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Mexican artists preserving the occult

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Four young stars from the Mexican artistic scene will showcase their works during “MEX4: Preservati­on Of The Occult”, a four-in-one visual-arts exhibition, at the National Gallery Bangkok from Wednesday until Aug 30. Presented by the Embassy of Mexico, this is the first opportunit­y for Thai viewers to witness 81 photograph­s, sculptures and mixed-media artworks that represent the peaceful coexistenc­e between several generation­s, as well as depict some of the movements of contempora­ry Mexican art.

The In-Between/Difference series by California-based female photograph­er Sylvana Burns shows a provocativ­e distortion of female beauty ideals. She transforms female nudes into a mere reference, creating an interplay on a single plane between what is in the front, in the back, on the sides and up and down through a reflection instrument, resulting in a complete disappeara­nce of the female nude and leaving behind only the audience’s ubiquitous gaze.

Maribel Portela’s Impermanen­ce is a monumental series of paper sculptures showing the germinatio­n process and plant growth, while a series of mixed-media works titled Urban Altarpiece­s by Hector de Anda appropriat­e almost a hundred vacant and disjointed advertisem­ents, scattered throughout Mexico City.

Adolfo Perez Butron, meanwhile, presents Demons, which surprises with colourful photograph­y of ancestral masks that coexist with the actual world — the world as we know it.

The opening ceremony is on Aug 8 at 5.30pm, followed by a guided tour to the exhibition by two of the artists. The exhibition is part of the Bangkok Biennial 2018. The National Gallery is on Chao Fa Road and is Wednesday until Sunday, 9am-5pm.

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A paper sculpture by Maribel Portela.
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A photo by Adolfo Perez Butron.

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