Leo Barrios: The Human Condition
October 2–3, 2025
6–9pm
Auxiliary Red Dot 2025 program
1420 S. Alamo Ste. 147, building B
Public hours:
October 2 and 3, 2025, 6pm-9pm
November 6 and 7, 2025, 6pm-9pm
December 4 and 5, 2025, 6pm-9pm
January 2, 2026, 6pm-9pm
and by appointment | Email jack@contemporarysa.org and leopoldo@leobarrios.com
The Human Condition by Leo Barrios presents a collection of five sculptural furniture pieces. This new series marks a shift in his practice, exploring a new relation between function and form. It is inspired by human forms, the materiality of the body, and the ways volumes, surfaces, and structure tell stories. Here, furniture expresses how shared worlds are made. Barrios embraces the variations in shape and color and the imperfections and uneven textures of wood to create new shapes and experiences. They suggest how we may live with differences and disabilities, the healing of wounds and trauma, and the uncertainties of our human form and condition. Each piece asks us to consider the radical beauty in our differences.
This presentation is an auxiliary 2025 Red Dot program and will be on view October 3, 2025 – January 4, 2026. A portion of proceeds from the sale of the work will support the Contemporary at Blue Star.
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