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= Christto & Andrew =

Christto & Andrew are an artistic duo based in Doha, Qatar and Copenhagen, Denmark. The duo was formed in 2012 and work across the mediums of photography, mixed media and film. Their work makes use of exposing the effects of structures of history, politics, the economy, popular culture and rigid societal normalities they experience in everyday life using colour and surreal still life portraits. Christto & Andrew first gained international acclaim with their inclusion in the 2014 Foam Magazine Talent Issue and have since exhibited in solo exhibitions, group shows, biennials and art fairs worldwide, including the Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow (2015), Unseen Photo Fair, Amsterdam (2016), Metronom Gallery, Milan (2018) and have been featured in publications such as Sleek Magazine, Vogue España and Dazed Magazine.

Biography
Christto Sanz (born Christian Manuel Sánchez Diaz in 1985 - San Juan, Puerto Rico) completed his Bachelor of Arts from Escuela de Arts Plasticas, San Juan Puerto Rico in 2008, followed by his Masters degree in Visual Communication and Photography from Elisara, Barcelona in 2010.

Andrew Weir (born Andrew Jay Weir in 1987 - Johannesburg, South Africa) completed his Bachelor of Business Administration from University Ramon Llull, Barcelona in 2011, followed by a Master of Arts in degree from University College London- Qatar in 2016.

Artistic Career
Christto & Andrew started working together while studying abroad in 2009 in Barcelona, with their artistic union being formed in 2012. The duo is currently living and working between Doha, Qatar and Copenhagen, Denmark and are focusing on mediums in the fields of photography, mixed media and film. They have developed what has been described as a “shared visual language” between real, digital and fictional world they experience in Qatar. Using this, they aim to create a new reality using characters and colour inspired by the mixture of their different backgrounds.

During their artistic career, Christto & Andrew have built a reputation for breaking down the traditional ideas about photography by incorporating tools and methods to create artwork using elements of for change in how to conceive their art. Their work has employed a contemporary narrative, by using compositions using colourful and surreal still-life and portraits aimed towards a new aesthetic and attempting to challenge the structure and development in the Middle Eastern Gulf states, the rapid societal changes and contradiction of the rigid societal normalities and exposes the effects of structures of history, politics, the economy and popular culture.

Exhibitions
2012:


 * Unparalleled Objectives- Katara Art Centre: Doha, Qatar.

2014:


 * Liquid Portraits- Katara Art Centre: Doha, Qatar.

2015:


 * Liquid Portraits (Fashion & Style Photography) - Multimedia Museum: Moscow, Russia.


 * Glory of the Artifice- Premiere Presentation, East Wing, Unseen Photo Fair: Amsterdam, Netherlands.

2016:


 * Muddy Waters- Vogue Photography Festival: Metronom, Milano
 * Glory of the Artifice/Liquid Portraits - Encontros da Imgem: Braga, Portugal.
 * Glory of the Artifice/Liquid Portraits - Espai Tactel Gallery: Valencia, Spain.
 * Politics of Sport - Unseen: Amsterdam, Netherlands.
 * Parataxic Distortion - East Wing: Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

2017:


 * Bouet Special Project- Espai Tactel Wall, Valencia, Spain.

2018:


 * Encrypted Purgatory- Metronom Gallery: Arles France.
 * Encrypted Purgatory- Metronom Gallery: Modena, Italy.

Group Shows
2012:


 * Taseem- Doha Art & Design VCU: Doha, Qatar.
 * Malasartes Centro Cultural de España- San Salvador, El Salvador.

2013:


 * Collective- Qatar Visual Art Centre: Doha, Qatar.
 * Emerge Art Fair- Washington DC, United States of America.
 * CSA at The Collector- Katara Art Centre: Doha, Qatar.
 * CSA, Program Exhibition- Katara Art Centre: Doha, Qatar.

2014:


 * Night Light- Cuadro Gallery: Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
 * Foam Talents- East Wing Gallery: Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
 * Foam Talents- UNSEEN Photo Fair: Amsterdam, Netherlands.
 * Foam Talents- l’Atelier Néerlandais: Paris, France.
 * UCL- HBKU Gallery: Doha, Qatar.
 * CSA2 at the Collector- Katara Art Centre: Doha, Qatar.

2015:


 * Glory of the Artifice Presentation- East Wing, Paris Photo: Paris, France.

2016:


 * Bling, Bling Baby!-NRW Forum: Düsseldorf, Germany.
 * Paraisos Terrenales - LA NAVE: Valencia, Spain.

2017:


 * Bling, Bling Baby!- Museum Hilversum: Hilversum, Netherlands.
 * Zeitgenössiche Kunst Katar- Kraftwerk: Berlin, Germany.
 * Antologia- Metronom: Modena, Italy.

Biennials
2014:


 * Colombo Biennale- Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Art & Photo Fairs
2015:


 * Unseen Photo Fair- East Wing Gallery: Amsterdam, Netherlands.
 * Paris Photo- East Wing Gallery: Paris, France.
 * Zona Maco Mexico- Espai Tactel: Valencia, Spain.

2017:


 * Arte Fiera Italy- Metronom Gallery: (City), Italy.
 * Arco Madrid- Espai Tactel: Madrid, Spain.

2018:


 * Arco Madrid- Espai Tactel: Madrid, Spain.
 * Art Verona- Metronom Gallery: Verona, Italy.
 * Swab Barcelona- Espai Tactel: Barcelona, Spain.

2019 (Upcoming):


 * Arco Madrid- Espai Tactel: Madrid, Spain.
 * Untitled Art Fair: San Francisco, United States of America.

Campaigns
2016:


 * Unseen Photo Fair - Campaign Image.
 * Unseen Photo Fair - TV Documentary.

2017:


 * Gucci Meme - #TFWGucci

Nominations & Awards
2014:


 * Foam Talents

2015:


 * Paul Huf Award (Nomination)

2018:


 * Arles New Discovery Award (Nomination)

Publications

 * Libération
 * GQ Italia
 * Vogue Italia
 * Sleek Magazine
 * British Journal of Photography
 * Vogue España
 * Dazed Magazine
 * W Magazine
 * AnOther Magazine
 * Vice