THE

PROJECT
GROUP EXHIBITION: LOCATION: DATES:
UNFOLD K.A.S. Gallery June Aug 2017
Budapest, Hungary
CURATOR:
Lassla Esquivel Durand

PRODUCER:
Periferia Projects

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 THE ARTISTS

Amadeo Azar
a n i n t e r n a L o n a l
(Argentina)
< p r o j e c t >
Rodrigo Torres
that brings together
Pedro Varela
(Brazil)
works on paper by
Daniel Alcal
twelve ar<sts from
Jacobo Alonso
L a < n A m e r i c a t o
Omar Arcega
Budape st wi th o u r
Marcos Castro
guest ar<st from this
Hctor Falcn city, Zsa Barabas.
Jsica Lpez
Tania Lpez Winkler
Quirarte + Ornelas
(Mexico)
Jos Vera Matos
(Peru)
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 ABOUT UNFOLD
<exhibition>

At a Lme when immigra<on and diversity are in the news everyday, UNFOLD is an
exhibiLon which invites the audience to reconsider stereotypes, no<ons and even
expecta<ons of the Other. LaLn America is sLll oVen presented as a global and
simplied version of all the countries that spread over a wide geographical area.
ArLsts from this region are oVen expected to respond to features that have been socially
and culturally constructed as the exoLc.

This exhibiLon presents the work of arLsts that work in a globalised era whilst conLnuously
negoLaLng with their own cultural stereotypes that operate inside and outside of those countries.
For that reason the concept 'unfold' by Gilles Deleuze I staken. It refers to a form of connec<on, in
which all of the universe is a process of folding and unfolding the outside which creates an interior
that is not an inside grown autonomously from the outside world, but merely a doubling of the
outside (a concept he elaborates from Foucault). Taking a piece of paper and folding it creates a line,
which immediately divides inside and outside, but it sLll is part of the same whole.

UNFOLD invites visitors to understand arLsts from LaLn America building their body of work as the
inside part of their own process of folding and unfolding, inuenced by their individual contexts
whilst each having their own perspec<ve that comes from a universal language within a globalised
era the outside.

This exhibiLon showcases exclusively works on paper, exploring this media as a response to the
challenges faced by arLsts in an increasingly media-saturated world. 4
UNFOLDs approach to the
La<n American & Eastern
European art scenes aims to
open dialogue about ar<s<c &
collec<ng prac<ces in both
regions to understand how they
have developed and thrived
through Lme.

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 WHY BUDAPEST? <venue>
Regardless of their geographic distance, the art scenes of La<n America and Eastern
Europe developed in thriving and challenging circumstances.

Despite the instability in both regions, ar<sts did not stop producing during the
oppression of the socialist state in Eastern Europe and under LaLn American military
dictatorships. On the contrary, these circumstances were crea<ve dares for ar<sts and
art promoters during adversity. ArLsts evolved their pracLces in analogue of social
repression and censorship.

ABOUT K.A.S. GALLERY

K. A. S. Gallery was founded in Budapest aVer the change of the poliLcal regime in 1990.
Its appearance was relevant as a response to build up alterna<ves to the insLtuLonal
system of the local scene when there was neither governmental support nor private
sponsorship yet for the arts in the country.

Located in the heart of Budapest, on the presLgious Bela Bartok Avenue, K.A.S. Gallery
fosters not only local, but also interna<onal ar<sts, while making cross-cultural projects
accessible to a wider audience. 6
 ABOUT
PERIFERIA PROJECTS

A curatorial pla\orm that brings

together art professionals and
experts creaLng connec<ons
between emerging and established
art hubs.

Periferia Projects has longstanding
experience crea<ng interna<onal
projects suppor<ng ar<sts in new
markets giving them visibility and
p r o m o L n g c o l l a b o r a L o n s w i t h
galleries, arLsts and insLtuLons.

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 PARALLEL PROGRAMME
Private View: Tuesday 13 June 2017.
Performance Tania Lpez Winkler

Parallel Programme: Thursday 15 June 2017

TALK Day 1: Collec,ng Prac,ces.
Blint Ferenczy about collecLng pracLces in Eastern Europe;
Lassla Esquivel about collecLng pracLces in LaLn America;
Guest Hungarian collectors (*)

TALK Day 2: Ar,s,c Prac,ces in La,n America and Eastern

Europe + exchange programmes and arLst residencies abroad
Omar Arcega & Jsica Lpez Mexican arLsts about their
work in LaLn America;
Zsa Barabas Hungarian arLst about her work in Eastern
Europe;
Tania Lpez Mexican arLst working in London about working
abroad


Private View 13th June
SCREENING Day 3: Between the Unfolds: Origami End of Exhibi<on 5th Aug

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 ABOUT
CURATORS

Lassla
E
squivel
( Mexico
C
ity)
Art historian, curator, art producer and researcher. She has an MA
in History and Business of the Contemporary Art Market from the University of Warwick. She specialises in
emerging markets, parLcularly in LaLn America.

She has experience with commercial galleries & non-prot organisaLons in Mexico & the UK. In addiLon,
she has experience in ventures as an entrepreneur in the art world in both countries.

Her curatorial projects have been showcased in LaLn America, EMEA & Asia-Pacic regions and the UK.

Currently she is researching about private museums and its relaLon to the market and publishes regularly
on specialised magazines.

Zsa
R
echnitzer
( Budapest)
Curator and art market expert with a broad understanding of
the Eastern European art scene and its market.

She has experience with commercial contemporary art galleries & as curator for prot and non-prot
organisaLons both in Budapest and London. She is a co-founder of the Budapest-based arLst run space
Roham, strategy developer of the Kovsznai Research Centre and a regular contributor for the
Artmagazin Online. She also collaborated with the Museum of Fine Arts Budapest, Goethe InsLtute and
the Hungarian Pavilion at the 54th Biennale di Venezia.

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 SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES &
CONTACT

www.periferia-projects.com

lassla@periferia-projects.com

@periferia_projects

@periferiaprojects #unfold

#periferia
@periferia_proj
#periferiaprojects

#periferiaBudapest

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 THE TEAM

Lassla Esquivel Durand
Curator

Zsa Rechnitzer
Guest Curator

Valeria Biamon=
Franois Bizard
Ryme Charoub
Curatorial Team

Balint Ferenczy
Associate Producer

Deniz Guzel ASSOCIATE PARTNERS
Photographer

HyperAnimals
Media Partner
Thanks to our
associate partners
for their support.

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WORKS

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DANIEL ALCAL.
Tipologa de los Becher (Bechers Typology), 2011.
Screen print, 62.5 x 50 cm.
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JACOBO ALONSO.
Anthropometry series, 2016. Couch paper and
plasLc. Variable measures.
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OMAR RCEGA.
Un,tled, 2016. Mixed media. Collage, paper
and pins. 29, 5 X 23 X 5 cm.
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AMADEO AZAR
Pieza # 1 (Piece #1), 2015. Watercolours, bee
wax on folded paper. 100 x 400 cm.
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ZSFIA BARABAS
Un,tled- Budapest Series, 2017. Gouache &
pencil on paper. 8.5 x 12.5 cm.

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MARCOS CASTRO
Popocatpe,, 2014. Watercolours, ink on
paper.
222 x 114 cm. 18
HCTOR FALCN
Extraccin modular construc,va (Naranja), (Construc,ve Extrac,on
(Orange)). PolypLch (6), 2014. Engravings, painLng and collage.
Paper cut with laser and acrylic. EdiLon of 40. 44 x 44 cm. 19
JSICA LPEZ
Series Everyone is a poten,al provocateur (26),
2011.
Acrylic on post-it. 15 x10 cm. 20
JSICA LPEZ
Series Everyone is a poten,al provocateur (26),
2011.
Acrylic on post-it. 15 x10 cm. 21
TANIA LPEZ WINKLER
C:/Hilanda/to_be_expired/geographies/
Hilando_a_Doris/John, 2015. Mixed media. Paper and
found objects, ensemble on wood. Variable measures. 22
QUIRARTE + ORNELAS
Paper Drawing, 2014. Folded paper sculpture.
Larger diameter: 101 cm. Small diameter: 50
cm. 23
QUIRARTE + ORNELAS
Estructura modular PVC 3, (Modular Structure
PVC 3), 2014. Triptych. Watercolour on paper.
104 x 235.5 cm. 24
RODRIGO TORRES
Uns trocado, (Spare change), 2014.Collage.
Bank notes ensemble. 22 x 46 cm.
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PEDRO VARELA
From the series Ciudad de Arena: Un,tled, 2010.
Ink on paper. 14 x 20 cm
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JOS VERA MATOS
Reading paths series, 2015. Ink and pencil on
paper. 21 x 29,7 cm.
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JOS VERA MATOS
Reading paths series, 2015. Ink and pencil on
paper. 21 x 29,7 cm.
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