The Tamesis
Los Angeles-based artist Rafa Esparza currently has two exhibitions in Mexico City. At Lago Argo, located within the Chapultepec forest, he has a solo exhibition showcasing the breadth of his practice, which includes sculpture, painting, video, sound and installation. Titled “juntxs” (Spanish for “together,” with the “o” in “juntos” replaced by an “x” as a form of inclusivity), the exhibition will occupy three galleries in Lago Argo, offering different perspectives on “families, queers, and clandestine environments.” [that] As sites of refuge and reorganization, intimacy and collectivity become strategies for survival,” according to a press release.
At the Anahuacali Museum, Esparza is part of a two-person show with his long-time collaborator, the sculptor Beatriz Cortez; the two recently collaborated on a critically acclaimed show at the American Society in New York. Designed by Mexican muralist Diego Rivera as a temple to collections of pre-Columbian objects, the museum will exhibit “La rerelión de los objetos” (The Rebellion of Objects), which, according to the description, aims to consider “objects as carriers of memory, energy and meaning, capable of activating new relationships with space and travelers”. The exhibition is curated by Karla Niño de Rivera, the museum’s director of exhibitions and collections and chief curator.
‘junxts’ will be on display at Lago Algo, Chapultepec II Sección Bosque de Chapultepec, Mexico City from February 5 to May 31.
“The Rebellion of Objects” will be on display from February 4 to May 10 at the Anahuacali Museum, Museo 150, San Pablo Tepetlapa, Coyoacán, Ciudad de México.
