Bittersweet Testosterone 2018
Bittersweet Testosterone: marco antiguo de plata con 19 corbatas de mi padre. 168 X 32 cm. año 2018. Antique silver frame and 19 old ties from my dad. 168 X 32 cm. year 2018.
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ASSEMBLING DEEP BLUNT THOUGHTS by Mely Barragán
ASSEMBLING DEEP BLUNT THOUGHTS Si las palabras son cuchillos, la obra de Mely Barragán (Tijuana, 1975), llena de palabras y cuchillos en igual cantidad, se descubre obsesiva en su intento por decirnos algo. Utilizando elementos gráficos e imágenes reapropiadas de medios masivos y cultura popular, Barragán aborda temas como la desigualdad de género y violencia […]
BACK TO BASICS @ THE FRONT
BACK TO BASICS 10TH ANNUAL DÍA DE LA MUJER EXHIBIT CURATOR- Norma Iglesias ¨The premise of Back To Basics suggests that the way out of many of our problems is to return to the origins, to the most basic formsof community interaction, to respect for nature and all living beings, to teamwork, to respect differences, […]
Séptima Bienal Miradas 2016 (invitación artista con trayectoria).
Artist Talk, Thoughts on Image @ AJA Project
AjA Invites you to the second installment of IMAGE X COMMUNITY – a dialogue series where we explore the intersection of “Image” and “Community”. This round features Tijuana-based artist, Mely Barragan. Known for her works in sculptures, installations, collages, and paintings around the concept of “image.” Having shown in Germany, China, and Russia, Mely’s works […]
MEXICO:THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN (contemporary artists from Mexico)
Presentación de “Mexico: The Future is Unwritten. Contemporary Artists from Mexico”, el libro que reune más de 200 obras de artistas mexicanos que pertenecen a la Colección Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche. La presentación se realizará el miércoles 9 de diciembre en la Fundación Alumnos 47 a las 19:00 hrs. PROM DATE DISASTER, 2014 collage y […]
THE ELÍAS-FONTES COLLECTION. HISTORY AND STORY. HISTORIA Y RELATO
THROUGH PAINTINGS, INSTALLATIONS, ASSEMBLAGES, AND SCULPTURES, AMONG OTHER DISCIPLINES; THE COLLECTION INTEGRATE A GREAT NUMBER OF PROPOSALS AND SKILLS OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, EXPLORING THE WORK OF CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS FROM BAJA CALIFORNIA AND THE ROLE OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN OUR SOCIETY. The Elías-Fontes Collection. History and Story Exhibition REVIEWS: The Impossibility of the Present: Collection Elias-Fontes […]
BIPOLAR ORDER @ ZYGOTE PRESS, CLE, OH, USA
HOMESICK, 2013 silkscreen and gold leaf 28 X 18.5 in., edition of 30 prints. SALVIA, aquatint on copper plate 22.5 X 15 in, edition of 16 prints. VIDA DURA, aquatint on copper plate 22.5 X 15 in, edition of 16 prints.
Creative Fusion Residency Program @ Zygote Press Gallery
Residencies Cultural Whirlwind Spins Global Artists Into the Cleveland Scene
THE VALUE OF STUFF Three Displayed Perceptions on Trade and Tradition & Trauma @ Beijing TJINCHINA
EL VALOR DE LAS COSAS No hace mucho tiempo, accidentalmente termine viendo una página de internet que se enfoca en el fenómeno OVNI y llamó mi atención el encabezado: “Avistamientos en Beijing, China y Tijuana, México.” Luego más aún el hecho de tratarse de dos videos aparentemente filmados el 1 de enero del presente año. […]
NO FACE PORTRAITS, 2012 collage, acrylic, inks and tapes on canvas boards 12 X 18 cm. Shown @ Radical Localism: Art, Video and Culture from Pueblo Nuevo’s Mexicali Rose Curated by Chris Kraus and Mexicali Rose, together with Artists Space March 31 – May 27, 2012 Opening Reception Friday, March 30, 6 – 8pm Symposium, March 31 – April 1 […]
works part 2 RESIDENCY @ BEIJING CHINA 2012
List of art work / lista de obra: double happiness for us , collage on plastic tablecloth, 15 x 15 cm, 2012 call me for tea, collage on plastic tablecloth, 15 x 15 cm, 2012 here I am, collage, ink and vynil on paper, 54 x 40 cm, 2012 let go, collage on mirror, 30 x 30 cm, […]
Tijuana Organic, women´s border realities @ Space Gallery, London 2006
BREAKING THROUGH THE STEREOTYPES: ART AND MEDIA ACTIVISM FROM TIJUANA By Armin Medosch, 31 May 2006 http://www.metamute.org/editorial/articles/breaking-through-stereotypes-art-and-media-activism-tijuana Tijuana Organic – a show that profiles contemporary artists and media activists from the Mexican border town made notorious by its maquiladoras, immigration struggles and crime – steers a course between depicting Tijuana’s harsh realities and avoiding a sensationalist treatment […]