Pop-up exhibition project that promotes fair conditions for artists while cultivating a new generation of collectors.
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Exposición móvil
February 7-11, 2024
Art week / Mexico City
BmoreArt: “Culto Colecta had what might just be the week’s coolest strategy for a pop-up exhibition. They parked a 1970s bus in front of CLAVO, and filled it with dozens of portraits in different media. The effect was a bit like walking through crowded public transportation and making eye contact with eccentric strangers, mirroring one of the small cotidian joys of people-watching in the city.”
Notes of Nature
November 30, ‘23 - January 14, ‘24
Uniōn (espacio para artistas) / Mexico City
“Culto Colecta, the online platform dedicated to fostering a level playing field for artists and nurturing a new generation of collectors, announces the launch of its first exhibition, entitled 'Endémica'. A captivating compilation of nature-inspired works conceived by artists living and working in the nation's capital. The exhibition highlights graphic formats and drawings, serving as the ideal starting point for those who wish to begin their collection of contemporary art pieces”.
TALISMAN
One hand loves the other
April 20 - 22, 2024
Venice, Giardini della Biennale
If you had to leave home forever, what's the one thing you'd take with you?
A man sits on a blanket in the midst of a busy street, vending his wares. Only the policemen show faint interest; to others, he's invisible. He's traveled from afar, bringing something along, but what is this place, and what are these items? At first glance, the goods spread out on the blanket appear to be trinkets or "chacharas" — miscellaneous objects of little value. However, these strange handmade artifacts are more than meets the eye. They are magic talismans crafted to offer protection to those who must leave their homes in search of a better life.
“Talisman. One Hand Loves the Other" is a collective art intervention carried out by the contemporary art platform culto colecta in collaboration with artists, creatives and people in migrant conditions based in Mexico City. Following the main theme of the LX Venice Biennale, "Foreigners Everywhere," the project's curators — Tonatiuh López, Amado Cabrales, and Cristina Torres — opted for an experimental approach, exploring the concept of crossing borders, both imaginary and real, within the Latin American context.