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Friendly Fire. Contemporary Art After the Crisis Before the Crisis

IMAC, Tecate. 4 March-5 June

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See piece in contemporary art magazine Terremoto

Adam Chodzko
Rosa Beltrán
Fernando Mendez Corona, Rosa Beltrán
Fernando Mendez Corona
Bernadette Corporation
Marisa Raygoza
Pablo Castañeda
Ana Celia Pérez Jiménez
Rancho Shampoo (floor)
Marisa Raygoza’s “Fierro Pariente” from which the show takes it title
María José Crespo
Fátima Orendain Almada
Fernando Mendez Corona
Daniela Flores Arias Omar Bocanegra

Curatorial Text

Friendly Fire. Contemporary Art After the Crisis Before the Crisis.

We exist in a state of permanent crisis. Our sense of time has been distorted to a degree that we have little sense of our past and future, friend and enemy.  

What is now? No one can say, yet we have Contemporary Art, which is always of its moment. 

This makes art more relevant for us than ever before. With this group of brilliant artists we try to get a sense of a now – between past and future – here in Tecate, in Mexico, as well as internationally. 

PASTOR PROJECTS

Fierro Pariente. Arte Contemporáneo Después de la Crisis Antes de la Crisis.

Existimos en un estado de crisis permanente. Nuestro sentido del tiempo se ha distorsionado hasta el punto de que tenemos poco sentido de nuestro pasado y futuro.  

¿Qué es ahora? Nadie lo puede decir, pero tenemos el Arte Contemporáneo, que siempre está en su momento. 

Esto hace que el arte sea más relevante para nosotros que nunca. Con este grupo de brillantes artistas tratamos de tener una idea de un ahora, entre el pasado y el futuro, aquí en Tecate, en México, así como a nivel internacional. 

PASTOR PROJECTS 

Friendly fire “Fierro Pariente” is actually a banned phrase in the city of Tijuana due to its perceived idolising of violence.

Introducing “Friendly Fire” and the programme to the citizens of Tijuana at IMACTE.