Plaza Luis Brión – Chacaíto metro station (EN)

Soto created two installations: “Progresión amarilla” (Yellow Progression) and “Cubo virtual azul y negro” (Blue and Black Virtual Cube) for the Chacaíto subway station in Caracas.

Soto's Cubo virtual azul y negro at the Chacaíto subway station in Caracas

Soto. “Cubo virtual azul y negro”, 1983
1015 x 1015 x 1015 cm
Metro Chacaíto, Caracas
Photo Nicolás Serrano © Archives Soto

Soto Cubo virtual azul y negro 1983 Metro Chacaíto Caracas Venezuela

Soto. “Cubo virtual azul y negro”, 1983
1015 x 1015 x 1015 cm
Metro Chacaíto, Caracas
Photo Luis Becerra / Archives Soto

The “Cubo virtual azul y negro” has been installed at the Luis Brión Square since 1983, next to the subway’s gate on top of “Progresión amarilla” located in the underground.

Soto Progresión amarilla 1983 Metro Chacaíto Caracas

Soto. “Progresión amarilla”, 1983
540 x 600 x 620 cm
Metro Chacaíto, Caracas
Archives Soto / All Rights Reserved

The overlapping of these two artworks enables a connection between the outside and the inside.