New Latina Art Collective to host first group exhibition
JVS Project Space 181 E 108 Street, (Lexington and 3rd Avenue)
April 18 – May 9, 2021
Thursday through Saturday
Gallery Hours: 3PM – 7PM
Featured artwork: Natacha Voliakovsky, Estado de Alerta 2019 Still from Videoperformance.
Dissolving Borders is a group exhibition featuring the works of members of the New Latinx Art Collective, on view from April 18th until May 9th, with closing performance featuring all members of the collective on Sunday, May 9th at JVS Project Space in New York City. The participating artists ponder the concept of borders beyond their conception as mere physical demarcations of space. By connecting contrasting modes of thinking, these lines blur and, with that, so do any differences there may be among the artists in question. A rich tapestry of visual art, photographs, performances and videos, the exhibition offers a tool for understanding the thought processes of the artists.
The NEW LATINX ART COLLECTIVE was founded in 2020 by participants of the Creative Capital Taller NYC for Latinx Artists. Multidisciplinary, intercultural, and politically inclined, the NEW LATINX ART COLLECTIVE includes 70 members, and aims to create an open space for the community to come together, voice ideas, gain visibility, and explore the intersectionalities of Latinx identities in the US. The “X” of LatinX represents an inclusive language that wants to counteract the sexism inherent to the Spanish, as well as the English language. It is in a way similar to using “e” or “@”. The New LatinX Art Collective uses the X as a symbol of inclusion, breaking apart from binarism and patriarchal stereotypes. The X also represents unity and intersectionality, the New LatinX Art Collective is formed by Spanish speakers of all races and nationalities that have a connection through migration to the United States. The X means HERE and NOW, CHANGE and FREEDOM.
Fiber art, 12” x 12”
As immigrant artists, each one has a different way of thinking about the conceptual aspects of borders; they reflect on the issue according to their personal experiences. Thus, the conceptualization of borders arises from an array of circumstances each one has lived through. Filtered through different ways of thinking, borders emerge as something more abstract than the demarcation of a line in space. They are rather philosophical metaphors from each artist’s subjectivities, which necessarily includes cultural, racial, economic and sexual implications.
Photo of Durational Underwater Performance, 6 hours, Indiana, United States
Co-curated by Ezequiel Taveras and Julia Justo, who are members of the collective, the exhibition witnesses the participation of the following artists: Ana de Orbegoso, Andrea Coronel, Arantxa Araujo, Bibi Flores, Carlos David, Ezequiel Taveras, Fernando Valencia, Fernando Vieira, Francheska Alcantara, Gabriel Torres, Hugo Rojas, Jessica Alazraki, Jorge Luis Berrios, Juanita Lanzo, Julia Justo, Naivy Perez, Natacha Voliakovsky, Rene Maynez, Sabrina Merayo Nuñez, Safet Bektesevic, Sebastian Morales, Tina Wang, Verónica Peña and Yali Romagoza.
Artists in the show respond to the circumstances of personal, social and political boundaries with artworks that question existing paradigms regarding imaginary lines, and which ultimately strive to reconnect communities in a space of experimentation. Their works explore notions of resilience, strength and empathy in the face of social struggles and turmoil in today’s America. The artists are working together toward a single objective: “Dissolving Borders.’
Links:
https://newlatinxartcollective.org/
@newlatinxartcollective
