La Furia en contra de la máquina
COVER: Martín Wannam & Marlene Tafoya, Siendo un Monumento, Performance, 2021
Harwood Art Center September 27 - November 4, 2021 www.harwoodartcenter.org
La Furia en contra de la máquina
La Furia en contra de la Máquina or in English The Fury against the Machine is an exhibition featuring two visual artists in conversation. Marlene Tafoya and Martín Wannam present visual ideas through dynamic exploration of mediums utilized to individuality and collaboratively explore decolonizing gestures toward systematic structures.
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Martín Wannam, 10 Quetzales, 2021; Martín Wannam & Marlene Tafoya, La Furia en contra de la Maquina, installation, 2021, photographed by Aziza Murray and Harwood Art Center, All Rights Reserved
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This work proposes the reimaging, molding and subversion of objects as means of survival. 6
Martín Wannam, Envase Oficial Guatemala, Wax Sculptures, 2021
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Helen Atkins, Five, stoneware, 4.5” x 17” x 3”, 2020
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“My research focuses on the historical connection between the US and Central America by examining the continuous effect of imperialism.” -Martín Wannam
Pages 8-9: Martín Wannam, Seremos Libres, 2021; Martín Wannam, 5 Quetzles, 2021; Pages 10-11: Marlene Tafoya, FUCK YOU MEAN YOU DON’T CARE? THEM BABIES OVER THERE, 2021; Marlene Tafoya, xXxL Red Stiletto, Sculpture, 2021; Images taken by Aziza Murray and Harwood Art Center, All Rights Reserved
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With the use of the body and religious/cultural objects, they reevaluate the formal interpretation of icons, economic currency, images, nail materials, and monuments to challenge others to explore their own unperceived colonial biases.
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Martín Wannam & Marlene Tafoya Found-a-shun, 2021; Marlene Tafoya, 90% DEVIL, 2021; Marlene Tafoya, They only protect the interest of the rich, fuck them, pay us, 2021; Pages 14-15: Martín Wannam & Marlene Tafoya, Siendo un Monumento, Performance Video, 2021
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Marlene Tafoya is an Indigenous artist, performer and manicurist from the Los Angeles, Harbor Area. Marlene is currently pursuing her Masters in Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art from California State University, Long Beach in 2015. Her work explores various concepts ranging from personal, social, and environmental. Tafoya co- curated Language: Art for Leonard Peltier, a union among artists and The International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee. She has performed at Arts Lab, Albuquerque, NM (2020) Angels Gate Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA (2019) Honor Fraser, Los Angeles, CA (2018) New Wight Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (2016) and presented a solo exhibition at Dennis W. Dutzi Gallery, California State University, Long Beach, CA (2015). www.marlenetafoya.com
Martín Wannam & Marlene Tafoya, La Furia en contra de la Maquina, installation, 2021, Aziza Murray and Harwood Art Center 17
Martín Wannam is a Guatemalan artist and educator whose work looks critically at the historical, social and political climate of central America, specifically examining its impact on the queer individual. He focuses on the intersection of brownness and queer utopia that uses the foundation of iconoclasm throughout the tools of photography, sculpture, and performance for the constant evaluation of systematic structures. He received his MFA in Photography from the University of New Mexico in Spring 2020, a Diploma in Contemporary photography from La Fototeca (GT) in 2016, and their BA in Graphic Design from the Universidad Rafael Landivar (GT) in 2015. He is part of the fronteristxs collective and teaching as an Adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico. www.martinwannam.com
Martín Wannam & Marlene Tafoya, La Furia en contra de la Maquina, installation, 2021, Aziza Murray and Harwood Art Center 18
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Clockwise starting at top left: Jodie Herrea; Kelsey Gomez; Plates Against Patriarchy; Martín Wannam 20
ABOUT HARWOOD ART CENTER’S RESIDENCY FOR ART & SOCIAL JUSTICE Each fall for twelve years, Harwood’s galleries are devoted to artists working at the intersections of creative expression and social justice. In 2021, for the occasion of Harwood’s 30th Anniversary, we expanded this offering and formally established our first official annual residency program. In January 2021 we invited New Mexico-based artists whose practice is socially/politically engaged to submit project proposals for our inaugural Residency for Art & Social Justice. Our selected 2021 Artist in Residence, Martín Wannam, received a private artist studio at Harwood Art Center to work in for the duration of their 7 month residency, a six week exhibition in both of our gallery spaces, project, promotional and professional support from our staff, a $1000 artist honorarium to support their time and creative work and a $500 materials stipend to support their project costs. We are grateful to New Mexico Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, City of Albuquerque, Urban Enhancement Trust Fund and McCune Charitable Foundation for their resourcing of this program.
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HArWood ArT CENTEr 2021 eXHIbITioN cALeNdA
Harwood Art Center is dedicated to providing exhibition, audience expansion and professional development opportun artists working in any media and from diverse creative fields. Featuring established, emerging, and youth artists, our G Program engages a supportive process from concept development through installation and public opening. In 2021, w a hybrid model that bridges in-person and virtual platforms. For each exhibition, Harwood creates comprehensive outr and digital materials including exhibition catalogs, virtual galleries and artist talks to amplify the unique visions and voi our artists. For more information, or to learn how to apply, please visit harwoodartcenter.org
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MARCH 8 - APRIL 15 ENCOMPASS: A Multi-Generational Art Event Featuring four outdoor installations, one indoor gallery exhibition and online Open Studios shop and galleries. Our featured artists are Lynnette Haozous, Ade Cruz, Caitlin Carcerano, Viola Arduini, Escuela Del Sol Montessori students and Harwood studio artists. Harwood’s annual Encompass is both a reflection of and an offering to our community. Virtual Artist Talks: Thursday, March 25 | 5:30pm
APRIL 26 - JUNE 3 Until The Mud Settles: Katherine Hunt Contrasting the methodic repetition of line and geometry with naturally occurring irregularities in fiber, Until the Mud Settles examines the duality between the obligation to some semblance of order and the presence of ubiquitous chance. Catastrophic Molt: Madelin Coit This installation of light, polycarbonate, paper, and mesh is meant to embody the transformation that occurs when we replace old ideas with new ones, and is deeply informed by Coit’s experience in the Antarctic. Virtual Artist Talks: Thursday, May 13 | 5:30pm
JUNE 14 - JULY 29 SURFACE: Emerging Artists of New Mexico Harwood Art Center’s annual juried exhibition, professional development and endowed cash awards program honors emerging artists currently living and working in New Mexico.
SEPTEMBER 27 - NOVEMBER 4 Residency for Art & Social Justice Harwood’s Residency for Art & Social Justice is dedicated to feature and support artists working at the intersections of creative expression and social justice. For the occasion of Harwood’s 30th Anniversary, we are offering and formally establishing our first official seven month residency program. Virtual Artist Talks: Thursday, October 14 | 5:30pm
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Virtual Artist Talks: Thursday, July 8 | 5:30pm
12x12 Fundraising Exhibitions Harwood’s annual fundraising exhibitions featuring established, emerging and youth artists from New Mexico. This event includes 150 works that remain anonymous until sold – for the flat rates of $144 (12”x12”) or $36 (6”x6”), printed exhibition catalogs ($36) and an Artwork Preview before the original works go on sale.
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Exhibition Runs: December 2 – March 2022
Nate Lemuel Solo Exhibition Winner of our 2020 SURFACE: Emerging Artists of New Mexico.
Don’t Think Twice: Apolo Gomez A series of photographic works about the empathic voids brought about by queerness and the societal bonds that form from it. Night Unraveling: Zahra Marwan A short, sequential, visual narrative of gentle man interrupted by two angry, constantly fighting men who live near him. Running free with their institutionalized misogyny, the series questions masculine traits and being excessively self-impressed. Virtual Artist Talks: Thursday, August 26 | 5:30pm
Harwood staff curate four exhibitions annually, ENCOMPASS: A Multi-Generational Art Event, SURFACE: Emerging Artists of New Mexico, and BRIDGE: Art & Social Justice. 12x12 is our annual fundraiser; all proceeds support our free community arts education, outreach and professional development. (Top to Bottom; Left to Right): Viola Arduini, Chimera Manifesto (Hybrid Hummingbirds), digital photography, 2020; Apolo Gomez, Poolside with Luke, print, 2020; Madelin Coit, 11.21.16, steel and plastic mesh, 2016; Zahra Marwan, Long Way Home, Watercolor and Ink, October 2019; Katherine Hunt, Tetra no. I, Fiber, Acrylic, Glue, Masonite, Charcoal, Soot, Resin, 2020; Nate Lemeul, Ryan, photography, 2020;
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ABOUT HARWOOD ART CENTER & ESCUELA DEL SOL MONTESSORI HARWOOD ART CENTER’S GALLERIES are dedicated to providing exhibition, audience expansion and professional development opportunities to artists. Harwood Staff curate four exhibitions annually; the remaining months are awarded to individuals and groups through a competitive application process. Harwood, the outreach program of Escuela del Sol Montessori, is a creative center for community and the arts. We believe that equitable access to the arts and opportunities for creative expression are integral to inspired, passionate individuals and to healthy, vibrant communities. Participating at a grassroots level, we recognize and engage the arts as a catalyst for lifelong learning, social change and community development. We provide art education for all ages; community outreach projects and events; teaching and apprenticeship opportunities; and studios, exhibitions and professional development programs for both emerging and established artists. For 50 years, Escuela del Sol, an independent Montessori school, has nurtured self-discovery, social responsibility and passion for learning in our students. Each day Escuela supports students from ages 18 months to 13 years on their real-world quests to excel academically and to develop the skills they need for meaningful, happy and successful futures. Harwood and Escuela are dedicated to instilling a passion for lifelong learning, creative expression and positive impact on our world.
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HARWOOD ART CENTER’S OFFICIAL GALLERY & EXHIBITION PHOTOGRAPHER We are so thrilled to have an official harwood photographer for our galleries program this year! We are able to resource artists paid contracts thanks to the Urban Enhcnacement Trustfund, New Mexico Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, and the McCune Foundation.
Aziza Murray is a New Mexico based artist working primarily in photography. In 2015 she graduated with an MFA from the University of New Mexico where she also worked as a pictorial archiving fellow for the Center for Southwest Research. Since then, Aziza has worked in different capacities in the film industry in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, further piquing her interest in cinematography. Much of her work stems from a well of nostalgia for objects and moments, the materiality of photography, and her personal history—from experiencing tragic loss at an early age, to her multilayered experiences as a biracial person growing up in Washington, DC. She has shown her work in DC at Connersmith and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, in Albuquerque at the Harwood Art Center, the UNM Art Museum and the National Hispanic Cultural Center and, at MASS Gallery in Austin, TX. azizamurray.com azizamurray@gmail.com
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