María is a visual artist. She is also a bruja (a witch). In her practice, she often gives spells to her friends and collaborators, and builds a performance around their responses. Alisa, whose approach to art is one that brings forth the power of play, gave one word to María. Only one: fire. And María…
Recap: We reached out to 10 artists in Mexico, and 10 artists across the US. We’ve paired them, virtually introduced them to each other, and invited them to exchange ideas and insights about their art practices. The product of this exchange will be show in an exhibition in Philadelphia this Spring. Meanwhile, we are showing…
Artist’s correspondence has always provided the most intimate of insights into the conversations that have shaped the most creative artworks. Think about it, many master pieces would not look as we know them if they weren’t shaped by the constant back and forth of several minds. This is not a new phenomenon, many scholars, curators,…
Recap: We reached out to 10 artists in Mexico, and 10 artists across the US. We’ve paired them, virtually introduced them to each other, and invited them to exchange ideas and insights about their art practices. The product of this exchange will be show in an exhibition in Philadelphia this Spring. Meanwhile, we are showing…
Ulrik on his fascinating practice: “For a few years my work has taken objects and motifs addressed by fields that study human activity through material and cultural production, mainly archaeology and anthropology from the Americas, to approach the different world views, the ritual, myths, craft and the objects and characters that populate them. (…) Here…
Last month has been one of major breakthroughs in our project: we have performed more than a dozen studio visits with artists from the TSA network and the Mexico City ecosystem. Through them, we have discovered an extraordinary affinity with our hypothesized topic, in both artistic communities. When we started this project, we picked up…
This is a collaborative project between artists in Mexico and the United States, organized around artistic processes and human encounters. WYLO has been created and curated by curators Tally de Orellana and David Ayala-Alfonso and produced in collaboration and with the generous support of the Tiger Strikes Asteroid Network.