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MAGO’S JOURNAL By MAGO Assisted by Daniela Loaiza and Damon Jenkins
MAGO is an internationally acclaimed artist, focusing on installations. He also curates for private collectors and consults for galleries and museums. MAGO is experienced in media and production, and this wealth of cultural knowledge he intends to use to inform this column. Contact MAGO at mago@sociallifemagazine.com or 212.203.7582
2023 has proven to be a traveling theater act for me and my team. Some past and upcoming events are listed below. The 2023 summer season will bring new experiences in the arts and culture of the East End, and you can learn about them in my journal between now and Labor Day. Our team has partnered with David Hornung and Jason Wilhoite of D&J Concepts in Southampton to open our first office and dedicated showing space. We intend to keep the ball rolling, as our partnership with Triangle Loft NYC will have our small team expanding our reach and artists to the top floor of the Flatiron Building in New York’s Meatpacking District. OSCAR MOLINA First and foremost, it has been an absolute joy to assist J. Oscar Molina in his rise to stardom within the East End arts community and beyond. An international talent, Molina’s sculpture from his Children of the World series were showcased at the entrance to the Southampton Art Center’s East End Collected 7 group exhibition. The Women’s Work exhibition at Oscar Molina Gallery has been a joy to watch unfold since its opening in March. In early April we held a successful Alice Young, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Sylvia Channing at Women’s Work artists talk. Featuring the artists Lucy Cookson, Arta Brito, Allison Eden, Kelynn Alder, Anna Jurinich, and more, the show ran until the 21st of May. Women’s Work was an incredible show of 17 diverse female artists. Each of the artworks covers womanhood specific to the artist’s experience. The next exhibition coming to the gallery is House and Home, opening May 25th. This show focuses on the designers Glen Mayo, Flavio Franco, Franco Cuttica, Allison Eden, and J. Oscar Molina, with visual support from the photographer Mary Ellen Bartley.
The opening ceremony of House and Home will honor Iris Dankner, the founder of Holiday House NYC, a showhouse displaying the talents of top interior designers and lifestyle brands, while raising critical funds for breast cancer prevention and treatment. Iris Dankner made it her mission to use awareness in the designer world to raise funds for breast cancer research and to support women who need help fighting this disease. The mosaic glass artist Allison Eden will be featured at Holiday House NYC this summer. J. Oscar Molina photo by Marsin Mogielski
u Oscar Molina’s sculptures from his Children of the World series can be seen at LongHouse Reserve this summer. You can buy tickets at longhouse.org. Oscar Molina Gallery 28c Jobs Lane, Southampton 631.905.7673 | oscarmolinagallery.com Holiday House NYC 10 West 56th Street 212.472.3313 | holidayhousenyc.com Social Life
