Alberto Rodríguez Collía, Jesús “Bubu” Negrón,
Radamés “Juni” Figueroa, Stefan Benchoam
BOTH ENDS
A show by Proyectos Ultravioleta (Guatemala)
for Edel Assanti (London)
Edel Assanti, London, UK
BOTH ENDS** is not a show about Latin America. It’s not a show about London, or the UK, or Europe for that matter. It’s rather, something in between; a reading of contemporary culture in the Old Continent by not-so-new artists from the New Continent. It’s a study about cultural diffusion and interpretation and the relationships between countries and people. It’s not really a postcolonial analysis although it’s well aware of the history of the world.
The exhibition includes some of the most active artists from Latin America working in the trans-national art world today. Despite most of them being born in a Latin-American country and generally identified with the regional art scene, they deal with world-pertinent subjects and ideas without loosing the characteristically nonchalance of the American sub-continent: that uncanny ability of making things happen, even gracefully, with the least possible effort. It’s not lack of interest or attention; it’s an efficient approach to problem solving and art production. In this particular case, it applies to the study of cultural production from Europe in general, and the UK in particular. The works in this show look to establish a dialogue, one that is informal yet incisive, between these two sides of the world.
As part of what we intend as an on-going collaboration, this exhibition puts forward some of our intentions: placing in relation Latin and British contemporary art production as well as generating synergies, group projects and partnerships. As a second step of this bridge-building mid-term project, we’re thinking of a show that can elaborate on Latin subjects form the European point of view.
BOTH ENDS** is an exercise in mutual understanding, an alliance of sorts that will allow us to understand ourselves better by studying the Other. Some of the works that make up the show refer to British ideas and institutions as understood by Latin-American artists while other look to generate symbolic equivalencies between analogous phenomena. In either case, we hope the link between the two kingdoms strengthens, as we get ready for a new era of diplomatic British-Latin rapports.
Other exhibitions by these artists at Proyectos Ultravioleta:
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In My Brother’s House
Guatemala City
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Alchemy of Aches
Guatemala
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Herbaria
London
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Walking Through a Forest, at Night
Guatemala
2023
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Nada Concreto (Nothing Concrete)
Guatemala City
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Ríos de gente (Rivers of People)
Regina José Galindo
Guatemala City
2022
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Oído vegetal (Vegetal Ear)
Guatemala
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Nina’s Wishbone
London
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Pisapapeles
Guatemala
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Pa ru tun che´ (From the Treetop)
Guatemala
2021
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Suavitel Entertainment Club
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Oh shining star testify
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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CONDO Shanghai
Regina José Galindo
Shanghai, China
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Sometimes you have to go down to go up
Akira Ikezoe
Guatemala City, Guatemala
2019
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CONDO São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
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Of the Color of the Forest, at the Bottom of the Sea
Johanna Unzueta
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Live Happily
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Condo London
Hellen Ascoli
London, UK
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The Guardian of the Forest
Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Uncertain Nature, or how Landscape is Constructed From Guatemala
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Condo Unit SP
São Paulo, Brazil
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When He Woke Up…
Guatemala City, Guatemala
2018
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Fantasías
Elisabeth Wild
Glendale California, USA
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The Objective
Regina José Galindo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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El eje del mal (The Axis of Evil)
Glendale California, USA
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I Woke Up Early to Comb the World
Hellen Ascoli
Guatemala City, Guatemala
2017
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Condo NY
Vivian Suter
New York, USA
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Modulated Emotions
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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In the Prosperous Days
Jorge de León
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Condo London
London, UK
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Dennis, the Florifundia and the Pato Poc
Radamés “Juni” Figueroa
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Monstera Deliciosa
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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AUTO HYSTŒRIA
Alberto Rodríguez Collía
Guatemala City, Guatemala
2016
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The End of the East Coincides with the End of the South
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Touch Wood
Guatemala city, Guatemala
2015
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Melvin Laz
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Fantasía
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Zipacna, Creator of the Mountains
Paris, France
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Elisabeth Wild
Elisabeth Wild
Guatemala City, Guatemala
2014
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The Day Before Yesterday
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Significant Set
Panama City, Panama
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Octopus
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Proyectos Ultravioleta presents: A space to meet art, spend time between nature and culture, see, listen, feel and think.
San José, Costa Rica
2013
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Architecture and Friendship
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Culture and Art in Guatemala
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Proyectos Ultravioleta presents
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Inside Joke
Panama City, Panama
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The Terrible 2
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Proyectos Ultravioleta presents Proyectos Ultravioleta presents…..
Zürich, Switzerland
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Así que se vaya (So it goes) / Quetzaltenango
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
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Así que se vaya (So it goes) / Comalapa
San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala
2012
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Dolphin Bay
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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P O S T P A N A M A X
Panama City, Panama
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Así que se vaya… (So it goes…)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Tún
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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THE BURNING OF THE DEVIL
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Waterfall
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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International Meeting (Cheverista) of Medellin
Medellin, Colombia
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We Dress to Express, Not to Impress
Guatemala City, Guatemala
2011
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Great Masterpieces of the 20th Century
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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BYOB Guatemala
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Mayami Son Machín
Miami, USA
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LUX
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Esther Planas: Events and Aparitions in Red
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Tomorrow
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Silverio
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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ULTRAMARICA
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Ultra Es Low
San José, Costa Rica
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ch.ACO
Santiago de Chile, Chile
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Joy Vinicio
Guatemala City, Guatemala
2010
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Parents, distance and speed
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Buró de Intervenciones Públicas (BIP)
Buró de Intervenciones Públicas
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Roldán’s Journal
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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El (Inter) National (Psycho) Geographic TWAIN
Guatemala City, Guatemala