KALEIDOSOPE
6 - 9 July 2017. Paris, France.
A group show that brings together works by ten international artists from Latin America with a selection of works on paper that are part of a project with exhibitions in both London and Budapest. KALEIDOSCOPE lays out Latin American artists' standpoints and aims to make them visible to the spectator not through constructed stereotype of otherness, but instead proposes an immersion into these artists' own perspectives with universal language influenced by their own contexts.
Artists:
Amadeo Azar (Argentina) Pedro Varela (Brazil) Daniel Alcalá; Jacobo Alonso; Omar Arcega; Marcos Castro; Héctor Falcón; Karla Leyva; Tania López Winkler; Quirarte + Ornelas (Mexico)
Curatorial Team: Lassla Esquivel and Cali Blackwell, Camille Shortridge, Hermine Adrian & Valeria MacDowall.
Partnership with IESA arts&culture
Latin American artists are not the “exotic” stereotype that the media and social outlets make them out to be, but rather are global contemporary artists from a country in Latin America. Breaking down stereotypes and revealing the universal art made by such a population is important in the context of Europe. Some of the works on paper have therefore been on view in prior exhibitions in both London and most recently in Budapest at K.A.S Gallery. This is an opportunity to merge two thriving cultures, that of France and of Latin American countries.
KALEIDOSCOPE is a group show that brings together works by ten international artists from Latin America with a selection of works on paper that are part of a project with exhibitions in both London and Budapest.
KALEIDOSCOPE lays out Latin American artists' standpoints and aims to make them visible to the spectator not through constructed stereotype of otherness, but instead proposes an immersion into these artists' own perspectives with universal language influenced by their own contexts.
KALEIDOSCOPE focuses on works that use paper as a means to express their individuality. Like a kaleidoscope, viewers are invited to observe the artwork through a lense that mirrors the variety of facets of Latin American art, beyond the expected and biased societal stereotypes such as cultural heritage. The paper, as a medium, allows for such exploration of different perspectives.
Parallel Programme:
Saturday 8 • July • 2017
Round Table Discussion – interactive discussion with the artists, curators and viewers regarding subjects on the impact of Latin American art practices
Artistic Practices in Latin America and Europe.
• Pedro Varela, Brazilian artist based in Rio de Janeiro
• Tania López, Mexican artist based in London
• Alejandro M. Parisi, Argentinian artist based in Paris
• Lassla Esquivel, Mexican curator and cultural producer based in London.
