Akira Ikezoe
The End of the East Coincides with the End of the South
Proyectos Ultravioleta
Guatemala City, Guatemala
This exhibition gathers the work of these three artists based in New York, who coincide for the first time in Guatemala.
Johanna Unzueta and Felipe Mujica belong to the Chilean scene of the 90s, educating themselves and beginning their careers during Pinochet’s post-dictatorship democratic transition. A highly intense and dynamic period Chile experienced strong economic and political changes and experienced an important cultural effervescence. Example was the creation of Galería Chilena, an independent and nomadic space managed by artists who participated in it between 1997 and 2005. However, the same advances were not seen in the cultural sphere and specifically in the very incipient circuit of contemporary art, which is why who decided to settle in New York since early 2000. Accustomed to collaborating Johanna and Felipe constantly seek and manage their own projects, always in collaboration with other spaces or people. Since 2008 they have edited and designed a series of artist / catalog books, following a spirit of self-management and what they call “affective economy”.
For his part, Akira Ikezoe was born in Kochi, Japan, which maintains an open investigation into the relationship and contradictions between the human being and the nature that inhabits and surrounds it. Although he trained in graphic design at Tama Art University, he currently lives in New York, where he works in different media that include painting, drawing, animation and performance. Among his personal exhibitions are Drawing, Ise Cultural Foundation, NYC (2012); Repeater, Sangai Fine Arts, Tokyo (2010); and Ephemeral Garden, Esso Gallery, NYC (2009). He has also participated in numerous group exhibitions, including Projects Ultraviolet presents a space to think, feel … Museum of Art and Contemporary Design of Costa Rica (2013); Play with Nature – Played by Nature, Satoshi Koyama Gallery, Tokyo (2013); Kiss the Heart, Isetan Shinjuku, Tokyo (2012); Future Primitive, Ma2 Gallery, Tokyo (2010). In addition, he has received numerous awards and recognitions throughout his artistic career, among which is the Tequila 1800 Award at ZONAMACO 2015, Tomio Koyama Gallery Prize and Naruyama Gallery Prize at GEISAI # 10 in 2006, and its inclusion as one of the 100 Painters of Tomorrow by Beers Contemporary and Thames & Hudson in 2014.
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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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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BOTH ENDS
London, UK
2012
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Así que se vaya (So it goes) / Comalapa
San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala
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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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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