I think I am now ready to come back home. I have seen all the museums I wanted to see, I went to some galleries and I even went to a very chic opening. I finally got to see the artists community here in Mexico, which is much more diverse and hip than the population in general. It is like this everywhere, artists live their live as if it was a piece of art, act, dress and move accordingly.
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| you find most of galleries in the Condesa, a beautiful neighborhood where you can find not to bad houses... |
It is very complicated to visit galleries here as they have very short opening hours. Yesterday, most of them closed at 3pm. Today, they were open from 11am to 2 or 3pm. Which leave a very short period of time for the guy who wants to visit them all. When you arrive at the door of a gallery, nothing tells you if it is open or not. Windows are blinded, door double locked (glass door + grill). Many are closed for montage, what they certainly don't say on their website or even at their door. Some are simply closed, for ever I mean. You have to ring. Most of the time there is no answer, maybe it is just because they just don't like my face, who knows? and sometimes, not often, you can get in. Then it is super interesting. Exhibitions in galleries in Mexico have an elaborated and refined presentation that you would expect more from a museum. There is no reference to price, or very little, but most of the few shows I saw were from well known artists, there is no way I actually need to know the price of those pieces. It is thought for museums or rich collectors. Once in a gallery, this is when you realize that there are many visitors like me, mostly strangers I would say. Considering the short period of time I was allowed for visiting, I almost had to run from one gallery to the other. Today only, I had a list of 15 galleries I wanted to see. I ended up visiting only six of them. Not because I didn't have time. Because nine of them were closed. This is, I suppose, a good reason to come back!
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| at the art opening there were some performance, like this guy juggling with (hard boiled) eggs in front of a wall covered with smashed eggs |
As I told you yesterday, I had an art opening to go, between 12 and 2pm. It was at the very important gallery Kurimanzutto for the opening of a show from the Brittish artist Sarah Lucas. A beautiful and spacious space, part of it covered, part of it in a garden, some small rooms with sliding doors for storage, a sort of restaurant in the backyard, offices, a book store, a room for videos... This place is a dream for many people I know. The crowd was for the least edgy, from everywhere, many languages were spoken in there, fabulous fashion and looks. Nothing to be bored, I can assure you! I stayed a while, had a beer, just watching people, and watching people watching me... Oh! there was good art also! This will be the subject of an article in the new webzine I am launching soon as you know. This was a very satisfying experience for me.
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| Doug Ford was there wearing beige and his buddy Donald wears pink |
Tonight, I will celebrate the end of these vacations. Hopefully I will not do as I did last night, when I decided I was very comfortable reading in my bed instead of going out dancing and drinking like a crazy in the crazy town. Of course I feel a bit nostalgic already, going back home is not such a good feeling, but I am ready. And well... I will find you back, mi amore.
With mixed feelings, sad to leave this warm and beautiful city, happy these vacations were a success for me and still a bit of guilt because I left you in the snow, the wind and the cold.
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| all those letters where written facing this sunset that I can't really capture with my phone |
see you very soon,
xxx
n.
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