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SUMMARY:Artist in Residence | Guillermo Estrada
DESCRIPTION:Almendroides\, Aliens & Indígenas delves into the universe of border-based artist Guillermo Estrada\, guided by his fictional character\, Rancho Shampoo. The exhibition explores the use of a substance called Almendroide—a biological “cookie” that holds a significant ceremonial role within this universe as a medium for connecting with other dimensions. The show examines notions of a person’s paranormal/residential/alien status\, the origins of a native person from a specific territory\, and how we engage with our personal narratives to bridge realities and dimensions. These ideas unfold through a range of artistic media\, including installations\, video\, drawings\, and sculpture. \nDuring his MFA studies at UC San Diego\, Estrada coined the concept of aliendigenismo\, a term combining “alien” and “indigenous.” It refers to “a way or channel used to move from one place to another.” From this idea\, the term aliendígena emerges to describe a person capable of crossing natural\, man-made\, spiritual\, cosmic\, and underworld barriers. Drawing from Gloria Anzaldúa’s concept of autohistoria\, Estrada presents this exhibition as a means of offering insight into the world of Rancho Shampoo. \nEstrada draws from his own lived experiences\, fictionalizing them to construct a universe that others can enter and inhabit. To understand his work\, one must recognize that three figures coexist within one person: Guillermo Estrada\, Memo Navajas\, and Rancho Shampoo. Their intertwined identities invite viewers to explore the boundaries between self and other\, territory and belonging\, story and dimension. \nThe bridge (boundary between the world you’ve just left and the one ahead) is both a barrier and a point of transformation. – Gloria E. Anzaldúa \nVisit guillermoestrada.com to learn more about the artist’s practice. \nA photo essay of this exhibition can be found HERE. \nSpecial events related to this exhibition: \nJanuary 10\, 2025 | Artist Talk with Guillermo Estrada & Rubén Ortiz-Torrez\nThis event was previously scheduled for Saturday\, November 15 \nDecember 6 – January 10\, 2025 | Front window activation by Guillermo Estrada at MXCL BNL LAB. \n*Note that the gallery will be closed from December 20 – January 9\, 2025 for the holidays. During this time\, the exhibition can be accessed through the street “portal” allowing viewers to become spectators to the artist’s installation through the front window. 
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/almendroids-alien-indigena/
LOCATION:MXCL BNL LAB\, 6545 Greenleaf Ave\, Whittier\, CA\, 90601
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SUMMARY:Window Installation by Guillermo Estrada and Holiday Hours
DESCRIPTION:Beginning  December 6\, MexiCali Biennial artist-in-residence Guillermo Estrada\, will create a window installation at the MXCL BNL LAB. As part of Estrada’s current exhibition Almendroides\, Aliens & Indígenas\, the artist will create a graphic window “portal” as a parallax experience of the artwork\, while also referencing the liminality and impermanence of  borders. \nPlease note that the LAB will be closed from December 20 through January 9th for the holidays. We will be reopen January 10\, noon – 5 p.m. for the closing of Almendroides\, Aliens & Indígenas. The exhibition can be accessed through the street side window installation. \nThis artist-in-residency is part of the MexiCali Biennial and its research arm\, MXCL BNL LAB as an investigation toward the upcoming program PARA/normal Borders.
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/window-installation-by-guillermo-estrada-and-holiday-hours/
LOCATION:MXCL BNL LAB\, 6545 Greenleaf Ave\, Whittier\, CA\, 90601
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk | Guillermo Estrada & Rubén Ortiz-Torres
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion by transborder artist Guillermo Estrada and Rubén Ortiz-Torres. The artists will discuss Estrada’s current residency at the MXCL BNL LAB and themes around topics related to the border as a supernatural zone. \nThis event is part of an artist residency and exhibition\, Guillermo Estrada: ALMENDROIDS\, ALIEN & INDÍGENA on view through January 10 at MXCL BNL LAB. Light refreshments served. The artist discussion is free and open to the public. This project made possible with support from California Humanities\, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit www.calhum.org. Additional support by Mellon Foundation and Teiger Foundation. \n\nGuillermo Estrada\, aka Rancho Shampoo is a multidisciplinary artist and performer who lives and works between Tecate\, Mexicali\, and San Diego. His work in installation\, performance\, music\, and video explores borders\, transcendence\, and pluri-dimensional connections between the Earth\, the Cosmos\, and the Underground. He has exhibited and performed work in numerous venues\, including the Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo in Mexico City\, Centro Cultural España in Mexico City\, Museo Raúl Anguiano in Guadalajara Jalisco\, and Coaxial Arts in Los Angeles. For the MexiCali Biennial’s 2023 program at the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in Riverside\, he created an immersive installation centered on his concept “aliendígena” and staged a musical performance with the Indian Dub Orchestra. Estrada earned degrees in history from the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (BA) and in studio art from the University of California\, San Diego (MFA). \nRubén Ortiz-Torres is an artist who lives and works between Los Angeles and San Diego. Originally from Mexico City\, he studied at Harvard Graduate School of Design\, the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City\, and California Institute of the Arts (MFA). His work ranges widely across media: photographs\, altered readymades\, a feature film\, 3D videos\, large scale video installations\, painting series\, sculptures\, customized cars\, photocollages\, performances\, and curated exhibitions. Ortiz Torres has participated widely in solo and group shows\, international exhibitions\, and film festivals\, and his work is held in collections including The Museum of Modern Art\, New York; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía\, Madrid; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo\, Mexico City. As part of the 2022/23 MexiCali Biennial program\, his lowrider-inspired cart was featured in a public performance by VisRats Mobile (a.k.a. La Carcachita). He is a Professor in the Visual Arts Department at the University of California\, San Diego.
URL:https://mexicalibiennial.org/event/artist-talk-guillermo-estrada/
LOCATION:MXCL BNL LAB\, 6545 Greenleaf Ave\, Whittier\, CA\, 90601
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