[spectre] Invitation: Mex'05 Opens at 798 / Oct. 19 [17:00] [u]

[Geert Lovink [c]]

> From: CHAOSPROJECTS <info at chaosprojects.cn>
> INVITATION Mexico City=A1=AFs =A1=B0La Condesa=A1=B1 Art District is =
hailed by many=20
> as the most important cultural and intellectual center of our =
nation=A1=AFs=20
> capital, particularly for the new generation of artistic creators and=20=

> promoters.
> At the soul of this great art district we can find a great number of=20=

> art galleries, painting studios, residences of artists and=20
> intellectuals, libraries, Mexican fashion boutiques, restaurants, bars=20=

> and nightclubs. La Condesa is, without a doubt, a center-piece in=20
> Mexico City=A1=AFs efforts to generate a cosmopolitan identity.
> In a similar manner, the =A1=B0Dashanzi=A1=B1 Art District stands out =
as the=20
> most creative and dynamic space in Beijing=A1=AFs cultural scene.=A1=A1I=
n less=20
> than 5 years since its beginning, Dashanzi has become a reference=20
> internationally in the area of new artistic expression=A1=B1
> Through the festival of =A1=B0La Condesa=A1=B1 Art District to be held =
in=20
> Dashanzi=A1=AFs Factory 798, we have strived to link these two =
artistic and=20
> creative communities who belong to two extremely rich and ancient=20
> cultures, such as China and Mexico. It s our most sincere wish that=20
> this festival contributes to the establishment of new channels of=20
> communication among China and Mexico =A8C two countries which are=20
> constantly reconstructing their artistic identity in the middle of=20
> amazing reform and change.
> MEXICAN EMBASSY IN CHINA
>
> OPENING: Painters from Mexico City=A1=AFs la Condesa district
> Boris Viskin; Ernesto Zelvy; Manuela Generali; Arturo Elizondo;=20
> Mauricio Sandoval; Alejandro Escalante; Yolanda Mora; Jos=A8=A6 =
Antonio=20
> Hern=A8=A2ndez; Daniel Lezama; Paul Birbil; Alfonso Mena Pacheco
> Opening: Wednesday, 19 October, 17:00 at Beijing Cubic Art Center
> On view through 30 October, 2005
> Phone: 64379853; URL: http://www.11-art.com
>
>  "Traces of a presence" Photography by Rogelio Cuellar
> Opening: 21 October, 18:30 at 798 Photo Gallery
> On view through 28 October, 2005
> http://www.798space.com/; http://www.798photogallery.cn/
>
> MEET THE ARTISTS/ROUNDTABLE: All about Artists' Communes: La Condesa=20=

> vs. Dashanzi
> Saturday, 22 October, 14:00~17:00
> Venue: Cubic Art Center (On the same site of the group exhibition)
> Presenters will include the artists from La Condesa and their=20
> counterpart in Beijing, those who are from different artistic communes=20=

> since Yuanmingyuan, Songzhuang, to Dashanzi.
> [Co-organized by CHAOSPROJECTS |VisualThinking]
>
> More events are:
> [Two concerts]:
> - Mexican-guitar Solo Concert by Miguel Angel Lejarza at Hart Center,=20=

> Wednesday, 22 October, 19:00
> - Electronic Music from Mexico by DJ Dami=A8=A2n Romero at Bar Vibes,=20=

> Saturday, October 29, 21:00 onwards
> [Art Books]:
> - Showcase of Mexican Art Publishing at Time Zone 8 Art Books, October=20=

> 19-30
> [New Cusine]:
> - A Week of Mexico=A1=AFs =A1=B0New Gastronomy=A1=B1 at At Cafe, =
Opening: Thursday 20=20
> October, 12:30, through 28 October
> [Fashion show]: Closing event
> The New Mexican Avant-garde by Paulina and Malinali Fosado, Fashion=20
> Designers, at Vibes, Sunday 30 October, 20:00
>
> PRESENTED BY MEXICAN EMBASSY IN CHINA
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