Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art (1257 N La Brea Avenue West Hollyowood, CA) is proud to present Chile Estyle: A Group Exhibition of Chilean Urban Art, Curated by Pablo Aravena.
Curator’s Statement:
“For the first time in North America, Chile Estyle will showcase work from several of Chile’s finest contemporary urban muralists, including Cekis, Inti, Horate, La Robot de Madera, and the duos Aislap and Agotok. From the end of the Pinochet dictatorship in the early 90’s until now, Chilean street art has literally exploded into a highly developed style, bearing strong influences from Mexican muralism, 60s – 70s political mural brigades, wildstyle graffiti and Brazilian graffiti and pixação (a unique stylistic cross-pollination with street art from Sao Paulo in the mid-90s). These influences, paired with Chile’s distinct history of propaganda art and muralism dating from the 40s, give rise to the myriad of strongly developed personal visual languages and artistic self-expression seen on the streets of Santiago, Valparaiso and other cities in Chile. The exhibition will consist of new works on canvas as well as site-specific individual and group mural installations in the gallery.”
The opening reception for Chile Estyle is Thursday, December 10 from 7-10pm and will be display through December 23.
by: Horate
photo by: Pablo Aravena
posted by: Brent Carter
Tags: art, culture, design, event, gallery opening, graffiti, street art
