Alejandro García ContrerasEspejo de las causas de todoSeptemberSep 13th - OctoberOct 21st, 2023Gaga Guadalajara

Alejandro Garcia Contreras, born in Tapachula, Chiapas in 1982, lives and works in Guadalajara, Jalisco.

His work is characterized by experimentation and dialogue among different materials and technical resources such as painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, and video. Growing up in Chiapas, Garcia Contreras explores ideas and themes inspired by contemporary popular culture, folklore, mythology, occultism, and religion through his practice. Alejandro’s work delves into the unconscious, eroticism, and desire, projecting codes and symbols that inhabit it.

Garcia Contreras studied Visual Arts at the National School of Painting, Sculpture, and Engraving ENPEG / La Esmeralda. In 2016, he was invited to the Casa Wabi residency program, and the same year, he initiated the art residency program “Dedazo” in Carrillo Puerto, Chiapas. Over the past few years, his work has received global recognition and has been exhibited in various Japanese, European, Mexican, and U.S.-based galleries, including Friedman Benda and David Castillo Gallery. In Mexico, he has showcased his work in venues such as the Museum of Modern Art, the Ex Colegio de San Ildefonso, the Ex / Teresa Museum, the National Center for the Arts, the Chopo University Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Monterrey, among others. Additionally, he has exhibited his work in galleries such as Proyectos Monclova, Guadalajara 90210, Gamma Galeria, and NASAL. His art has been featured in exhibitions in the U.S., Sweden, Spain, Argentina, Holland, Canada, England, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Colombia, Paraguay, and Peru.

Espejo de las causas de todo

Invited to the project rooms of our new location, Alejandro Garcia Contreras presents a series of new mirrors and tableaux vivants from various mythologies. These pieces continue the artist’s symbolist research and, hopefully, will serve as good luck charms for our new space.