Cristina Garrido and Fabiola Iza's 'Los panteones del performance' at Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil
At the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City, the exhibition 'Los panteones del performance,' curated by Fabiola Iza and Cristina Garrido, delves into the history of performance art through photographic evidence. Open until September 27, 2026, it showcases 'Coloreadas,' 'Campos de acción,' and 'Déjà-vu.' 'Coloreadas' (2022-2026) presents 20 photographs with acrylic glazing, featuring significant contributions from documenters Mónica Naranjo and Armando Cristeto. 'Campos de acción' includes 175 drawings by various Mexican artists, produced in 2012 for the catalog 'Out of Actions' (1998). Additionally, 'Déjà-vu' showcases installations inspired by performances from Kurt Johannessen and Alicia Medina, along with the video 'The (Invisible) Art of Documenting Art' (2019), engaging with theories from Peggy Phelan and Amelia Jones.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Los panteones del performance' at Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City, until September 27, 2026.
- Curated by Cristina Garrido (Spanish artist) and Fabiola Iza (Mexican curator).
- Series 'Coloreadas' (2022-2026): 20 photographs intervened with acrylic glazes, using archives from Ex Teresa Arte Actual and Centro de Documentación Arkheia, MUAC (UNAM).
- Highlights photographers Mónica Naranjo and Armando Cristeto, key documenters of Mexican performance in the 1980s-1990s.
- 'Campos de acción' (2012): 175 drawings by Mexican artists, originally created for the Spanish translation of 'Out of Actions' catalog by publisher Alias, founded by Damián Ortega.
- Drawings by Marco Arce, Verónica Baltadano, Paola Cabrera, Jonathan Chirinos, Paola de Anda, Alejandra España, Madeline Jiménez Santil, Jimena Mendoza, Nuria Montiel, Alejandro Moralba, Donovan Soriano.
- 'Déjà-vu' features anamorphic installations based on performances by Kurt Johannessen (2009) and Alicia Medina (2014).
- Participatory installation 'Bomba-Carretera' invites visitors to color a reproduction of a 1982 performance by Marcos Kurtycz, photographed by Armando Cristeto.
- Video 'The (Invisible) Art of Documenting Art' (2019) supported by Beca Fundación Botín de Artes Plásticas, featuring photographers PJ Rountree, Moritz Bernoully, Carlos Díaz Corona.
- Theoretical framework references Peggy Phelan's 'Unmarked: The Politics of Performance' (1993) and Amelia Jones's 'Presence in Absentia' (1997).
Entities
Artists
- Cristina Garrido
- Fabiola Iza
- Mónica Naranjo
- Armando Cristeto
- Peggy Phelan
- Amelia Jones
- Kurt Johannessen
- Alicia Medina
- Marcos Kurtycz
- Damián Ortega
- Marco Arce
- Verónica Baltadano
- Paola Cabrera
- Jonathan Chirinos
- Paola de Anda
- Alejandra España
- Madeline Jiménez Santil
- Jimena Mendoza
- Nuria Montiel
- Alejandro Moralba
- Donovan Soriano
- PJ Rountree
- Moritz Bernoully
- Carlos Díaz Corona
- Ramiro Chaves
- Alberto Custodia
Institutions
- Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil
- Ex Teresa Arte Actual
- Centro de Documentación Arkheia
- MUAC (UNAM)
- Galería CURRO
- Alias
- MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles)
- Fundación Botín
- Artishock Revista
Locations
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Veracruz
- Spain