EDGAR CALEL
*1987, Chi Xot – San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala
Studierte an der Escuela Nacional de Arte Rafael Rodríguez Padilla. Er arbeitet mit einer Vielzahl von Medien und erforscht die Komplexität der indigenen Erfahrung, wie sie durch die Kaqchikel-Kosmovision der Maya, die Spiritualität, Rituale, Gemeinschaftspraktiken und den Glauben gesehen wird, im Gegensatz zu dem systematischen Rassismus und der Ausgrenzung, die die indigene Bevölkerung Guatemalas täglich erleidet.
Kürzlich hatte er seine erste Einzelausstellung Pa Ru Tun Che’ (From a Tree Top) bei Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City, (2021); außerdem hat er an zahlreichen Gruppenausstellungen teilgenommen, darunter Is It Morning for You Yet? 58th Carnegie International, Pittsburgh (2022); The Crack Begins Within, 11. Berlin Biennale, Berlin (2020); Los Jardineros (The Gardeners), Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City (2020); Continuous Fire | Feu continuel, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario (2019); Virginia Pérez Ratton. Centroamérica: Deseo de lugar / Centra America, MUAC Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo, Mexiko-Stadt (2019).
Seine Werke sind Teil der ständigen Sammlungen der Tate, Großbritannien, des Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spanien, der National Gallery of Canada, Ontario, der Fundación TEOR/ética, San José, Costa Rica, des MADC Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, San José, Costa Rica, und des Kadist, San Francisco. Darüber hinaus hat er an künstlerischen Residenzen teilgenommen, darunter Tropical Papers (2021), Residencia Rua do Sol, Portugal (2019), und an der Lastro-Forschungsplattform, Brasilien (2015), unter anderem.
Mithu Sen
*1971, in West Bengalen
Einzelausstellungen
2018
Chemould Prescott Gallery, Mumbai
City gallery Arsenal in Poznan, Poland
Gruppenausstellungen
2023
We dont’t want to live in a Universe, We want to live in a Pluriverse, PRISKA PASQUER PARIS, Paris, France
2018
Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Germany
INDIA – Contemporary Photographic and New Media Art, FotoFest International 2018 Biennial, USA
APT9-9 th Asia Pacific Triennale of Contemporary art, Queensland Art Gallery| Gallery of Modern Art, Australia
EDGAR CALEL
b. 1987, Chi Xot -San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala.
Studied at the Escuela Nacional de Arte Rafael Rodríguez Padilla. He works in a variety of media, exploring the complexities of the indigenous experience, as seen through the Mayan Kaqchikel cosmovision, spirituality, rituals, community practices, and beliefs, in juxtaposition with the systematic racism and exclusion that the indigenous people of Guatemala endure on a daily basis.
He recently had his first solo exhibition Pa Ru Tun Che´ (From a Tree Top) at Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City, (2021); and has participated in numerous group exhibitions including Is It Morning for You Yet?, 58th Carnegie International, Pittsburgh (2022); The Crack Begins Within, 11th Berlin Biennial, Berlin (2020); Los Jardineros (The Gardeners), Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City (2020); Continuous Fire | Feu continuel, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario (2019); Virginia Pérez Ratton. Centroamérica: Deseo de lugar / Centra America, MUAC Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City (2019).
His works are part of the permanent collections of Tate, UK; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain; the National Gallery of Canada, Ontario; Fundación TEOR/ética, San José, Costa Rica; MADC Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, San José, Costa Rica; and Kadist, San Francisco. Additionally, he has participated in artistic residencies including Tropical Papers (2021); Residencia Rua do Sol, Portugal (2019), and at Lastro research platform, Brazil, 2015), among others.
Mithu Sen
Born in 1971 in West Bengal
Solo Exhibitions
2018
Chemould Prescott Gallery, Mumbai
City gallery Arsenal in Poznan, Poland
Group Exhibition
2023
We dont’t want to live in a Universe, We want to live in a Pluriverse, PRISKA PASQUER PARIS, Paris, France
2018
Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Germany
INDIA – Contemporary Photographic and New Media Art, FotoFest International 2018 Biennial, USA
APT9-9 th Asia Pacific Triennale of Contemporary art, Queensland Art Gallery| Gallery of Modern Art, Australia
PREVIEW
Saturday, 26.8.2023
from 6 to 9 pm CEST
OPENING
Saturday, 2.9.2023
from 6 to 9 pm CEST
26 August 2023 – 23 September 2023
