Closing of the second exhibition cycle in MAC Panama

The second exhibition cycle of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Panama ends on September 10 this year. What does it offer the public?

“This Is It: A Seriously Playful Retrospective” of Panamanian artists Donna Conlon and Jonathan Harker, “Strike” by Guadeloupe artist Minia Biabiany and “Impressions, rights and expression” by artists who participated in Fundamorgan’s youth program are the three exhibitions that will be on display until this Sunday.

Video art work by the artist Donna and Jonathan Consisting of 18 videos recorded during his artistic career, from 2006 to the present, it was created in co-production with the Casa Santa Ana Foundation, and is curated by Sandino Scheidegger and Juan Canela.

The videos show a wide panorama of the world contemporary, showing seams and gaps which reveal the fictional nature of personal and collective identities and realities.

This exhibition is the first retrospective to be held works by the artist, which appear in collections such as those of the Solomon R. Museum. Guggenheim; Tate Modern, London; Kadist Art Foundation, Paris/San Francisco; Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, among others.

In the Panarte room, being inspired by the exhibition “Barter” was curated by Gladys Turner Bosso in 2018an invitation was sent to Minija Biabiany (Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 1988), to create a production in dialogue with two delicate paintings by Haydée Victoria Suescum from the MAC collection, which Biabiany chose for their great resonance with common interests.

“Blow”, curator Chief Curator of the Juan Canela Museum, It consists of a series of sculptures created by Biabiany during his 4-week stay in Panama together with local carpenters. The elements that make up the installation are connected to medicinal plants that we share in the territory of Guadalupe and Panama, forming a kind of medicinal forest that accompanies Suescum’s paintings.

At La Bóveda there is an exhibition “Impressions, Rights and Expressions”, an exhibition of 10 screen prints created by 10 young artists through training in graphic techniques and researching human rights issues through contemporary art.

Ten young people between the ages of 15 and 25 participated in the project, which was developed in 6 intensive sessions in the museum’s Graphics Laboratory, where they dealt with different screen printing techniques, while sharing their concerns and reflections on how they would like the painting to be. to be.the city where they live.

Admission to the museum is free for Panamanian residents and $5 for foreigners, with opening hours Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Thursdays until 8:00 p.m.

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Panama is a private non-profit organization with 61 years of experience, with the mission of creating opportunities for reflection, learning and exchange for diverse audiences through contemporary artistic expressions.

In addition, it promotes the development of the local and regional artistic ecosystem and celebrates the richness and plurality of Panamanian culture. It is affiliated with the International Council of Museums and the Panama Network of Museums and Visitor Centers.