It is now 2 weeks after my opening. I am back in Amsterdam for a week but with preparing, travelling and organizing things back home I have been too busy to update the blog.
The opening was a succes. My work was presented like an installation, the multiples hanging freely in the space, combined with the video 'Panta Rei' (with thanks to Alicia Candiani, director of 'ace).
The relation between the two different visual media was clear, just like I hoped and aimed for. Around 80 people came, amongst which my friends in BsAs, people from 'Luz Verde' (one of the 2 NGO's that I made a donation to, they support poor children), artists and people from different artistic 'redes' (networks) in Buenos Aires, tv and video professionals, and a known curator and art-critic.
A day after my opening she reviewed my work and after our talk she offered to take some of the works back with her to New York. She will respresent me in the US and Mexico. To begin with, my work will be in 2 group expositions this summer in the US:
- Galería Ruiz-Healy Art, San Antonio, Texas, www.ruizhealyart.com (this is linked to the McNay Museum of Art, they organize meetings of museum curators every 3 months to review new works)
- Print and Photography Art Fair, Cleveland Museum of Art
I am looking back on this project with great satisfaction. It gave me what I wanted and more: a fresh start with my art work, discovering new ways of working and experimenting, new contacts, exhibitions. I am so thankful for the support of the people from Proyecto'ace. All of them are artists and professionals. They helped me every step of the way in a very professional and almost intuitive manner (they could 'read' what I wanted to do). They understood me and offerd me freedom, guidance and practical support. This is a great residency place that I would recommend to visual artists interested in new ways of working with graphics. It changed my way of looking at my work and at printmaking. Because instead of limitations, they offer unlimited possibilities and stimulate the development of the artist's work and career.
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