Alberto Echegaray Guevara (Cayman) Argentine, b. 1970

Biography

Paper money is an optical illusion created by governments and people.

Alberto Echegaray Guevara, also known as Cayman, is an Argentine artist born in 1970. He lives and works in Buenos Aires.

His practice builds a hybrid relationship between money, technology, and universal codes. Site-specific sculptures, video installations, and collages examine how consumerism and global monetary systems shape spiritual and social values. Materials have included Murano blown glass, major world currencies, and noble metals such as gold, silver, platinum, and steel.

He holds a Master of Arts in Policy Management from Georgetown University, graduate credentials from the École Nationale d'Administration in Paris, executive education from Harvard Business School, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Argentina's Military Academy and the U.S. Military Academy. He is a former cavalry officer in the Argentine army.

His work has been presented in institutional and fair contexts including the Venice Biennale (2019, 2022) and, in 2024–25, at the Central Bank of Argentina. He is presented by The Wall Art Gallery, Miami.

Training
Georgetown University, Master of Arts (Policy Management), Washington, DC, 2006; École Nationale d'Administration (ENA), Paris; Harvard Business School, Executive Education, 2005; Argentina's Military Academy & U.S. Military Academy, BA International Relations.

Works
  • Alberto Echegaray Guevara (Cayman), PINOCCHIO (MONUMENTAL), 2018
    PINOCCHIO (MONUMENTAL), 2018$ 180,000.00
  • Alberto Echegaray Guevara (Cayman), Pinocchio, 2018
    Pinocchio, 2018$ 72,000.00
  • Alberto Echegaray Guevara (Cayman), Moneyball (US Dollar), 2014
    Moneyball (US Dollar), 2014$ 100,000.00
  • Alberto Echegaray Guevara (Cayman), Eagle - Libertad, 2023
    Eagle - Libertad, 2023$ 54,000.00
  • Alberto Echegaray Guevara (Cayman), Great Chief - Pachakuti Condor Pasa, 2023
    Great Chief - Pachakuti Condor Pasa, 2023$ 45,000.00
  • Alberto Echegaray Guevara (Cayman), Generational Human, 2021
    Generational Human, 2021$ 36,000.00
  • Alberto Echegaray Guevara (Cayman), Meditation man, 2022
    Meditation man, 2022$ 27,000.00
  • Alberto Echegaray Guevara (Cayman), Amerindian (ANDEAN GIRL AMERINDIAN EYES OF THE ANDES), 2021
    Amerindian (ANDEAN GIRL AMERINDIAN EYES OF THE ANDES), 2021$ 16,000.00
  • Alberto Echegaray Guevara (Cayman), Amerindian (Dakota), 2022
    Amerindian (Dakota), 2022$ 10,500.00
  • Alberto Echegaray Guevara (Cayman), Good Luck, 2020
    Good Luck, 2020$ 9,500.00
  • Alberto Echegaray Guevara (Cayman), Amerindian (EYES FROM AMAZONAS), 2022
    Amerindian (EYES FROM AMAZONAS), 2022$ 10,000.00
  • Alberto Echegaray Guevara (Cayman), Untitled, 2021
    Untitled, 2021$ 4,000.00
Overview

Paper money is an optical illusion created by governments and people.

Alberto Echegaray Guevara (Cayman) (b. 1970) is an Argentine artist whose sculptures, installations, and collages probe monetary systems, ancient symbolism, and the future of transactional platforms.

News
Events
Art Fairs
Bibliography

2024–25 Solo exhibition, Art, Artificial Intelligence, and the Economy of the Future, Central Bank of Argentina, Buenos Aires
2022 Venice Biennale, Venice
2019 Venice Biennale, Venice
2016 Art Dubai, Dubai
2016 India Art Fair, New Delhi
2015 Performance and constellation session, New York
2015 arteBA, Buenos Aires
2015 Wynwood, Miami
2015 Conrad, Punta del Este
2014 Pinta, Miami
2014 Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami Beach
2014 NYSE / Goldman Sachs private event, New York
2014 YOO Building (Philippe Starck), Buenos Aires
2014 ArtRio, Rio de Janeiro
2014 arteBA, Buenos Aires

HONORS & AWARDS
2015 International Emerging Artist Award, World Art Dubai, UAE
2014 City of Buenos Aires Mecenazgo Award, Best Artist
2003 Museum Tech Awards, Finalist, Los Angeles
2002 Regional Youth Leader, Inter-American Development Bank