Chuck Ramirez American, 1962-2010
Seven Days: Birthday Party, 2003
Pigment inkjet print
48 x 60", 121.9 x 152.4 cm
or 24 x 30", 61 x 76.2 cm
or 24 x 30", 61 x 76.2 cm
Edition of 6
'Each image of the series reflects a crystallized moment in time primarily centered on food gatherings but devoid of any human presence. Ramirez meticulously recreates his still life to realize...
"Each image of the series reflects a crystallized moment in time primarily centered on food gatherings but devoid of any human presence. Ramirez meticulously recreates his still life to realize the aftermath of convivial San Antonio moments. Looking to the historical still life genre of the 17th century Dutch Vanitas paintings and their symbolic references to life's impermanence, Ramierez reconstructs his temporary images to exhibit the aftermath and the forgotten remnants of social memory. His conceptual objectives range from elevating the mundane, critiquing over consumption, and personifying his local cultural food waste.” - Dr. Claudia Zapata, Curatorial Assistant of Latinx Art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Exhibitions
Chuck Ramirez: Ordinary Wonders, The Momentary, Bentonville, AR; curator: Alejo Benedetti, 2026 (brochure)Seven Days: The Still-Lives of Chuck Ramirez, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX; curator: María Beatriz H. Carrión, 2025 (brochure)
Still/Live, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY; curator: Emily Handlin, 2021 (brochure)
Chuck Ramirez: Metaphorical Portraits, Ruiz-Healy Art, San Antonio, 2020 (catalogue)
Chuck Ramirez: All This and Heaven Too, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX; curators: Rene Barrilleaux and Hilary Schroeder, 2017 (catalogue)
Chuck in Context, Ruiz-Healy Art, San Antonio, TX, 2017 (catalogue)
Chuck Ramirez: Minimally Baroque, Ruiz-Healy Art, and Blue Star Contemporary, San Antonio, TX; curator: Victor Zamudio-Taylor, 2011 (catalogue)
Seven Days, Galerie Khadrberlin, Berlin, Germany, 2004 (brochure)
Seven Days, Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2004
Seven Days, Finesilver Gallery, San Antonio, TX, 2004
Literature
Ahmad, Emma S. "In Seven Days by Chuck Ramirez, Foodscapes Become Community Portraits," Southwest Contemporary, October 23, 2025 (illustrated)Ewing, John. “Chuck Ramirez: Life in Motion.” Glasstire, October 7, 2025 (illustrated)
Moya Ford, Lauren. “Chuck Ramirez, the Heartfelt Photographer of Trash and Banal Throwaways,” Hyperallergic, November 19, 2020 (illustrated)
Hawkins, Margaret. “Enigmatic sculpture, food photos add some new flavor to art.” Chicago Sun-Times, April 2, 2004 (illustrated)
Publications
Exhibition brochure, Carrión, María Beatriz H., The Life and Legacy of Chuck Ramirez, Carter Magazine, September 1, 2025
Ferrer, Elizabeth. Latinx Photography in the United States. A Visual History, Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2020
Exhibition Catalogue, Chuck Ramirez: Minimally Baroque, Ruiz-Healy Art, and Blue Star Contemporary, San Antonio, TX; curator: Victor Zamudio-Taylor, 2011, p. 36 (illustrated)
