Assembly, a joint exhibition of Abraham Cruzvillegas and the artist duo Celeste (María Fernanda Camarena and Gabriel Rosas Alemán), was on show at Dora House, the home of the Royal Society of Sculptors, from Saturday 5 October to Saturday 30 November 2024.
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For his presentation, Cruzvillegas showed a new wall-based work alongside his installation Autoritratto Pedonale con Sampietrino, first seen in the exhibition Mettere al mondo il mondo at Thomas Dane Gallery in Naples in 2022, was reconfigured for The Royal Society of Sculptors gallery space.
Celeste presented Melons Covered in Willow Leaves, an immersive installation, specifically created for the studio space at Dora House. A dynamic spiral moved throughout the composition, circling, enveloping, and dividing the space, to symbolise the non-linear passage of time and to mark Celeste’s four years of evolution into a duo. The installation also suggested a shelter and a space of containment.
Accompanying the exhibition we had a performance by Abraham Cruzvillegas on Saturday 5 October as well as artists talks on Sunday 6 October. Abraham Cruzvillegas was in conversation with Mark Godfrey and María Fernanda Camarena and Gabriel Rosas Alemán, aka Celeste, were in conversation with Isabel de Vasconcellos.
With thanks to Thomas Dane Gallery and kurimanzutto, Mexico City/New York and Canopy Collections, London.
