The 18th edition of ZⓈONAMACO took place in Mexico City from February 9 to 13, bringing together its four fairs simultaneously: ZⓈONAMACO MÉXICO ARTE CONTEMPORÁNEO, ZⓈONAMACO DISEÑO, ZⓈONAMACO SALÓN and ZⓈONAMACO FOTO. The fair welcomed more than 200 galleries and exhibitors from more than 25 countries around the world.
Portas Vilaseca Galeria participated in this edition featuring the most recent production in painting by Brazilian artist Julia Debasse. The gallery was part of the ZⓈONAMACO SUR section, curated by Luíza Teixeira de Freitas. This segment of the fair brought together practices from the Global South that arise from the intersection of art, nature and imagination.
The gallery’s booth (ZMS9) was the result of a collaborative project with C Galeria, in dialogue with the production of its represented artist Ruan D’Ornellas.
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One of the highlights of the gallery’s booth was the panel The Things We Do for Love (365 paintings for Ulysses), which took up a 6-meter wall. Developed over a year, this work emerges from a collaboration between the artist and her eldest son, Ulisses, who would bring every day a theme for a painting. Characters from cartoons and games coexist with everyday objects, composing a mosaic of references and interests of a boy turning 10 years old. By placing herself in this position of listening and reproducing her son’s desires, Debasse reflects on the impositions of motherhood while at the same time inverts the power relations between adults and children.
To check this and other works selected for the fair, download here our exclusive PDF catalogue.
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PICTURES GALLERY
by Diego Beyró
