Portrait of Brother, with Bat (2003)
Portrait of Brother with Flying Bat Luis Ignacio Helguera (1962-2003) Pablo Helguera When I die, I shall finally have both garden and basement (L.I.H.) The Colonia Condesa is perhaps the most...
View ArticleHombre de Lata
Hombre de Lata Estoy tan lejos de ti Y soy tan poco habil Para salvar heroicos acantilados Tanto de la vida como del amor, Que no puedo alcanzarte. Sólo sé que a veces Te puedo tocar con palabras...
View ArticleMinibar (2006)
MINIBAR Todas las noches deberían de tener una alberca con vibraciones de mambo y sábanas de viento caribeño en la cara. Luces naranja en las palmeras y coco dulce. Un Chopin cubano tocando en la...
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Orizaba/Twilight
Pablo Helguera, Orizaba, 2008 Performance Still Ignacio Helguera / Pablo Helguera - Village of Helguera, Cantabria, 1951 ektachrom slide/video still, 2008 Works premiered at the exhibition The Lining...
View ArticleRevolver (2009)
Texto palindrómico del performance presentado en el Museo Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, el 18 de junio del 2009. El performance incluyó la interpretación de obras para piano, tocadas al derecho...
View ArticleCuatro Cantos (2009)
CUATRO CANTOS ++ Óvalos Eran los hermosos óvalos que flotaban por los paisajes de todas las ferias mundiales los que me seguían sin parar cada vez que me trataba de bolear los zapatos. Yo quería ser...
View ArticleNursery (Luis Ignacio Helguera) (1998)
N U R S E R Y Original Text (“Viveros”) by Luis Ignacio Helguera from the book “El Cara de Niño y Otros Cuentos” Trans. Pablo Helguera and Mónica de la Torre, 2004 Paths lined with poplars, paths...
View ArticleAcademia de los Nocturnos at Exit Art (2012)
Academia de los Nocturnos at Exit Art from helgueraarchive on Vimeo. Part of the exhibition Collective/Performative at Exit art, This project consisted in a series of gatherings, culminating in a 3am...
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Long Time Ago (2012)
“Long Time Ago /Orations to be Spoken Alone During a Holiday (with an Experiential Soundtrack)” is a special limited edition of musical recordings sung by Pablo Helguera made on a variety of new and...
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Onda Corta [fragmentos] (2012)
Onda Corta Prologo de Roberto Tejada Jorge Pinto Books, 2012 Onda Corta is a short novel written in stream-of consciousness form in 50 short sections. Onda Corta es una novela escrita a través de...
View ArticleKyrie (2010)
I used to show paintings at a Mexican Restaurant. The perfect unplace Climbing onto a ladder that vanishes into the fog. Most episodes in every life are perfectly forgettable And although “those were...
View ArticleDos Poemas de Rodolfo Limonini (2014)
CANELS Este cable urgente hecho melcocha envuelto en papel celofán de Cuernavaca de los setenta, sabe a un pasto que sabes muy bien que no viviste, pero aún así insistes en llamarme a tu lecho de...
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An Aspect of Freedom (2016)
(performance lecture presented at the Arts Club of Chicago Centennial celebration on Saturday, October 22, 2016) Ladies and Gentlemen: It is an honor for me to speak to you today at the Arts Club, an...
View ArticleLuis Ignacio Helguera, Intermezzo No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 117 by Brahms
Only now, at 40 years of age, I understand why I would lie down in the living room couch Every night As you practiced that Brahms Intermezzo Because it expressed your character and your strength and...
View ArticleThe Logic of Water (2022)
The Logic of Water was commissioned by the 23rd Biennale of Sydney to serve as a place-responsive activation. The text, to be followed as a walk, connects the 23rd Biennale of Sydney locations from...
View ArticleThe Delaware River Anthology (2019) [with Dannielle Tegeder]
The Delaware River Anthology (2019) This text was developed in collaboration with Dannielle Tegeder (as part of our collective The Alpine Rooster) and presented in Mildred’s Lane’s Social Saturday...
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