Lux Perpetua Art Centre Opens Its Doors to Emerging and Established Artists in the Second Edition of the Group Exhibition Summer Exhibition 2023, featuring 180 works by 70 visual artists—Yucatán-based, from other states in Mexico, and abroad—sharing a single space for three months.
The exhibition will open tonight at 8:00 p.m. at the gallery’s facilities, located in the Itzimná neighborhood.
Yesterday, it was announced that the exhibition, held at the venue founded in 2015, is inspired by a project organized every summer since 1769 by the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
Noemí Cervera Villamil, general coordinator of artistic activities at Lux Perpetua and a recent addition to its administrative team, explained that, taking the renowned British institution as a reference, Lux Perpetua Art Centre launched its first edition of this exhibition in 2021 and is now able to present it again this year.
“Through an open call, artists of any background and from anywhere in the world submit one to three works with free theme and format, which are then considered by the gallery’s curatorial board for selection,” she explained.
“On this occasion, 70 artists are featured: 35 local, 30 national, and five international. Of the 210 submitted works, 180 were selected for exhibition.”
Organizers noted that the second edition of Summer Exhibition brings together painting, printmaking, photography, drawing, installation, sculpture, and digital animation.
“It is a very interesting exhibition because, within the same space and time frame, artists of very different levels and styles present works that showcase their talent across a wide range of themes and approaches some at the beginning of their artistic careers, and others already established, with recognized names and extensive trajectories.”
The exhibition is curated by master Julio Castillo Novelo, who highlighted the challenge of adapting the gallery spaces to such a heterogeneous show, not only in themes but also in formats and artistic media.
The result is a dynamic and visually engaging museography, enhanced by spaces illuminated with both natural and artificial light.
Due to its scale, the exhibition occupies both the main ground-floor gallery and the upper-floor gallery.
The press conference was attended by José Manuel Civeira García, Director of Galleries and Museums, representing the Mérida Municipal Department of Culture.
The exhibition will remain open to the public free of charge until next September, Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Lux Perpetua is located at Calle 20 with 13, Itzimná, Mérida.— Emanuel Rincón Becerra
