Through art how can we apropiate it?
Open Art presents “Come in, come in, it's Arte Abierto, at Colonia Atlampa from February 3 to 8, a meeting between 4 artists who propose interventions in public space that trigger coexistence and exchange between passers-by and artists, and who demonstrate that art is not only looked at, but that it is inhabited and shared.
With these 4 pieces, Arte Abierto joins Mexico City's 2026 Art Week and takes to the streets, in partnership with the Cuauhtémoc Mayor's Office, to create spaces for artistic experimentation in an open, inclusive, dynamic and stimulating way.
Eder Castillo Presents the GuggenSito, a portable and floating museum, similar to games for children that parodies the great museums of modern art. GuggenSito is a canvas and space for experimentation, which seeks to generate a collective artistic experience through action on it.
Gustavo Abascal will do an intervention in the planters of space, exploring overexposed images, where passers-by can rest and have a meeting space.
Astrro (Astrid Silva) will generate an intervention about a disused cabin, where she will recover the aesthetics of the typical signs of Mexico City, with popular phrases about exchange, sale and everyday life.
Illegal Art presents Suggestion Box, an invitation to the public to write and deposit ideas or thoughts in a box, collecting anonymous suggestions and sharing them as a collective reflection of the community.
In addition, and as part of this initiative, a talk entitled “Outside the White Cube: Stories of Public Art” will be held on February 5 at 5PM, with reflections on public space, urban and popular art, in which artists Eder Castillo, Gustavo Abascal and Astrro will participate, moderated by public art specialist Ana Lizeth Mata.
Arte Abierto inicia su programa de mediación y comunicación educativa 2022 con una conversación entre la investigadora y escritora Irmgard Emmelhainz y Sebastien Noel de Troika, tomando la exposición No Sound of Water como punto de partida. Abordarán los temas presentes en este proyecto, como el Antropoceno, y harán diferentes lecturas y cuestionamientos (Materialist Realism / Philosophy of Matter / Art as Image).
Irmgard Emmelhainz transmitirá en vivo desde No Sound of Water en Arte Abierto.
