El Castillo de las junglas imposibles: Contemporary Latin American Art at the Château de Serrigny
Château de Serrigny
Ladoix-Serrigny
Burgundy, France
29.08–04.10.2020
art+château is excited to present El Castillo de las junglas imposibles (The Castle of the Impossible Jungles), its first-ever exhibition, which will be on view from August 29 to October 4, 2020 in the historic setting of the Château de Serrigny in Burgundy.
The show features 14 artists from Latin America and approximately 50 artworks of all mediums, genres and sizes both on loan from the artists or produced and installed in situ and presented inside the main building of the castle, as well as throughout the property and its grounds.
Curated by Dr. Valentina Locatelli and Dr. Hans-Michael Herzog
Ricardo Rendón’s Cielo abierto (2020), installed at the entrance of the Château de Serrigny. Courtesy of the artist.
Miguel Calderón’s Grapes, Wine and Cheese (2020) installed in the dining room of the Château de Serrigny. Courtesy of the artist.
In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath, El Castillo de las junglas imposibles offers the opportunity for a thought-provoking reflection on the process of art creating and on the intrinsic freedom and autonomy of art from the mechanism of the art establishment. Reassessing the need for a more authentic encounter with art, the exhibition offers an opportunity to investigate art’s ability to take the viewer on a fantastic and multisensorial exploration. Entering the Château de Serrigny during the exhibition will be like embarking on a journey without leaving the premises of the château and its substantial grounds, enabling visitors to undertake their own unexpected cultural dis-encounters.
El Castillo de las junglas imposibles is a space where things impossible elsewhere become possible, through which art can transgress the limits between opposing dimensions, between past, present and future, between life and death, identity and alterity, norm and exception. Bringing forth an independent production of an exhibition of artworks by contemporary Latin American artists, without the involvement of any representing galleries or institutions, El Castillo de las junglas imposibles aims to generate a strong symbolic subversion and to evade the traditional power constellation of art patronage and the market. The work of the invited artists, selected by the artists themselves in conversation with the curators, offers a reflection on the process of art creating and the articulation of its freedom and democratization on a global scale, connecting their local realities, traditions and experiences with those of the Burgundian past and present.
TITLE OF THE EXHIBITION
The title of the show is a clin d’oeil to Octavio Paz’s book “en valise” Marcel Duchamp o el castillo de la pureza (1968), the Mexican writer’s homage to the French artist. At the same time, it references the idea of an archaeological “castillo”, the temple of a disappeared indigenous city, like the one of Teayo in the Huasteca rain forest in Northern Veracruz, Mexico, described by the magic realist Juan Rulfo in his travel essay Castillo de Teayo (1952). With these projects El Castillo de las junglas imposibles shares its experimental and explorative character as well as a realistic and critical yet creative and even magical approach.
ARTISTS
assume vivid astro focus / avaf (b. 1968 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; lives and works in Sao Paulo, Brazil and New York, USA); Miguel Calderón (b. 1971 in Mexico City, Mexico; lives and works in Mexico City); Luis Camnitzer (b. 1937 in Lübeck, Germany; lives and works in Montevideo, Uruguay and New York, USA); Javier Castro (b. 1984 in La Habana, Cuba; lives and works in La Habana, Miami, USA and Doha, Quatar); Juan Manuel Echavarría (b. 1947 in Medellin, Colombia; lives and works in Bogotá, Colombia and New York, USA); Juliana Góngora (b. 1988, Bogotá, Colombia; lives and works in Bogotá); Yaron Michael Hakim (b. 1980, Bogotá, Colombia; lives and works in Los Angeles, USA); Julia Isídrez (b. 1967 in Itá, Paraguay; lives and works in Itá); Oswaldo Maciá (b. in 1960 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia; lives and works London, UK and Santa Fe, USA); Carmen Mariscal (b. 1968 in California, USA, lives and works in Paris, France); Ricardo Rendón (b. 1970 in Mexico City, Mexico; lives and works in Mexico City); Betsabeé Romero (b. 1963 in Mexico City, Mexico; lives and works in Mexico City); Teresa Serrano (b. 1936, in Mexico City, Mexico; lives and works in Mexico City); Adán Vallecillo (b. 1977 in Danlí, Honduras; lives and works in Tegucigalpa, Honduras).
With the generous support of
Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de México through the Embassy of Mexico, France; Embassy of Colombia, France; Ville de Beaune; Mexican Cultural Institute, Paris; Château de Serrigny and M. Claude Boulvin; Maison Tassigny – Cultural Experiences; Domaine Edmond Cornu et fils; Du Vin et des Copains; Members and supporters of art+château
Opening Program
Friday, August 28, 2020, 6:00 P.M.
Members’ Preview with Apéro Riche. Exclusive events for our art+château members and supporters. By invitation only
Saturday, August 29, 2020, FROM 4:00 to 10:00 P.M.
Vernissage and Artists Talk (starts shortly after 4:00 p.m.) with the artists Carmen Mariscal (London) and Betsabeé Romero (Mexico City), moderated by the curators Hans-Michael Herzog and Valentina Locatelli
Sunday, August 30, 2020, FROM 12:00 to 6:00 P.M.
Open Doors. Access to the Château is free but limited to a maximum of 50 visitors at the same time in order to respect the required social distancing measures.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
The exhibition at the Château de Serrigny will remain open till October 4.
From August 31 to October 4, 2020 access to the Château is upon booking only. Please send request in advance to: artandchateau[at]gmail.com
We would like to make your visit as pleasant and safe as possible!
We therefore ask you to observe the following precautionary rules during your visit:
Please keep a distance of at least 1.5 m to the next visitor
Please wear your protection mask while visiting the exhibition
MAP OF THE EXHIBITION / PLAN DE L’EXPOSITION
1: Entrance / Entrée principale; 2 / 2a: Main Building (Château) / Immeuble principal; 3: Guardian’s House / Maison du gardien; 4: Dovecote / Pigeoniere; 5: Video Room (Orangerie); 6: North-East Tower / Tour nord-est; 7: Main Building Facade / Façade du Château; 8: Entrance to the Park / Accès au parc; 9: Tree Alley / Allée bordée d’arbres; 10: Perimeter Wall / Mur d'enceinte
LOCATION
The Château de Serrigny is a well-preserved 18th century castle with roots back to the 13th century, located minutes from the legendary wine city of Beaune, famed for its annual wine auction at the Hospices de Beaune, and situated on the fabled ‘Route des Grands Crus.’ The property is characterized by its magnificent nature and comprises vast grounds, with groves of trees, canals, towers, an orangerie, and animals such as horses, sheep and a donkey. It is the perfect and idyllic setting to present and contemplate engaging international contemporary art in dialogue with the local context. The Château de Serrigny is equidistant between Paris and Basel or Geneva. It is located less than half-an-hour by train from Dijon and 10-minutes’ drive from Beaune.
How to get there
The Château de Serrigny is equidistant between Paris and Basel or Geneva. It is located less than half-an-hour by train from Dijon and 10-minutes’ drive from Beaune.
Château de Serrigny: 2, rue du Château, 21550 Ladoix-Serrigny, France