Visual Artist to Represent Dominican Republic in International Exhibition

EL NUEVO DIARIO, SANTO DOMINGO – Renowned visual artist Nardo Minier will represent the Dominican Republic in the international contemporary art exhibition “Bruit de gommettes / Noise of Stickers,” to be held at the renowned Sorbonne Panthéon University in Paris, France.
The exhibition, organized by Arte al Paso Gallery and curated by Spanish-Colombian Adriana Silva, is part of the 12th edition of the Latin American and Caribbean Weeks in France, a prestigious cultural event sponsored by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs.

For seven years, Arte al Paso and Silva have aimed to open Parisian spaces to prominent artists from Latin America and the Caribbean, positioning Latin American art as a contemporary reference in the cultural scene of the French capital.
The exhibition will remain open until June 19 and will feature works by artists from Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and the Dominican Republic.
About the Artist

Nardo Minier, born in Santo Domingo in 1968, has a solid track record both nationally and internationally.

A graduate of the School of Arts at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), his diverse and expressive work encompasses techniques such as oil, acrylic, and mixed media. Critics have defined his style as “geometrization in motion,” highlighting pieces such as Travesía sobre el Ozama (Travel over the Ozama River), Libres como el viento (Free as the Wind), and Instinto animal / pasión y locura (Animal Instinct / Passion and Madness), in which structure and emotion merge in a powerful and reflective visual language.

“Bruit de gommettes” (Blood of Gommettes) takes a critical look at contemporary reality, addressing themes such as forced migration, environmental degradation, inequality, and social violence. Through sticker art, the works are transformed into stickers that the public can take home with them. By attaching them to urban spaces and sharing their location on social media, viewers become active agents of a silent visual protest, raising awareness through everyday life.

The curatorship proposes Socratic maieutics as its conceptual axis, inviting artists to deeply question themselves: What should they paint? Thus, each work becomes a question that challenges the collective consciousness, generating a dialogue between creator and viewer.
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