Gala Porras-Kim's Poetic Institutional Critique at kurimanzutto and Venice Biennale

Gala Porras-Kim, a Colombian artist born in Bogotá in 1984, is showcasing her inaugural solo exhibition titled "Espacios del futuro replican los del pasado" at kurimanzutto in Mexico City, which will run until June 13, 2026. Additionally, she is involved in the Special Project of the Applied Arts Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale, curated by Koyo Kouoh, until November 22, 2026. Both exhibitions investigate the impact of museums on objects by removing them from their initial settings. The kurimanzutto display features "The Motion of an Alluvial Record" (2024) and the "Uprooted" series (2026), which includes looted murals from Teotihuacan. At the Biennale, Porras-Kim examines dissociation as a deterioration aspect in conservation through diverse media.