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Imaginaries of the Future 2021: Objeto Antiguo

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Objeto Antiguo
Tue, April 6, 2021, 5:30 PM PDT/ 8:30 PM ET
Presented as part of Imaginaries of the Future 2021
Featuring Kaqjay Moloj, Comunidad Kaqchikel de Investigación, FIEBRE Ediciones y Beatriz Cortez
Moderated by Daniela Lieja Quintanar
Simultaneous interpretation provided

Kaqjay Moloj emerged in 2006 as a community initiative of professionals, students, farmers, youth, men and women in the Municipality of Patzicía, Guatemala. Its objective is to preserve the memory and history of the Kaqchikel and Maya communities. The Comunidad Kaqchikel de Investigación is a Maya Kaqchikel collective formed in 2016 as an extension of Kaqjay Moloj. Its members are social sciences students and professionals (history, anthropology and archaeology) interested in research about art and memory. Their objective is to establish a dialogue between local collective memory, ancient history of the Kaqchikel people and community practices, in order to contribute to the construction of the political autonomy of peoples. FIEBRE Ediciones is an artist and publishing independent collective established in 2016 by the Mexican artists Antonio Medina (Coahuila, 1990) and Carla Lamoyi (Mexico City, 1990). Their objective is to research and disseminate Latin American and Caribbean creative practices. Beatriz Cortez is a Salvadoran visual artist based in Los Angeles. Her work explores imaginaries of the future. Objeto Antiguo is their collective project, it will be on view at LACE as part of Intergalactix: Against Isolation, an exhibition at the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions from May 15 to August 14, 2021.

You can find a full schedule of Imaginaries of the Future 2021 here


Objeto Antiguo
Presentado como parte de Imaginarios del Futuro 2021
Tue, April 6, 2021, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT
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Moderadora: Daniela Lieja Quintanar, Curadora, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE)

Kaqjay Moloj surgió en 2006 como una iniciativa comunitaria de profesionales, estudiantes, agricultores, jóvenes, hombres y mujeres del Municipio de Patzicía, Guatemala. Su objetivo es preservar la memoria y la historia de las comunidades Kaqchikeles Mayas. La Comunidad Kaqchikel de Investigación es un colectivo formado en 2016 como una extensión de Kaqjay Moloj. Sus miembros son estudiantes y profesionales de las ciencias sociales (historia, antropología y arqueología) interesados en investigar sobre arte y memoria. Su objetivo es establecer un diálogo entre la memoria local colectiva, la historia antigua de la gente Kaqchikel y las prácticas comunitarias, para poder contribuir a la construcción de la autonomía política de la gente. FIEBRE Ediciones es un colectivo artístico y editorial independiente establecido en 2016 por los artistas mexicanos Antonio Medina y Carla Lamoyi. Su objetivo es investigar y diseminar las prácticas creativas latinoamericanas y del Caribe. Beatriz Cortez es una artista visual salvadoreña basada en Los Ángeles. Su obra explora los imaginarios del futuro. Objeto Antiguo es su proyecto colectivo. Estará en exhibición en Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE) como parte de la muestra Intergalactix: contra el aislamiento, una exhibición en Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions del 15 de mayo al 14 de agosto, 2021.

Filed Under: 2020-Current Year, LACE Tagged With: 2021, Beatriz Cortez, fiebre eddiciones, imaginaries, imaginaries of the future, kaqjay, kaqjay moloj, moloj

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