Carlos Agredano

Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA, USA

Artist statement

Carlos Agredano (b. 1998, Los Angeles, CA) utilizes readymade and process-based sculptures to materialize issues of race and inequity, particularly within the context of American urban planning systems. Employing toxic, ephemeral, and site- specific material, Agredano’s work exposes how the design and organization of city space perpetuate disparity across Los Angeles.

Artwork

• Gregory Ain Publication Subscriptions, 2026. Plywood, metal fasteners, reproductions of Gregory Ain FBI dossier, The Daily Worker, National Guardian, The Daily Compass, and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
• Santa Monica Airport Fuel Spill Kit, 2026. Drum overpack, 200 hazmat sorbent pads, waterproof polyethylene spill berm
• Attribution (with Harrison K. Smith), 2026. Exhibition checklist information for Molded Plywood Leg Splint (1943) and Dining Chair Metal (1946, reproduction).
• Fume, 2025. 3 Purple Air Flex Monitors, Merv 13 Filters, Voltaic Systems Solar Panel System
• Collector (2019 - ) , 2019. Smog, Carbon Monoxide (CO), Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen Dioxide ( NO2), Ground Level Ozone (O3), ,Particulate Matter (PM2.5 and PM10), soot, dirt, dust, guano, automobile tire microplastics, and other unidentified debris sourced from Lynwood, California on canvas
• Collector (Chinatown), 2023. Smog, Carbon Monoxide (CO), Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen Dioxide ( NO2), Ground Level Ozone (O3), ,Particulate Matter (PM2.5 and PM10), soot, dirt, dust, guano, automobile tire microplastics, and other unidentified debris sourced from Human Resources rooftop in Chinatown, California on canvas
• Air Conditioner, 2023. Air conditioner removed from artist’s parent’s home in Lynwood, California, Smog, Carbon Monoxide (CO), Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen Dioxide ( NO2), Ground Level Ozone (O3), ,Particulate Matter (PM2.5 and PM10), soot, dirt, and dust sourced from Lynwood
• Air Conditioner (Chinatown), 2023. Air conditioner removed from studio above Human Resources, Smog, Carbon Monoxide (CO), Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen Dioxide ( NO2), Ground Level Ozone (O3), ,Particulate Matter (PM2.5 and PM10), soot, dirt, dust, and ambient air sourced from Chinatown, Los Angeles, California
• Parsol (Chinatown), 2023. Parasol from North Broadway Avenue in Chinatown, Los Angeles, California
• Parasols, 2023. Parasols from various locations in Los Angeles: Long Beach Boulevard west and east exit ( I-105 freeway) in Lynwood and Wilmington Avenue west exit (west I-105 freeway) in Watts
• Environmental Protection Agency Air Quality Flag Program (Series), 2023. Nylon pennant flag (colors vary on daily Air Quality Index)
• New Wight Gallery Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning System (HVAC), 2023. New Wight Gallery air supply and intake vents (black horizontal openings/corners on and in between gallery walls), filtered air sourced from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
• Corsi-Rosenthal Box, 2023. Lasko 3733 box fan, 20”x 20” Merv13 Filters, duct tape (built to the specification of the Corsi-Rosenthal Box guide)
• UCLA Environment, Health, and Safety Report, , 2023. Indoor Air Quality report filed by UCLA’s Department of Environment, Health, and Safety
• Smog Stones (2020 - ) , 2020. Smog, Carbon Monoxide (CO), Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen Dioxide ( NO2), Ground Level Ozone (O3), ,Particulate Matter (PM2.5 and PM10), soot, dirt, dust, guano, automobile tire microplastics, and other unidentified debris collected from various streets across Los Angeles County
• The Great Wall of Los Angeles , 2023. 1:1 scale model of I-105 freeway noise barrier, tiles treated with Carbon Monoxide (CO)
• Adopt-a-Highway, 2023. Removed California Adopt-A-Highway sign from the I-105 Freeway
• Westwood, California; Lynwood, California , 2023. Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) Residential Security Maps and Reports
• Shipped, 2020. Frozen water and dirt containing human particulate matter from the Atlantic Ocean near Ellis Island, New York; Rio Grande, Texas; and Los Angeles, California, found cardboard Amazon box