“A group of islands united by that which separates them.” The classic definition of archipelago has proved useful in naming a series of works that are part of the project I call Scénario—both mise-en-scène and script, in the French acceptation of the word—which, basically, reconsiders many...
XVI PREMIO ILLYSUSTAINART EN ARCOMADRID 2023 I CRISTINA MEJÍAS
Cristina Mejías (Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, 1986) wins the “XVI illySustainArt Award at ARCOmadrid 2023”. His works break hegemonic and heteronormative narratives, and introduce subjective and less appreciated truths, in order to question existing hierarchies, orders and powers. The jury made up of Patrizia...
SAL METÁLICA – MUSEO PATIO HERRERIANO | BELÉN RODRÍGUEZ
Belén Rodríguez “Sal Metálica”. From February 11, 2023 to June 4, 2023. Place: La Capilla del Museo Patio Herreriano, en Valladolid. “Sal Metálica” is the title of the exhibition that Belén Rodríguez has conceived in response to the proposal of the Patio Herreriano Museum to...
CRISTINA MEJÍAS / RESIDENCIA ARTÍSTICA – ARTWORKS X MATADERO MADRID
Cristina Mejías has been selected in the call for an artistic production residency at the Matadero Madrid Artist Residency Center in collaboration with ArtWorks. To carry out your residence in Porto; With the project “Wandering Apprentices”. The jury was made up of Ane Rodriguez (Matadero...
UN POINT ROUGE DANS LA NUIT l BELÉN RODRÍGUEZ
Belén Rodríguez participates in the exhibition “Un point rouge dans la nuit [A red dot at night]”. From December 14, 2022 to March 18, 2023. The exhibition is curated by Émilie Flory and the artists Carlos Aires, Irma Álvarez-Laviada, Nicolás Combarro, Julie Kieffer, Sonia...
CRISTINA MEJÍAS INTERNATIONAL AWARD | OBRA ABIERTA
Cristina Mejías wins the “International Award-Obra Abierta”, from the Fundación Caja de Extremadura. With the Work “Temps Vécu”, 2014-2015.Vídeo HD. Vídeo 8′ 48″. In the words of the jury "In Cristina Mejías's video, background and form intermingle from memory and intimacy. Intermingling is a term...
NEW ABERDEEN BESTIARY. THE MARE. PEDRO G.ROMERO
Equus, caballus, éguas, caballos, horses, cavalli, mares. Horses, and their permutations across time, languages, and cultures, form the entry point to artist, curator and filmmaker Pedro G. Romero’s contribution to the New Aberdeen Bestiary. Following on from what has been the focus of his practice for several...
BELÉN RODRÍGUEZ WINS THE VISUAL ART SCHOLARSHIP, BOTÍN FOUNDATION
Belén Rodríguez becomes one of the beneficiaries of the Visual Arts Scholarship of the Fundación Botín. Botín Foundation convened annually since 1993 and aimed at the promotion and support of artists. The works produced as a result of this grant will be presented in...
JOSÉ GUERRERO WINS THE II PRIZE AT ENAIRE FOUNDATION
José Guerrero wins the second prize for Photography at the Enaire Foundation with “BRG-019”. The work, according to the jury’s assessment, “stands out for the work of recovering the work of the architect Barragán, which the author honours in his colourful models that he later...
CRISTINA MEJÍAS – ARCO COMMUNITY OF MADRID AWARD
The Community of Madrid have acquired new artworks, through the Department of Culture, Tourism and Sport. The acquisition, amounting to 405,000 euro, consists of works by contemporary artists who exhibited at ARCOmadrid 2022, including the winners of the ARCO Prize of the Community of Madrid....
