contemporary art

Manfred Pernice sculptures in bid

Manfred Pernice sculptures in bid

The German artist exhibiting his work for the first time in Mexico. The opening is this Friday July 23 to 20 hours in the Art Projects Office (IPO), located in downtown Guadalajara. With the title "cub.-bird, alex + mix11", Manfred Pernice presented two sculptures designed to [...]

Art: Seven Questions for John Isaacs

Art: Seven Questions for John Isaacs

Through his work, this English artist, born in Lancaster in 1968, explores the hidden meaning of reality. Isaacs studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Dijon, France, and at Cheltenham Art College in the UK. He has exhibited individually at the Museum of London 54 [...]

Seven questions to Saadane Afif

Seven questions to Saadane Afif

The work of this French artist, born in 1970 in the town of Vendôme and last year's winner Marcel Duchamp Prize, is known for his collaborations with musicians, artists and writers. He was recently in Guadalajara for the realization of performance "A Lecture, A Recording & A Few Witnesses" [...]

Chilean Contemporary Art: a prologue

Chilean Contemporary Art: a prologue

Unless it can be very sensible, little is known about contemporary Chilean art. This is due, among other reasons, and they explain some important dealers Santiago, to the art market in this country are just opening to the world. With the permission of the organizers of [...]

Gabriel Orozco or the life of objects

Gabriel Orozco

Prophet in his own country and beyond, Mexican Gabriel Orozco approaches its final consecration as an artist. This is indicated by the traveling exhibition that started at the MoMA in New York this December, and then travel to Paris, London and Basel. The table is set for [...]

Seven questions for Gonzalo Lebrija

Entre la vida y la muerte - Gonzalo Lebrija

One How did you know you be doing the art? I studied communication sciences and was more directed to the cinema. But finishing college I started working in advertising and soon I was starting to work on my art projects, independent. Since the first exhibition in which I participated, [...]

Seven questions to Cristián Silva

Seven questions to Cristián Silva

This young Chilean artist, based in Guadalajara for a decade, speaks about his work and its relationship with Mexico. by Gerardo Lammers

Have a drink with ... Daniel Lezama

Have a drink with ... Daniel Lezama

During his latest visit to Guadalajara, the Mexican painter Daniel Lezama opened a space in his schedule to chat about art and find unsuspected relationships with the world of wine. By Ana Guerrero Santos / Photo David Eisenberg

Seven questions for Jorge Mendez Blake

Seven questions for Jorge Mendez Blake

Jorge Méndez Blake (Guadalajara, 1974) is a Mexican artist interested in establishing links with the literature. Among its most important exhibitions include: The characters involved with the architecture, the House On (Madrid) and The Treasure of Isla Negra, in the Sala de Arte Publico Siqueiros (Mexico City). By Gerardo [...]

Andy Warhol: live, eat, enjoy, die

Andy Warhol: live, eat, enjoy, die

Ever wanted to be rich and famous. And this American artist, one of the fathers of Pop Art, he succeeded. Some see in his work a simple and beautiful display of logos and brands. But what is behind these paintings as decorative? By Beatriz Bastarrica

Jeff Koons: life as a game

Jeff Koons: life as a game

His works are made big. Vulgar and materialistic to some other acute for the purpose of this American artist reconciles the contemporary art society, even at massive levels. By Beatriz Bastarrica

The great secret of the art

The great secret of the art

The work of Marcel Duchamp's enigmatic than most. Octavio Paz, passionate about the visual arts, took time to write about this French artist, considered the father of contemporary art. By Beatriz Bastarrica

Cobert vs. Hirst

Cobert vs. Hirst

While the exhibition "Ashes and Snow" continues to break all attendance records in the Nomadic Museum-mounted full Zocalo of Mexico City, Gregory Colbert blasts Damien Hirst, the genius of Brit-Art: "I am the antivirus of what he raises. " Do you have something in common [...]

Helio Oiticica and Francis Alÿs: The street is first

Helio Oiticica and Francis Alÿs: The street is first

What happens when an artist prefers to close his studio and go out? We present the proposal of two influential artists whose works have sprouted, grown and developed around the large Latin American city and offers everything in its path, at their own pace. By Beatriz Bastarrica