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Collective exhibition
Retratos de barrio
Madrid
15 of November - 20 of January, 2024
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Collective exhibition
Retratos de barrio
Madrid
15 of November - 20 of January, 2024
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Collective exhibition
Retratos de barrio
Madrid
15 of November - 20 of January, 2024
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Collective exhibition
Retratos de barrio
Madrid
15 of November - 20 of January, 2024
"The whole world is one neighborhood."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Americans have long used the metaphor of the "melting pot" to talk about the modern neighborhood as a place where people of different origins come together, in their everyday lives, to form a nation. For some, this melting pot requires residents "assimilate" to a self-contained whole where individual cultural identities tend to disappear, but others see it as a space where social relations create communal and symbolic capital. However, the reality is that most people in the United States live in neighborhoods defined by race or national origin.
Juan Baraja and Hermes Berrío take on the concept of the neighborhood as a place mediated by relationships of proximity, which sometimes speak to us of identity and belonging and, at other times, of intersections between the past and present. Both artists invite us to an open dialogue (using different media, across different geographies, based on differing origins) where documentation of the everyday becomes a tool for critiquing the current socio-cultural status quo. The exploration of neighborhood events through photography and painting brings to life a multiplicity of histories and images.
Juan Baraja presents us with a selection of photographs produced during his participation in DC.es: A gaze of Washington DC by Spanish Photographers, a project organized by the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington DC in 2023, where five previous grant recipients from the Royal Spanish Academy in Rome shared their visions of the US capital. Baraja focused on Florida Avenue, a street that once defined the city's outer limits and is now its main thoroughfare, thus constructing a visual tale that shows how the urban fabric of Washington DC has transformed while also providing testimony of the present through portraits of its inhabitants.
In contrast, Hermes Berrío's paintings document quotidian life in his Miami neighborhood, Little River. As an artistic and cultural enclave, Little River resists being gentrified and transformed into a tourist attraction. To document the extraordinary in everyday life, Berrío explores and interprets his urban surroundings with honesty. His pictorial process opts for a simple palette, compositions rich in urban typography, and textures derived from repurposed materials that give meaning to his painterly vision.
Artworks
Waiting for la guagua
Mixed media collage on canvas
55 x 70 cm | 21 5/8 x 27 1/2 in
2023
ST_107 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on cotton paper
60 x 75 cm | 23 5/8 x 29 1/2 in
2023
ST_219 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on cotton paper
50 x 60 cm | 19 5/8 x 23 5/8 in
2023
ST_240 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on cotton paper
75 x 60 cm| 29 1/2 x 23 5/8 in
2023
ST_215 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on baryta paper
50 x 40 cm | 19 5/8 x 15 3/4 in
2023
ST_301 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on baryta paper
50 x 60 cm | 19 5/8 x 23 5/8 in
2023
ST_70 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on baryta paper
40x 50 cm | 15 3/4 x 19 5/8 in
2023
ST_058 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on baryta paper
40 x 50 cm | 15 3/4 x 19 5/8 in
2023
ST_065 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on baryta paper
72 x 90 cm | 28 3/8 x 35 3/8 in
2023
ST_078 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on baryta paper
40x 50 cm | 15 3/4 x 19 5/8 in
2023
ST_75 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on baryta paper
72 x 90 cm | 28 3/8 x 35 3/8 in
2023
ST_088 Florida ave
Impresión de pigmentos minerales sobre papel algodón
110 x 142 cm | 43 5/16 x 55 29/32 in
2023
ST_079 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on baryta paper
50 x 60 cm | 19 5/8 x 23 5/8 in
2023
ST_001 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on cotton paper
90 x 110 cm | 35 3/8 x 43 1/4 in
2023
ST_110 Florida ave
ST_117 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on cotton paper
50 x 40 cm | 19 5/8 x 15 3/4 in
2023
ST_118 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on cotton paper
40x 50 cm | 15 3/4 x 19 5/8 in
2023
ST_131 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on cotton paper
110 x 142 cm | 43 1/4 x 55 7/8 in
2023
ST_143 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on cotton paper
40x 50 cm | 15 3/4 x 19 5/8 in
2023
ST_129 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on cotton paper
50 x 60 cm | 19 5/8 x 23 5/8 in
2023
ST_146 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on cotton paper
40x 50 cm | 15 3/4 x 19 5/8 in
2023
ST_151 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on cotton paper
40x 50 cm | 15 3/4 x 19 5/8 in
2023
ST_158 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on cotton paper
50 x 40 cm | 19 5/8 x 15 3/4 in
2023
ST_175 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on cotton paper
80 x 100 cm | 31 1/2 x 39 3/8 in
2023
ST_175 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on cotton paper
80 x 100 cm | 31 1/2 x 39 3/8 in
2023
ST_264 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on cotton paper
60 x 75 cm | 23 5/8 x 29 1/2 in
2023
ST_294 Florida ave
Mineral pigment printing on cotton paper
60 x 50 cm | 23 5/8 x 19 5/8 in
2023
![40-Hermes-berrio_EL LAUNDRY_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_55x70cm_2023.jpg El laundry](/media/40-Hermes-berrio_EL LAUNDRY_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_55x70cm_2023.jpg)
![39-Hermes-berrio_EL HOOD_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_55x70cm_2023.jpg El hood](/media/39-Hermes-berrio_EL HOOD_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_55x70cm_2023.jpg)
![37-Hermes-berrio_90 DAY WARRANTY_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_55x70cm_2023.jpg 90 day warranty](/media/37-Hermes-berrio_90 DAY WARRANTY_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_55x70cm_2023.jpg)
![38-Hermes-berrio_SPECIAL_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_55x70cm_2023.jpg Special](/media/38-Hermes-berrio_SPECIAL_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_55x70cm_2023.jpg)
![36-Hermes-berrio_EL DELI_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_55x70cm_2023.jpg El deli](/media/36-Hermes-berrio_EL DELI_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_55x70cm_2023.jpg)
![35-Hermes-berrio_EL COFFEE_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_55x70cm_2023.jpg El coffee](/media/35-Hermes-berrio_EL COFFEE_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_55x70cm_2023.jpg)
![34-Hermes-berrio_LA TROKA_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_70x50cm_2023.jpg La troka](/media/34-Hermes-berrio_LA TROKA_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_70x50cm_2023.jpg)
![33-Hermes-berrio_WAITING FOR LA GUAGUA_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_55x70cm_2023.jpg Waiting for la guagua](/media/33-Hermes-berrio_WAITING FOR LA GUAGUA_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_55x70cm_2023.jpg)
![33-Hermes-berrio_LA BOTANICA_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_70x50cm_2023.jpg La botánica](/media/33-Hermes-berrio_LA BOTANICA_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_70x50cm_2023.jpg)
![32-Hermes-berrio_EL KING_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_70x50cm_2023.jpg El king](/media/32-Hermes-berrio_EL KING_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_70x50cm_2023.jpg)
![31-Hermes-berrio_EL COIN WASH_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_55x70cm_2023.jpg El coin wash](/media/31-Hermes-berrio_EL COIN WASH_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_55x70cm_2023.jpg)
![30-Hermes-berrio_EL HOOPER_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_70x55cm_2023.jpg El hooper](/media/30-Hermes-berrio_EL HOOPER_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_70x55cm_2023.jpg)
![29-Hermes-berrio_EL CAR WASH_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_55x70cm_2023.jpg El car wash](/media/29-Hermes-berrio_EL CAR WASH_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_55x70cm_2023.jpg)
![28-Hermes-berrio_2ND AMENDMENT_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_70x55cm_2023.jpg 2nd amendment](/media/28-Hermes-berrio_2ND AMENDMENT_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_70x55cm_2023.jpg)
![27-Hermes-berrio_WALKING HIGH_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_60x75cm_2023.jpg Walking high](/media/27-Hermes-berrio_WALKING HIGH_collage-en-tecnica-mixta-sobre-lienzo_60x75cm_2023.jpg)
![26-Juan-baraja_ST_107 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_107 Florida ave](/media/26-Juan-baraja_ST_107 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![25-Juan-baraja_ST_219 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_219 Florida ave](/media/25-Juan-baraja_ST_219 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![24-Juan-Baraja_ST_240 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_240 Florida ave](/media/24-Juan-Baraja_ST_240 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![23-Juan-baraja_ST_215 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_215 Florida ave](/media/23-Juan-baraja_ST_215 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![22-Juan-baraja_ST_301 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_301 Florida ave](/media/22-Juan-baraja_ST_301 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![21-Juan-baraja_ST_070 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_70 Florida ave](/media/21-Juan-baraja_ST_070 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![20-Juan-baraja_ST_058 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_058 Florida ave](/media/20-Juan-baraja_ST_058 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![19-Juan-baraja_ST_065 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_065 Florida ave](/media/19-Juan-baraja_ST_065 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![17-Juan-baraja_ST_078 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_078 Florida ave](/media/17-Juan-baraja_ST_078 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![18-Juan-baraja_ST_075 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_75 Florida ave](/media/18-Juan-baraja_ST_075 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![15-Juan-baraja_ST_088 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_088 Florida ave](/media/15-Juan-baraja_ST_088 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![16-Juan-baraja_ST_079 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_079 Florida ave](/media/16-Juan-baraja_ST_079 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![14-Juan-baraja_ST_001 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_001 Florida ave](/media/14-Juan-baraja_ST_001 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![13-Juan-baraja_ST_110 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_110 Florida ave](/media/13-Juan-baraja_ST_110 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![12-Juan-baraja_ST_117 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_117 Florida ave](/media/12-Juan-baraja_ST_117 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![11-Juan-baraja_ST_118 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_118 Florida ave](/media/11-Juan-baraja_ST_118 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![9-Juan-baraja_ST_131 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_131 Florida ave](/media/9-Juan-baraja_ST_131 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![8-Juan-baraja_ST_143 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_143 Florida ave](/media/8-Juan-baraja_ST_143 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![10-Juan-baraja_ST_129 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_129 Florida ave](/media/10-Juan-baraja_ST_129 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![7-Juan-baraja_ST_146 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_146 Florida ave](/media/7-Juan-baraja_ST_146 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![6-Juan-baraja_ST_151 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_151 Florida ave](/media/6-Juan-baraja_ST_151 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![5-Juan-baraja_ST_158 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg ST_158 Florida ave](/media/5-Juan-baraja_ST_158 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_50x40cm_2022.jpg)
![3-Juan-baraja_ST_248 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_72x90cm_2022.jpg ST_175 Florida ave](/media/3-Juan-baraja_ST_248 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_72x90cm_2022.jpg)
![4-Juan-baraja_ST_175 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-sobre-papel-algodon_90x110cm_2022.jpg ST_175 Florida ave](/media/4-Juan-baraja_ST_175 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-sobre-papel-algodon_90x110cm_2022.jpg)
![2-Juan-baraja_ST_264 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_60x75cm_2022.jpg ST_264 Florida ave](/media/2-Juan-baraja_ST_264 FLORIDA AVE_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_60x75cm_2022.jpg)
![1-Juan-baraja_ST_294 FLORIDA AVE-1-3_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_60x50_2022.jpg ST_294 Florida ave](/media/1-Juan-baraja_ST_294 FLORIDA AVE-1-3_impresion-de-pigmentos-minerales-sobre-papel-algodon_60x50_2022.jpg)