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SUMMARY:Two Tongues
DESCRIPTION:Mar Figueroa \nTwo Tongues \nOn view December 8\, 2022 – January 21\, 2023\nOpening Reception: Thursday\, Dec. 8\, 6-8 pm \nSean Horton (Presents) is pleased to announce Two Tongues\, the New York solo debut by Mar Figueroa. In her latest series of paintings\, the artist explores the permeation of ancestral traditions of Andean cultures in contemporary Latin American communities. Serving as testaments of Indigenous persistence against colonialism and displacement\, Figueroa’s paintings document traditions and rituals that have been passed down through generations such as the preparation of special meals and beverages\, and spiritual practices. \nIn Dos Lenguas\, 2022 Figueroa examines her dynamic\, bicultural identity as a Latin American woman of Indigenous ancestry\, and as an immigrant raised in the New York metropolitan area. Following the visual language of surrealist tradition\, the work depicts a dream-like self portrait of the artist set against a shoreline sunset. Figueroa renders herself bisected— the left side of her face is electric blue while the other is a warm\, brown complexion. Two tongues emerge from her mouth splitting into opposite directions. In the foreground\, a halved Spondylus seashell\, highly venerated by the Incas\, holds Palo Santo\, and Andean textile patterns frame the portrait. The recurrence of pairs and halving operate as visual motifs that reference the dichotomies of culture\, language\, and spirituality\, among others\, that merge and synergize within a diasporic Latin American identity.  \nSpeaking about the influence of Andean cultures and Latin American histories within her practice Figueroa says\, “My family’s traditional Ecuadorian cuisine restaurant facilitated cultural continuity for myself and my community in this country and it was that environment that inspired my archeological interests and passion to know my Native American heritage. As a child\, I would take the train to New York institutions and visit South American artifacts\, take in the art of my ancestors and let it guide me.” Many of the scenes in Mar’s most recent paintings form a loosely-connected narrative set in an imagined restaurant\, which is inspired by these experiences.  \nMar Figueroa (b. 1993\, Guayaquil\, EC) lives and works in New York\, NY. The artist attended the Rhode Island School of Design\, Providence\, RI. She recently completed a residency at Field Projects\, New York\, NY\, and is currently a resident artist at Silver Art Projects\, New York\, NY. Her work was recently featured in a group exhibition at Hashimoto Contemporary\, New York.
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LOCATION:Sean Horton (Presents)\, 515 W 20th St. Suite 3N\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Semillas de Memoria
DESCRIPTION:Sean Horton (Presents) is pleased to announce Semillas de Memoria the New York solo debut by Santiago Galeas. Galeas’s dynamic portraits forefront queer subjects within vibrant\, naturalist landscapes\, that act as portals into imagined worlds. Rooted in ecology research\, identity\, and vulnerability Galeas’s practice seeks to create conditions of connectivity that radically reclaim American traditions of portraiture and landscape. \nWayfinder\, 2022 visualizes the intersectionality of a queer\, Latinx individual named Marisel. Drawing inspiration from her lived experiences as a Puerto Rican immigrant living in Philadelphia\, Galeas depicts Marisel as a source of warmth in a cold place\, caught in the middle of a wintery dawn in eastern Pennsylvania\, not far from where she lives\, and a hibiscus shaped portal that radiates the golden tropical landscape of Puerto Rico and hibiscus plants. Marisel treads between these worlds: between countries\, between past and present\, between hot and cold\, between joy and sorrow. \nSpeaking to the aspect of ecology in his portraits\, Galeas says\, “research about plants and animals specific to my own ancestral countries of origin\, or those of the subjects’\, has been a crucial part of my practice. Each natural element that appears in my paintings has some sort of deliberate ecological or cultural association that contributes to the painting’s theme. Often I am reimagining bright\, tropical plants in unlikely North American landscapes\, using color harmony and compositional elements that create a site of belonging for those plants along with the figure.” \nSantiago Galeas (b. 1991\, Silver Spring\, MD) lives and works in Queens\, NY. The artist received a MFA from the New York Academy of Art and a BFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He was a recent artist-in-residence Wolf Hill Arts\, the Leipzig International Artist program\, and the Nicolas V. Sanchez Scholarship Program.
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LOCATION:Sean Horton (Presents)\, 515 W 20th St. Suite 3N\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Bundlehouse: Just When You Thought It Was Safe
DESCRIPTION:Sean Horton (Presents) is pleased to announce Bundlehouse: Just When You Thought It Was Safe\, solo exhibition of multi-disciplinary artist Nyugen Smith.\n\nThe exhibition coincides with the artist’s inclusion in The Armory Show’s Platform sector titled Monumental Change curated by Tobias Ostrander. The section will examine how recent revisionist practices\, which are part of dramatic cultural shifts occurring throughout the world\, are influencing artists’ engagement with sculptural form. \n\nIn his poem\, In Which The Cartographer Explains Himself\, Kei Miller wrote\, \n\n“My job is to imagine the widening \nof the unfamiliar and also \nthe widening ache of it; \nto anticipate the ironic \nquestion: how did we find \nourselves here?” \n\nNyugen Smith imagines spaces – maps and structures – that guide understanding of ancestral history and shed light on contemporary issues. Nyugen calls the concept Bundlehouse\, a round word that rolls off the tongue. The prolific series (2005 – present) consists of mixed media\, assemblage and sculptural works and is centered around forced migration. \n\nFor his most recent structures\, Nyugen gathered bric-à-brac\, fabrics and soil from his travels to the West African countries of Nigeria\, Togo and Benin. The items are spiritually imbued with the energy of the land of origin. The sculptures are skeletally constructed of found objects and restoration hardware such as hardwood\, metal\, wire and CV tube\, and then embellished with fabrics\, magazines\, Togo beer cans\, watercolor\, gouache\, acrylic and diaspora soil. \n\nGuided by the Yoruba concept of ase\, Nyugen constantly assesses and alters his pieces\, borrowing elements from previous artworks to affix to new until the object indicates to its maker that  it is ready. The artist finds enchantment in everyday materials and meditation in repetitive movements such as stitching\, hammering\, collaging and cutting. He receives gifts of fabrics\, magazines and tchotchkes from friends in various localities and rehomes them in his works. This ritual expands his connection to communities across regions. \n\nNyugen Smith (b. 1976\, Jersey City\, NJ) lives and works in Jersey City\, NJ. The artist attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Fine Art Seton Hall University\, South Orange\, NJ. He has had solo exhibitions in the Nasher Sculpture Center\, Dallas\, TX; Alabama Contemporary Art Center\, Mobile\, AL\, and Emerson Contemporary\, Boston\, MA. Smith previously exhibited in a solo booth with Sean Horton (Presents) in the New Art Dealers Alliance Art Fair\, Miami\, FL. He has participated in group exhibitions at the John Michael Kohler Art Center\, Sheboygan\, WI; El Museo del Barrio\, New York\, NY; Perez Museum\, Miami\, FL; and the Delaware Art Museum\, Wilmington\, DE
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