Upcoming
If the stars make patterns, can our scripts unfold forever?
Tania Candiani, Genevieve De Leon, Diagonal Press, Amber Frid-Jimenez
Curated by Emily Butler
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 18th, 1-4pm
Screening and discussion with artist Genevieve De Leon: Sunday, January 19th, 5-6 PM
Finissage and discussion with artist Amber Frid-Jimenez: Saturday, March 1st, 1-2 PM
Screening and discussion with artist Genevieve De Leon: Sunday, January 19th, 5-6 PM
Finissage and discussion with artist Amber Frid-Jimenez: Saturday, March 1st, 1-2 PM
Image credit: Amber Frid-Jimenez Untitled (tree diagram), 2009, 27" x 27" inches, archival inkjet on Hahnemuhle
‘When everything is on fire… we need an altered gaze.’ - Genevieve De Leon
From stargazing to crypto trading, humans have long sought to make sense of the world by mapping the patterns of nature and building their own knowledge systems. In an era when everything gets converted into code and binary thinking pervades, the artists in this show invite us to reimagine our frameworks. They encourage us to gaze through black mirrors or to trace the rings of recursive writing, offering new perspectives on the complexities of the universe.
The exhibition foregrounds ancestral and alternative forms of knowledge - creation myths, calendar keeping, and the processes of craft - shifting the focus from linear progress to cyclicality. Through evocative visual and sensory approaches, the artists explore notions of circular time, recursion, and infinity. Even as artificial intelligence promises to surpass the human mind, the question remains: are we any closer to understanding the cosmos?
Screening of Tania Candiani "Quantum Fiction" Sunday, January 19th, 5-6pm and discussion with artist Genevieve De Leon:
Please join us this Sunday, January 19th between 5-6pm for the world premiere of Tania Candiani's "Quantum Fiction" followed by a discussion between artist Genevieve De Leon and Curator of the exhibition Emily Butler.
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Mónica Reyes Gallery (MRG) has been supporting the growth and development of emerging, mid-career and established visual artists since 2013. While these artists are primarily based in western Canada, MRG’s reach extends to South America. Since its early days, MRG has been committed to exhibiting artists from the diaspora. The gallery showcases experimental approaches in various mediums such as painting, sculpture and textiles as well as media installations and billboards in public spaces. MRG often works with visual artists who employ abstraction to reflect on place in an unstable world.
MRG also initiated COMBINE Art Fair, an annual event since 2021 that is ongoing, and is the first art fair on the westcoast. Mónica Reyes Gallery is a driving force in the local art scene, recognized for its dynamic programming and social contributions. MRG takes pride in presenting a bold programme that is relevant and often challenging within a commercial context.
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MRG also initiated COMBINE Art Fair, an annual event since 2021 that is ongoing, and is the first art fair on the westcoast. Mónica Reyes Gallery is a driving force in the local art scene, recognized for its dynamic programming and social contributions. MRG takes pride in presenting a bold programme that is relevant and often challenging within a commercial context.
We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on unceded, traditional and ancestral xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories.
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