On Thursday, February 1, Solid Red opened, marking multidisciplinary artist Shuli Sade's first solo exhibition in Mexico. The show features various digitally altered photographic pieces and will remain open to the public until April 26, 2018.
Born in Israel, Shuli Sade has been based in New York for several years. Her work spans various artistic disciplines, including photography, video, drawing, sculpture, installation, augmented reality, and public art. She has participated in numerous international exhibitions and created public art interventions, such as her recent installation in the Montefiore gardens. She has also received awards and grants for her work, including a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant in 2014.
For the Solid Red exhibition, Sade visited Mexico City and selected some of the capital's most imposing buildings: Torre Reforma, Torre Diana, and Torre Mayor. She then ascended to their summits to take panoramic photographs of the vistas from those heights. The artist subsequently altered the images, carefully studying each one to appropriate its content and generate unique works.
This exhibition is a tribute to Mexico City, fostering dialogue and cultural exchange. The artist conceptually draws on the color red in one of the central works, which also gives the exhibition its name. Pantone 193 C and 186 C are shades of red found in both the Mexican and United States flags. Through this, Sade invites us to understand and celebrate the similarities, as well as the evolving relationships, between these two nations, respecting their differences and seeking well-being through dialogue.
The exhibition will be open to the public from February 2 to April 26, 2018, at Galería Ethra, located on Londres Street, Colonia Juárez, Mexico City.
For more information about this and other exhibitions at Galería Ethra, click here.
Galería Ethra is a space dedicated to promoting contemporary visual arts. In 2018, the gallery celebrates its tenth anniversary. Since its founding, Ethra has sought out new projects to strengthen Mexico's standing as a prominent country for the arts, positioning visual arts as a core discipline in global contemporary art. In 2008, Ethra opened the doors of its current space in Colonia Juárez, aiming to offer viewers a closer experience with art through dialogue and interaction among artists, gallerists, and visitors. Currently, its exhibition program features national and international artists, showcasing proposals that enrich the Mexican contemporary art scene through residencies and exchanges, diversifying the knowledge, techniques, and aesthetics shaping the visual arts world.
This article was written by Mónica Arellano. The translation is powered by AI.
