The Other, Me & The Others

2026Hydraulic system, powder-coated steel, solid wood decking, painted steel15-metre diameter

Iván Argote’s practice reimagines public space by questioning monuments, historical narratives, and systems of power through participation, humour, and poetic intervention. The Other, Me & The Others (2026) transforms the monument into a space for encounter, cooperation, and shared experience. Taking the form of a monumental circular seesaw, the sculpture responds to the combined movements, weight, and presence of its participants. Activated only through collective action, no single person can determine its balance; the work comes alive through cooperation and an awareness of others. Its circular form evokes openness, continuity, and equality, reimagining the monument as a living civic space where relationships are continually shaped through collective presence.

Artist's Biography

Iván Argote

Paris, France

Iván Argote works across sculpture, public installation, film, painting, and performance. His practice reimagines public space by questioning historical narratives, monuments, and systems of power through humour, tenderness, and poetic intervention. Blending critique with playful gestures, he transforms public sites into spaces for dialogue, inviting audiences to reconsider how memory and belonging are constructed and how shared spaces might foster new ways of living together. His work has been presented in leading institutions including the Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2012); Centre Pompidou, Paris (2022); the 60th Venice Biennale (2024); Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague (2025); and the Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) (2025). Argote studied graphic design at the National University of Colombia (2004) before earning an MFA from the ENSBA, Paris (2008). He received the SAM Prize for Contemporary Art (2011) and the Audi Talents Award (2013).

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