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Using plastic bags in his monumental works, the artist celebrates unseen labor and workers

Hugo McCloud: ‘I use industrial materials to tell stories that are untold’

In the latest episode of Art Basel’s ‘Art in Action’ series, we visit Hugo McCloud in his Los Angeles studio. There he takes us through the origin and creation of his artworks using plastic bags as the primary material. In these works, McCloud depicts scenarios – the transportation of goods, construction, landscaping – that are common across the globe to tell the stories of the laborers who often go unnoticed. The pieces presented in the film are part of a series McCloud informally refers to as ‘the burdened man.’&nbsp;It is an homage to the anonymous men and women whose daily subsistence is an extraordinary act of resilience. ‘The stories of these individuals and the strengths they carry is something to look up to,’ he says.


	Hugo McCloud is represented by&nbsp;
	<a href="https://www.artbasel.com/catalog/gallery/1309/Vielmetter-Los-Angeles" target="_blank">Vielmetter Los Angeles</a> and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artbasel.com/catalog/gallery/1435/Sean-Kelly" target="_blank">Sean Kelly</a> (New York, Los Angeles).


	The work is featured in the publication
	&nbsp;<a href=" https://www.ubs.com/global/en/our-firm/art/art-collection/reimagining-new-perspectives-book.html?campID=BACKLINK-ARTBASEL-HUGOMCCLOUD" target="_blank">Reimagining: New Perspectives</a>, which includes more than 120 works from the UBS Art Collection. The publication highlights pieces by diverse artists who invite us to reimagine our world.


Director: Damien Maloney 
DP: Peter McCollough 
Edit: Peter McCollough 
1st AC: Evan Weidenkeller 
Gaffer: Brookes Treidler 
PA: Skye Anderson 


Art Basel 
Executive Editor: Coline Milliard 
Senior Editor: Alicia Reuter 
Video Commissioner: Jeanne-Salomé Rochat 
Creative Producer: Akiel Gallina

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