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SUMMARY:Alma Entre Dos Mundos
DESCRIPTION:The MexiCali Biennial is pleased to announce Alma Entre Dos Mundos as part of the PARA/normal Borders program at the MXCL BNL LAB. Bringing together the work of Amina Cruz and Aldo Cervantes\, the exhibition examines the U.S.-Mexico border as a porous site between spiritual realms. Working across Los Angeles and San Diego/Tecate\, respectively\, Cruz and Cervantes utilize the photographic medium to investigate the omnipresent feeling of being caught between the worlds of the United States and Mexico. The artists capture built\, communal\, and natural landscapes to reflect on the intimate processes of healing and mourning both within their personal communities and shared spiritual connections along the borderlands. The exhibition’s title borrows the words of Chicana cultural theorist Gloria Anzaldúa as an homage to her critical investigations on the entangled colonial\, gendered\, and spiritual legacies of the U.S.-Mexico border.  \nThis exhibition is curated by Armando Pulido. \nCLICK FOR PRESS RELEASE.
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/cruz-cervantes/
LOCATION:MXCL BNL LAB\, 6545 Greenleaf Ave\, Whittier\, CA\, 90601
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SUMMARY:Salon/Curator Walkthrough: ALMA ENTRE DOS MUNDOS
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the second MXCL BNL LAB Salon Series as curator Armando Pulido guides audience members through the conceptual shaping of ALMA ENTRE DOS MUNDOS at MXCL BNL LAB followed by a discussion of the role of photography as a tool for cultural preservation and historical revisions. This event is free and open to the public. \nThis project is made possible by a grant from the Mellon Foundation and the California Humanities\, a partner of the NEH.
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LOCATION:MXCL BNL LAB\, 6545 Greenleaf Ave\, Whittier\, CA\, 90601
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SUMMARY:Haunting Present\, Vol. I
DESCRIPTION:  \nCALEXICO – Haunting Present is a series of screenings\, performances\, and listening sessions that explore the medium as a space for the ghostly\, and its relationship to the archive\, the moving image\, and technology. \nFramed within the notion of hauntology\, these activations stem from the idea that certain elements of the past—social\, political\, cultural\, affective—continue to insist upon the present\, without being entirely alive or entirely absent. Like ghosts\, they appear in the form of images\, sounds\, or gestures that persist\, reemerge\, and call out to us. \nAs the philosopher Jacques Derrida once said\, “to be possessed by a ghost… means to remember something you have never lived. Because memory is the past that has never taken the form of the present.” In this sense\, Haunting Present examines how archives and recording technologies—especially cinema\, understood as “the art of allowing ghosts to return”—confront us with spectral presences: memories that are not our own\, stories that inhabit us\, voices that still speak to us. \nIn this context\, the videos and recordings that make up the series activate a ventriloquial capacity: they give voice to local reflections that nonetheless speak from and toward other places. These activations open up a space for spectral listening\, where the ghosts of the archive and of the present take form—even if only for a moment. \nHaunting Present\, Vol. I will take place on Saturday\, April 26\, from 7 to 11 p.m. at Casa la línea arte contemporáneo\, located at 947 E. 1st St.\, Calexico\, CA.\n \nArtists:  Maria Jose Crespo\, Mariana Medrano\, Talia Pérez Gilbert\, Josh Tonies\, Danila Cervantes & Jacquelin Zazueta\, Fidelius X \nPrograms curated by Rosela del Bosque\, Adrián Pereda Vidal\, and Luis G. Hernández for the MexiCali Biennial. \nCALEXICO – Haunting Present es una serie de proyecciones\, performances y sesiones de escucha que exploran el medio como espacio de lo fantasmal\, y su relación con el archivo\, la imagen en movimiento y la tecnología.  \nEnmarcado en la noción de hauntología\, estas activaciones parten de la idea de que ciertos elementos del pasado —sociales\, políticos\, culturales\, afectivos— insisten en el presente sin estar del todo vivos ni del todo ausentes. Como fantasmas\, aparecen en forma de imágenes\, sonidos o gestos que persisten\, reaparecen\, y nos interpelan. \nComo decía el filósofo Jacques Derrida\, “estar poseído por un fantasma… significa recordar algo que no se ha vivido. Pues la memoria es el pasado que nunca ha tomado la forma del presente”. En este sentido\, Haunting Present examina en cómo los archivos y las tecnologías de registro —especialmente el cine\, entendido como “el arte de permitir que los fantasmas regresen”— nos confrontan con presencias espectrales: memorias que no son nuestras\, historias que nos habitan\, voces que aún nos hablan. \nEn este contexto\, los videos y registros que conforman la serie activan una habilidad ventrílocua: dan voz a reflexiones locales que\, sin embargo\, hablan desde y hacia otros lugares. Estas activaciones abren espacio a una escucha espectral\, donde los fantasmas del archivo y del presente toman cuerpo\, aunque solo sea por un momento. \nHaunting Present\, Vol. I se llevará a cabo el sábado 26 de abril\, de 7 a 11 p.m.\, en Casa la línea arte contemporáneo\, ubicada en 947 E. 1st St.\, Calexico\, CA \nArtistas:  Maria Jose Crespo\, Mariana Medrano\, Talia Pérez Gilbert\, Josh Tonies\, Danila Cervantes & Jacquelin Zazueta\, Fidelius X \nProgramas curados por Rosela del Bosque\, Adrián Pereda Vidal y Luis G. Hernández para la Bienal de MexiCali. \n 
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/haunting-present-vol-i/
LOCATION:casa la linea – arte contemporaneo\, 947 E 1st St\, Calexico\, CA\, 92231\, United States
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