CLIPPING OF THE EXHIBITION
(From 34:12 to 37:15)
Records of the installation set up at the El Rule Cultural Center for the ANDANZAS exhibition in October 2024, in Mexico City. The installation embraces the set of artist books produced by the resident artists of the M.A.L.A. 2024 project and by the coordinators.
We from the M.A.L.A. group are very happy to invite you to the artists' books exhibition "Wonderings" whose opening will take place on October 11 at 15:30 at the El Rule Cultural Center - Mexico City. The exhibition will remain open to the public until October 20. We will be present at the inauguration and it will give us great pleasure if you can attend. Bring your art-loving friends. If you can, please spread the word!
The M.A.L.A. project consists of an annual international exhibition of artists' books produced throughout each year by Brazilian artists during virtual artistic residency. The program is coordinated by Estela Vilela, a resident of São Paulo, and was conceived by Estela and three other artists: Liliana Pardini, resident in São Paulo, Chica Boyriven, resident in Paris and me, Monique Allain, resident in North Salem, NY.
The M.A.L.A., following its nomadic nature, every year makes a trip to a different destination. Thus, it lands on new horizons, establishes exchanges with new interlocutors, promotes the strengthening of dialogue with different cultures and shares the production of books by Brazilian artists.
In October 2024, at the official invitation of the Government of Mexico City, during the XXIV International Book Fair in the Historic Centre of the city and to celebrate the 190 years of international relations between Brazil and Mexico, the M.A.L.A. will be performing at the El Rule Cultural Centre.
We believe in the importance of cultural exchange between countries as a way to share knowledge and worldviews. Dialogue between different societies facilitates international relations and enables the establishment of mutual support.
I will be participating to the exhibition with the series of artist books WALKING specially developed for this project.
Big hug!
Monique