Rafael Sánchez and Sara MacKillop Transform Everyday Objects at Shmorévaz, Paris
In Paris, Shmorévaz features the works of Rafael Sánchez and Sara MacKillop, who utilize found objects to investigate themes of cyclical change. Sánchez, originally from Cuba and now a New Yorker, showcases Pink Jar, a honey jar adorned with pink razors from 1995-2005, along with images such as Snow Drawing (1982) and Palisades (1986). His portfolio also includes Paracaídas (estudio) (2006) and Edge of the Sun (1991). Meanwhile, MacKillop, based in London, transforms paper bags into skeletal forms with circles that serve as glass awareness stickers. Both artists contemplate the concepts of destruction and creation, resonating with the infinity symbol displayed on the gallery's exterior. Upcoming solo exhibitions for MacKillop include Roland Ross Gallery (2026), while Sánchez is set to exhibit at Kiang Malingue (2026). The show is curated by Juf, under the direction of Bea Ortega Botas and Leto Ybarra.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Shmorévaz in Paris features Rafael Sánchez and Sara MacKillop.
- Sánchez's Pink Jar contains pink disposable razors used between 1995 and 2005.
- MacKillop perforates found paper bags with circles, turning them into skeletons.
- The removed circles become glass awareness stickers in the gallery.
- Sánchez's Edge of the Sun (1991) uses two wooden boards with a saw-toothed sun outline.
- MacKillop's recent solo exhibitions include Roland Ross Gallery (2026) and Good Weather Gallery (2025).
- Sánchez has exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (2011).
- Juf, founded by Bea Ortega Botas and Leto Ybarra, will present a Fran Herndon exhibition at Cushion Works in May 2027.
Entities
Artists
- Rafael Sánchez
- Sara MacKillop
- Dolores
- Hermann Hesse
- Bea Ortega Botas
- Leto Ybarra
- Fran Herndon
Institutions
- Shmorévaz
- Juf
- Roland Ross Gallery
- Good Weather Gallery
- Clages Gallery
- PEER Gallery
- Haus der Kunst
- Kunsthal Charlottenborg
- Spike Island
- White Columns
- Dundee Contemporary Arts
- Timeshare
- Petrine Dusseldorf
- Linienstrasse
- Serralves Museum
- Artists Space
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
- Aljira, A Center for Contemporary Art
- Kiang Malingue
- RAINRAIN
- Whitney ISP Curatorial
- Westbeth
- Derosia
- Martos Gallery
- Fall River Museum of Contemporary Art
- HOUSING
- Kerry Schuss
- Galerie Max Mayer
- Museum of the City of New York
- La MaMa Galleria
- Museum of Modern Art
- Center for Book Arts
- El Museo del Barrio
- Foundation ELBA
- Jersey City Museum
- Hallwalls
- WhiteBox
- Participant Inc.
- Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
- Performa
- Soon Is Now
- Dixon Place
- Thread Waxing Space
- Jackie 60
- Fruit Farm Festival
- Armada Festival
- CARA — Center for Art, Research and Alliances
- 99 Canal
- Judson Memorial Church
- A Tale of A Tub
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary
- Gasworks
- Cushion Works
Locations
- Paris
- France
- New York City
- United States
- New Jersey
- London
- United Kingdom
- Munich
- Germany
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- Bristol
- Scotland
- Dundee
- Düsseldorf
- Porto
- Portugal
- Madrid
- Spain
- Newark
- Massachusetts
- Nijmegen
- Netherlands
- Buffalo
- Boston
- Rotterdam
- San Francisco