ALLEGRA PACHECO (b. 1986)
COSTA RICAN VISUAL ARTIST,
PHOTOGRAPHER & FILMMAKER.
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Allegra Pacheco (b. 1986, Costa Rica) is a visual artist, photographer, film director, and passionate traveler, whose work has been exhibited across Japan, Europe, and the Americas. Pacheco’s diverse artistic practice spans painting, photography, ceramics, sculpture, installation, and, most recently, documentary film.
Her work has garnered international attention, with exhibitions in prestigious museums and solo showcases, including a recent solo exhibition at the Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo in Costa Rica, and debut appearances at the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in California.
From 2016 to 2021, Pacheco focused primarily on directing her first feature documentary, Salaryman. This film delves into the lives of Japanese office workers, offering a profound exploration of overwork and self-discovery, set against the vibrant backdrop of Tokyo. Featuring a dynamic score by James Iha (co-founder of Smashing Pumpkins and A Perfect Circle), Salaryman blends performance art with a punk documentary aesthetic, challenging viewers to reconsider the toll of work culture. The film has been showcased at multiple acclaimed film festivals, earning accolades for Best Documentary, Best Director, Best Score, and more.
Parallel to her work in documentary film, Pacheco exhibited extensively between 2008 and 2018, with solo shows at MoMo Gallery and Just Another Space in Tokyo, LAMB Arts and London Newcastle in London, as well as Despacio, Klaus Steinmetz Contemporary, and Vienti4/siete Gallery in Costa Rica. In 2012, Pacheco exhibited her first major installation, Boobs—a series of breast-shaped sculptures made in collaboration with women from La Carpio, Costa Rica, addressing feminist issues through playful yet provocative art.
Pacheco has participated in esteemed artist residency programs, including LAMB Arts in London (2015) and The Backers Foundation and AIT Residence Program in Tokyo (2013), among others.
In 2014, her first photography book, 88 Days in Japan, was published by Editorial Germinal, debuting at the Salon du Livre in Paris.
Pacheco’s work is held in several significant collections, including the Mori Collection (private collection of the Mori Art Museum owners, Tokyo), Fundación María Cristina Masaveu Peterson (Madrid), Francisco Cantos (Chair in ARCO, Madrid), Takeo Obayashi (Tokyo), and in the Museo Neomudejar (Madrid), among others.
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COSTA RICAN VISUAL ARTIST,
PHOTOGRAPHER & FILMMAKER.
CV
Allegra Pacheco (b. 1986, Costa Rica) is a visual artist, photographer, film director, and passionate traveler, whose work has been exhibited across Japan, Europe, and the Americas. Pacheco’s diverse artistic practice spans painting, photography, ceramics, sculpture, installation, and, most recently, documentary film.
Her work has garnered international attention, with exhibitions in prestigious museums and solo showcases, including a recent solo exhibition at the Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo in Costa Rica, and debut appearances at the Norton Museum of Art in Palm Beach and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in California.
From 2016 to 2021, Pacheco focused primarily on directing her first feature documentary, Salaryman. This film delves into the lives of Japanese office workers, offering a profound exploration of overwork and self-discovery, set against the vibrant backdrop of Tokyo. Featuring a dynamic score by James Iha (co-founder of Smashing Pumpkins and A Perfect Circle), Salaryman blends performance art with a punk documentary aesthetic, challenging viewers to reconsider the toll of work culture. The film has been showcased at multiple acclaimed film festivals, earning accolades for Best Documentary, Best Director, Best Score, and more.
Parallel to her work in documentary film, Pacheco exhibited extensively between 2008 and 2018, with solo shows at MoMo Gallery and Just Another Space in Tokyo, LAMB Arts and London Newcastle in London, as well as Despacio, Klaus Steinmetz Contemporary, and Vienti4/siete Gallery in Costa Rica. In 2012, Pacheco exhibited her first major installation, Boobs—a series of breast-shaped sculptures made in collaboration with women from La Carpio, Costa Rica, addressing feminist issues through playful yet provocative art.
Pacheco has participated in esteemed artist residency programs, including LAMB Arts in London (2015) and The Backers Foundation and AIT Residence Program in Tokyo (2013), among others.
In 2014, her first photography book, 88 Days in Japan, was published by Editorial Germinal, debuting at the Salon du Livre in Paris.
Pacheco’s work is held in several significant collections, including the Mori Collection (private collection of the Mori Art Museum owners, Tokyo), Fundación María Cristina Masaveu Peterson (Madrid), Francisco Cantos (Chair in ARCO, Madrid), Takeo Obayashi (Tokyo), and in the Museo Neomudejar (Madrid), among others.
AWARDS
PUBLICATIONS
FILM FESTIVALS
ARTIST STATEMENT
SHOWS/EXHIBITIONS
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
HIGHLIGHTED COLLECTIONS
ACADEMIC STUDIES
EMAIL OR ENQUIRES
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