Inside the Mathews Sisters’ Bold New Vision for Their Family Collection
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Inside the Mathews Sisters’ Bold New Vision for Their Family Collection

Roselyn notes that her relationships with artists often come from visiting artist residencies. A current obsession of hers is Indian artist Sagarika Sundaram’s textiles after encountering her work at the Silver Arts Project at 4 World Trade Center earlier this year. At the same residency, her parents encountered and purchased a work from a senior fellow of the residency, Jared Owens. Roselyn’s latest purchase, Untitled (2023–24) by Pauline Shaw was also acquired through a residency program after she met the artist during the Naranjo 141 residency in Mexico City. Both sisters emphasize the importance of social media, mainly Instagram, in contemporary collecting. Roselyn uses the platform to reach out to emerging artists, noting how she takes an interest if prominent collectors, such as Aby Rosen, follow emerging artists.

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La lista Best 2024, los mejores lugares en CDMX este año
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La lista Best 2024, los mejores lugares en CDMX este año

Si caminas por la calle de Naranjo en una de las colonias más antiguas de la ciudad, Santa María la Ribera, jamás te percatarías de que detrás de este portón rojo de madera antigua pero bien cuidada, estaría un pequeño oasis transformado en galería de arte, un lugar donde la luz hace un juego de sombras con los cuartos y el jardín, que se combina con propuestas artísticas que mezclan lo clásico con lo innovador. Eso es Naranjo 141, que busca hacer un lugar invitando a artistas muy jóvenes a hacer residencia en esta casa de ensueño.

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JUSTIN CHANCE
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JUSTIN CHANCE

Through a diverse range of mediums, from sculptures to paintings, Justin invites viewers to contemplate the fluidity of memory and the passage of time. His residency in Mexico City has further enriched his artistic practice, providing him with new perspectives and opportunities for growth. In "Archive," Justin Chance offers a thought-provoking exploration of the human experience, inviting audiences to engage with the complexities of time and memory in an ever-changing world.

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Qué hacer el fin del 22 al 24 de marzo en CDMX
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Qué hacer el fin del 22 al 24 de marzo en CDMX

VER LA EXPO DE JUSTIN CHANCE EN NARANJO 141

El artista y escritor neoyorquino presenta su trabajo como parte de su residencia en CDMX. Lenguaje, tiempo y memoria son algunos de los temas que impregna en su obra a través de dibujo, esculturas y principalmente la técnica de acolchado, una especie de tejido de tres capas que juega con lo visible y la posibilidad de descubrir lo que se esconde.

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Conoce la nueva exposición en NARANJO 141
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Conoce la nueva exposición en NARANJO 141

Hablamos sobre su nueva exposición en la que ha estado trabajando durante un tiempo. Su influencia en México, en Santa María de la Ribera, en nuestro lenguaje y humor que, definitivamente se refleja en su nuevo proyecto. Sus dibujos, sus colores y la forma en que se expresa desde su nuevo estudio en la ciudad son únicos, al aire libre y en una colonia sin moscas, nada que ver con mi espacio en Nueva York, nos cuenta Justin.

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Going "Here, Elsewhere" with Anna Kenneally and Lizzy Lunday in Mexico City
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Going "Here, Elsewhere" with Anna Kenneally and Lizzy Lunday in Mexico City

The art world had its eyes and heart in Mexico City last week, and we are still going through all the shows, openings and artists we were seeing across the city. NARANJO 141 opened a two-person show with a little cross-Atlantic pairing of our favorites of the moment: London's Anna Kenneally and Brooklyn's Lizzy Lunday in Here, Elsewhere.

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The 9 Best Events during Mexico City Art Week
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The 9 Best Events during Mexico City Art Week

Founded by Ashley Noyes and Bryce Smith nearly a year ago within a traditional rowhouse in Santa Maria la Ribera, NARANJO 141—a project-based contemporary art gallery and residency program—is currently presenting “Here, Elsewhere.” Open through March 10, it is a collaborative exhibition highlighting the latest works by Anna Kenneally and Lizzy Lunday, respectively hailing from London and Brooklyn. Employing a spontaneous and dynamic approach, the artists depict individuals navigating unknown landscapes in their creations.

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Discover Mexico City’s Thriving Art Scene
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Discover Mexico City’s Thriving Art Scene

Naranjo 141, opened by former Sotheby’s specialists Ashley Noyes and Bryce Smith, secured an artist’s home and studio to create a stylish gallery and art residency, where it’s offering new figurative paintings by Anna Kenneally and Lizzy Lunday and ceramics by Dani Moreno, while Justin Chance is making new work in the studio.

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Commemorating Two Decades of Mexico City's Art Week's Soaring Popularity
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Commemorating Two Decades of Mexico City's Art Week's Soaring Popularity

NARANJO 141, having opened their gallery in Santa Maria la Ribera close to a year ago, presents "Here, Elsewhere," a joint exhibition featuring the new paintings of Anna Kenneally and Lizzy Lunday, London-based and Brooklyn-based artists, respectively. Following their inclusion in a New York group show at Fredericks & Freiser Gallery in 2021, this exhibition marks their first formal showcase in Mexico. Themed around the virtue of being present and grappling with the lack of familiarity with a new city, the works explore the challenges of remaining mindful when disconnected from the familiar. Through improvisational energy, the artists' compositions depict characters navigating uncertain terrain, drawing on archetypes that traverse epochs. Both artists converge in a relentless pursuit of the present, addressing uncertainties in identity and location throughout their compelling work.

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Interview with Ashley Noyes and Bryce Smith
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Interview with Ashley Noyes and Bryce Smith

Ashley and Bryce have been passionate about emerging artists for as long as I’ve known them. When I first met them out front of Sothebys on York and 72nd in 2019, it wasn’t the most recent Marden, Rothko, or De Kooning auction prices that they were talking about— they wanted to know if I was free to go gallery hopping in LES, Tribeca, Williamsburg, and if I was available that weekend to go upstate to check out The School and Magazino.

Few Saturday mornings have passed since then without me waking up to a text from one or both of them asking if I’ll be ready before the weekenders overrun the latest thing they want to show me. Their first visit to Mexico City in 2020 prompted a constant stream of messages exclaiming how inspired they were by the thriving creative atmosphere. When they told me they were leaving their secure art-world positions to go all-in on a residency and gallery program in Santa Maria la Ribera, I wasn’t the least bit surprised.

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Your Go-To Guide For Mexico City Art Week 2024
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Your Go-To Guide For Mexico City Art Week 2024

Let the everywhere-ness of Art Week take you to Here, Elsewhere, a two-artist exhibition of new works by Anna Kenneally and Lizzy Lunday, their first show in Mexico City. Located in NARANJO 141, this timely exhibit asks what it means to be present in a new city with an unfamiliar rhythm—just as you may be, dear visitor. United by a mutual inclination to reject formulaic approaches, the duo's second exhibition in three years pulsates with improvisational energy—every brushstroke presents a new chance to reimagine composition, narrative, and gesture.

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Agenda noviembre 2023
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Agenda noviembre 2023

Daydreams in the Blue House de Taylor Lee, es una exposición individual de nuevas obras realizadas en la residencia Naranjo. Muchos de los nuevos motivos y formas de esta serie han sido influenciados por su estancia en Ciudad de México, desde la exploración del linaje de las representaciones prehispánicas de la mujer, en arcilla, hasta la búsqueda de inspiración en lugares específicos como la Casa Azul de Frida Kahlo y, más en general, en la arquitectura tradicional y moderna que cohabita en la ciudad.

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Las exposiciones que podrás visitar en CDMX durante octubre
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Las exposiciones que podrás visitar en CDMX durante octubre

Ya hemos marcado en el calendario las exposiciones que llegaron en los meses anteriores para quedarse un tiempo en la CDMX; así que mientras aprovechas octubre para ir a todas las que te faltan y pronto se van, también te compartimos las que llegan (desde arte contemporáneo hasta una expo de brujas).

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Honey, la nueva exposición de color y movimiento en Santa María La Ribera
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Honey, la nueva exposición de color y movimiento en Santa María La Ribera

Time out dice: Honey es la primera exposición en conjunto en galería Naranjo 141 y trae a Bayo Álvaro y Lily Alice Baker. Desde nuestra primera visita a Naranjo 141 se notaba que las exposiciones y estilos que iba a guardar serían muy especiales. Creemos que con esta nueva muestra se va reafirmando esta idea, pues Honey resulta ser una exposición vibrante, con movimiento, color y de dos artistas novedosos. Si quieres conocer lo más nuevo en el panorama del arte de México y dejarte sorprender, creemos que esta muestra es lo que buscas.

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This Week in Culture: September 11 - 17
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This Week in Culture: September 11 - 17

Mexico City: “Honey” by Bayo Alvaro and Lily Alice Baker

The works on display pair the boldly colored, abstract figures in Baker’s oil paintings with Alvaro’s intricate, hanging sculptures, both exploring gender, contradictory emotions, and the complexities of interpersonal relationships.

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