Exhibition

De Por Vida

22 Jan 2021 – 27 Feb 2021

Regular hours

Friday
12:00 – 18:00
Saturday
12:00 – 18:00
Sunday
12:00 – 18:00
Wednesday
12:00 – 18:00
Thursday
12:00 – 18:00

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New York
New York, United States

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De Por Vida, “For Life” brings together the work of thirteen artists whose works portray cycles of life, death and legacy.

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The artists in this exhibition excel in their respective mediums, continuing the work of those who have passed before us, as well as paving the way for new communities and histories to exist.

A vibrating ray of light fills a dark room, two glass eyes stare back at you and ask if it’s your first time here. The space has remained the same temperature the entire time, your body,—bubbling, has just begun to understand what senses are and you are experiencing all of them at the same time. The corridor smells familiar as you’re wheeled past glass panes; pain fills your bones as you begin to move your body. A phantom limb weighs you down and tells you, “In time you will have everything you ever wanted, but for now just lay here, and let me take care of you.” Frightened but assured, you sit back and begin the first day of the rest of your life. What comes after learning basic human functions is entirely up to you. What words you choose to say late at night to yourself in an empty room, what worlds you choose to create, what hands you choose to hold, what lies you choose to spread, what fights you choose to pick, they’re all yours. Some days feel so familiar, and you can still feel that phantom limb holding you close.

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