State of the Art NYC: This Week in Latino Art

Image: Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, After. 2009

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State of The Art is Remezcla’s weekly guide to Latin art openings in your city each week. Mingle with art admirers, collectors and casual passersby to check out these new works. And don’t forget to grab a free glass of wine…or three.

 

Inmesh: CAPASSO+KELLER+TINAJERO

This exhibit is part of Medianoche’s eco series that explores the relationship humans have with nature. This part of the series puts the audience in a world of natural sounds and sights from the Amazon. Part of the exhibit includes poetry from Clarita Sharupi Jua who is part of the Shuar indigenous peoples of Ecuador. The three other artists included are Ariadna Capasso and Damián Keller from Argentina, and Patricia Tinajero from Ecuador. The gallery is open Thursday and Friday from 3PM to 7PM, and Saturday from 1PM to 4PM.

Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster: euqinimod & costumes

Parisian artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster who is well known for her terrarium environments and spatial installations, specifically one she made for the New York City Hispanic Society museum a few years back, is exhibiting a show of primarily articles of clothing and textiles. In this exhibit she uses personal fashion and costumes to create narratives that reveal different realizations of her biography. The show opens Thursday.