 x 40 cm.
2019
Burned MDF mounted on aluminum and wooden frame
50 x 40 cm.
2019
Burned MDF mounted on aluminum and wooden frame
50 x 40 cm.
Exhibition views, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago 2017
2017
Pigment ink, acrylic resins, acrylic paint and oil on linen
260 x 200 cm
2017
Pigment ink, acrylic resins, acrylic paint and oil on linen
260 x 200 cm
2017
Pigment ink, acrylic resins, acrylic paint and oil on linen
260 x 200 cm
2017
Pigment ink, acrylic resins, acrylic paint and oil on linen
260 x 200 cm
2017
Pigment ink, acrylic resins, acrylic paint and oil on linen
260 x 200 cm
2017
Pigment ink, acrylic resins, acrylic paint and oil on linen
260 x 200 cm
2017
Pigment ink, acrylic resins, acrylic paint and oil on linen
260 x 200 cm
2017
Pigment ink, acrylic resins, acrylic paint and oil on linen
260 x 200 cm
Pigment ink, acrylic resins, acrylic paint and oil on linen
50 x 50 cm
Pigment ink, acrylic resins, acrylic paint and oil on linen
260 x 200 cm
2009
Lahyer metallic platform, 2 synthetic leather cloths of 5 x 5 m each, 2 rectangular metallic profiles of 5 m each, 8 metal halide spotlights, electric cables 8 x 9 x 6,5 m each.
2014
Digital monotypes on 300 grs. cotton paper
226 x 156 cm.
Installation views MAVI, Museo de Artes Visuales, Santiago 2014
2014
Digital monotypes on 300 grs. cotton paper
226 x 156 cm.
2014
Digital monotypes on 300 grs. cotton paper
226 x 156 cm.
2014
Digital monotypes on 300 grs. cotton paper
226 x 156 cm.
2014
Digital monotypes on 300 grs. cotton paper
226 x 156 cm.
Selected Exhibitions
Born in 1973 in Santiago, Chile, Franco received his BFA from Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 2005. He participated in international artist residencies at De Ateliers, Amsterdam and Gasworks, London.
Nicolás Franco has exhibited in institutions such as Tate Modern; Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich; MEIAC - Museo Extremeño de Arte Contemporáneo, Badajoz; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Santiago; LIMAC - Museo de Arte contemporáneo de Lima; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Santiago; Museo de Artes Visuales de Santiago; Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos de Santiago; Museo del Barro, Asunción; Cromwell Place, London; Sala Alcalá 31, Madrid; La Conservera, Murcia and Art fairs such as ArtBasel, Arco, Maco and ArtBo. He participated in the First Chilean Triennial and has been awarded prizes, grants and funds from the Mondrian Foundation, Beca Ama Gasworks; Tecnopol: UAH and Oxford University.
His work is present in the permanent collections of Tate Modern, Museo del Memoria y los Derechos Humanos, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Santiago, Museo de Artes Visuales de Santiago; Fundación AMA; Fundación Engel, Fundación Larivier, Colección Eduardo Hochschild, Colección Juan Yarur; Il Posto, among others, and has been noted in The Financial Times, Wallpaper, ArtNexus and The Guardian. He has participated in international artist residencies at De Ateliers and Gasworks.