The Ambos Lados print exchange will be exhibited in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Outpost/Inpost Performance Space from January 24th to April 29, 2022. The opening is scheduled for February 5th, 2022, 5- 7 PM. We plan on doing live Tortilla Press printing at the opening.
The exhibition will be open for the opening, performances and by appointment.
Saturday, February 5th, 5-7pm
(Exhibition Dates: January 24- April 29, 2022)
Curated by Chandler Wigton and Lacey Chrisco, Ambos Lados is an exhibition of 158 prints from artists in 6 countries, primarily Mexico and the United States, including 18 artists from New Mexico and several Albuquerque artists.
Ambos Lados, which translates as “both sides” in Spanish emerged out of a print exchange organized on both sides of the border by Manuel Guerra, Director of Horned Toad Prints in El Paso and Adrian Aguirre and Beatriz Rivas of Taller Gráfica Libre in Zaachila, Oaxaca. The prints and larger project emphasize the unity of artists and peoples across the political border of the United States and Mexico. While there was no set theme for the exchange, many of the works explore political and social issues, specifically the border, while others are contemplative, humorous, or abstract. The print exchange, organized in 2018, was unjuried and open to anyone who wished to participate, the only rule for the exchange was a uniform print size. The prints included in the show utilize a range of printing techniques including lithographs, serigraphs, relief, and intaglio. Egalitarian in nature, the project connected artists from a range of professional, ethnic, and geographic backgrounds and the exhibition puts these perspectives in conversation. The prints emphasize how artistic expression is a unifying force across different kinds of borders and divides.
An accompanying catalog will be available for purchase at the Outpost or on amazon.
The Outpost Performance Space is located at 210 Yale Blvd SE in Albuquerque, near the University of New Mexico:
This will be the 6th exhibition in the United States -- after Dallas, Santa Fe, Silver City, Taos, and Socorro/El Paso. Plus a presentation at the IAGO in Oaxaca in 2019.
Check out other exhibitions at the Outpost/Inpost.
