Dagoberto Rodríguez
Broadcasting the unknown
1 artist | 3 locations | sculpture, video & paintings
The exhibition connects the historical legacy of Junglinster—home to the iconic RTL radio antennas—with today’s global communication network led by SES and its satellite systems. Through sculpture, video, and paintings, Dagoberto Rodríguez transforms invisible signals and advanced technologies into physical terracotta forms, reflecting on communication, technological power, surveillance, and humanity’s vulnerability in the digital and climate crisis era.
The exhibition explores how technological infrastructures shape global power and collective narratives, using speculative fiction as a warning about the future. Works such as “Geometría Popular,” “Hurricanes,” and “Umbrales” address isolation, climate disasters, and the concept of cyclical time. The exhibition will take place across several locations, including the Château de Bourglinster and Al Kierch Roodt/Syre, and will include a special public dialogue between the artist, the curator, and a local journalist. A video art installation at the headquarters reception of SES may also take place. As part of the official program of Luxembourg Art Week, this will be Dagoberto Rodríguez’s first solo exhibition in Luxembourg, highlighting the country’s historical and future role in global connectivity.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Dagoberto Rodríguez (Cuba, 1969) is one of the most internationally recognized Ibero-American artists and a founding member of the influential collective Los Carpinteros (1992–2018), which participated at the Venice Biennale in 2005. His work has been exhibited in major international institutions and is part of prestigious collections including the MoMA NY, Tate Modern, Museo Nacional Reina Sofía, Centre Pompidou, the Guggenheim Museum, among many others.
Through sculpture, painting, architecture, videos, installation and design, Rodríguez creates visually powerful works that combine humor, irony, and political reflection to explore themes such as globalization, power, society, and everyday life. His practice transforms ordinary objects into symbolic structures that resonate across cultures and generations, positioning him as a key figure in contemporary art today. He currently lives and works in Madrid, Spain.
