Mexicali Biennial
mexicali biennial contemporary visual art organization focus border california mexico region aesthetic production organization migratory nature showcase exhibition side border mexicali biennial originally started project critiquing proliferation international regional art biennial result may shown time location inaugural exhibition subsequent programming occurred year spanning mexicali biennial conceived artist ed gomez luis g hernandez curator pilar tompkinsrivas founding member curator inaugural exhibition round programming first took place la casa de la tia tina artistrun space border town mexicali mx traveling chavez studio east los angeles due nature biennial programming second biennial didnt occur time took place four different location mexico california dr amy pederson converse joined board served cocurator programming pederson converse instrumental conceptualizing theme third mexicali biennial cannibalism specifically regard philosopher cătălin avramescus study cultural cannibalism relationship colonialism mexicali biennial started border town mexicali mx alternative art music space la casa de la tia tina traveling chavez studio los angeles included installation bordercrossing intervention los angeles mexicali based artist california based artist exhibiting mexicali andrew armstrong jesse benson gomez bueno cindy santos bravo luis g hernandez ed gomez skylar haskard gustavo herrera hugo hopping kristi lippire ruben ochoa mike rogers matt wardell mexico based artist exhibiting east los angeles heriberto castro ismael castro fernando corona juan quintero cristian franco musical guest included lysa flores olin dj santos dj chip dj magallanes mexicali biennial curator ed gomez luis g hernandez pilar tompkinsrivas second round programming mexicali biennial occurred year first spanning two year four site mexico california venue mexico casa de tunel tijuana mexicali rose sala de arte uabc mexicali exhibition culminated showcase otis ben maltz gallery los angeles programming border intervention site specific performance installation occurred along usmexico border including soccer game artist collective homeless mb artist mexicali biennial curator ed gomez luis g hernandez amy pederson converse programming first time official theme conceived exhibition theme cannibalism influenced philosopher catalin avramescus research cannibal throughout history particular place colonialism mb curator art historian amy pederson converse state need draw line actual symbolic anthropophagy part system meaning ingestion digestion subsumation cannibal bridge gap political science moral philosophy nature civilization north south east west self artist chosen mb fred alvarado natalia anciso marycarmen arroyo macias ana baranda juan bastardo sergio bromberg helen cahng matthew carter carolyn castano enrique castrejon tony de los reyes map conception deborah diehl arzu arda kosar dino dinco rafa esparza veronica duarte roni feldman kio griffith carmina escobar zoe gruni helloo michael dee martin durazo ichiro irie daniel lara candice lin juan lunaavin matt macfarland dominic paul miller flavia monteiro nancy popp peter bo rappmund christopher reynolds cindy santos bravo fidelius x musical performance los nuevos maevans mexicali biennial cannibalism new world curated ed gomez luis g hernandez amy pederson converse exhibition hosted alternative art space mexicali rose vestibulo de la facultad de artes uabc mexicali well vincent price art museum los angeles mb round programming examine character calafia myth island california event exhibition occurred lace los angeles contemporary exhibition hollywood robert francis fullerton museum san bernardino armory center art pasadena steppling art gallery calexico planta libre galeria experimental mexicali institute cultural research museum mexicali art space mexicali across usmx border artist participated calafia manifesting terrestrial paradise luis alonsosanchez nicole antebi antena jacinto astiazarán edna avalos abraham avila raul baltazar juan bastardo chelle barbour mely barragán carlos beltran amber bowser miguel buenrostro cali claudia algara chris christion cog•nate collective artemisa clark abigail raphael collins nikki darling yutsil cruz victoria delgadillo david de rozas dino dinco dani dodge dean erdmann carmina escobar melora garcia melanie griffin jorge gutierrez rebeca hernandez kenyatta ac hinkle xandra ibarra invasorix haydeé jiménez kristi lippire keaton macon maya mackrandilal ruben garcia marrufo max martinez jane c mi mayte miranda chinwe okona noé olivas jason magabo perez adee roberson mónica rodríguez sandy rodriguez julio romero enid baxter ryce timo saarelma paulina sánchez andrea santizo slanguage snatchpower mariangeles sotodiaz erik moskowitz hillary mushkin jeniffer pereda jessica sevilla sergio teran amanda trager diane williams jenny yurshansky kim zumpfe