Jose Luis Rojas “The Semblanze of Control” at Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros, Mexico City


Image courtesy the artist and Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros, Mexico City © Jose Luis Rojas

Jose Luis Rojas
The Semblanze of Control

28 November 2012 – 24 February 2013
at Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros, Mexico City

With an ironic approach towards the many moods that are consumed in the globalized world, The Semblanze of Control is an exhibition that gathers sculptures by Mexican artist Jose Luis Rojas. Composed of boxes of medicine, needles, syringes, cigarette butts and debris, the works show a fascination with miniature objects and a cynical attitude towards the industries of controlled substances and war. Meanwhile, some of the pieces are fragile compositions that point the frantic disposition drug consumption. Rojas playfully exploits the dynamics of terrorism, while approaching the levels of economic, political and cultural fragmentation that lead to the contemporary social tensions.
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