Ente Vitreo
Alicia Ayanegui presents “Ente Vítreo” at Galería Campeche. This exhibition brings together a series of paintings that capture sketches of objects, revealing brushstrokes that explore the constant observation of a particular element: glass in diverse contexts. The very nature of this material—resilient and long-lasting—is confronted by its own fragility.
The exhibition moves beyond the visual representation of glass to become a metaphor for the human condition. It explores the duality between the rigidity and fragility of our existence. Through these works, an inherent vulnerability becomes visible, reminding us of the possessions, ideas, memories, and loved ones that make us aware of the delicacy of life.
Visit the exhibition through January 20, 2024, at Campeche 130.
RUNIK
Petrit Halilaj inaugurates his first exhibition in Latin America, offering a profound look at the contrast in the lives of those who have experienced the cruelty of war in their homeland, Kosovo. The exhibition reveals the complex process of deterritorialization and the search for understanding in a new space one attempts to call home, where life emerges among the ruins.
Through his art, Halilaj immerses us in the experience of rebuilding identity in a context of adversity. The exhibition is not only a visual testimony to the tragedy of war, but also a poetic exploration of human resilience and the capacity to find life and meaning even in devastated environments—inviting us to compare ourselves to birds, small in the face of the vastness of the world.
Visit the exhibition through April 7 at the Museo Tamayo.
Sombras nada más (Espíritu TV)
Paloma Contreras presents a multimedia installation that includes softie-cyborg sculptures, a series of large-scale paintings, drawings, and videos.
The exhibition centers on two fictions derived from reenactments narrated by the landscape about historical events for which no official records exist. Drawing from an autobiographical and affective investigation into her own family history, the fog and the mountain (the artist’s father and uncle) recount testimonies inhabited during her childhood and adolescence in Acapulco during the Dirty War.
Beyond a documentary or familial account, Contreras Lomas seeks to play with the representation of the subsoil, bodies, and the idea of the forensic archive of the Mexican landscape. In a country where opacity prevails and multiple truths circulate, Contreras Lomas creates fictions of representation and historical reenactment mapped by an omnipresent narrator who, at the end of the night, is the only one we can trust.
Visit the exhibition at Pequod Co through January 20, 2024.
Buenas intenciones
This is a collaborative exhibition by Alicia Valladares and Fernando Gress Muñoz that explores an imaginary rooted in digital life, specifically in virtuality. The various characters presented in the exhibition appear like images captured and absorbed from the web. The visual language of both artists complements one another through ironic gestures that may resonate with the viewer.
Visit the exhibition at Proyectos Multipropósito through December 15.
