The artwork features a visually striking composition with an abstract, collage-like design. The central element is a large yellow cross shape, adorned with various geometric patterns, symbols, and splatters of color. Surrounding the cross are four smaller, irregular shapes in different shades of brown and red, creating a dynamic and asymmetrical arrangement. The overall style suggests an experimental, mixed-media approach, blending elements of collage, painting, and drawing. This unconventional religious imagery may reflect the artist's intention to challenge traditional representations and explore the intersection of the sacred and the contemporary. ...
Ana Navas examines the histories and transformations of objects across different cultures and contexts. Her multidisciplinary practice spans sculpture, video, painting, and performance, focusing on themes of translation, assimilation, and appropriation. By investigating the intersections between high and popular culture, she challenges conventional perceptions of art and its meanings beyond original contexts. Navas often develops multiple series simultaneously, allowing conceptual links to emerge organically during installation. This method treats exhibitions as evolving essays rather than fixed presentations, with works designed as modular elements that can be reused and reinterpreted. Her research-driven approach questions the boundaries between art, design, and everyday objects, revealing how cultural narratives and identities are embedded within material forms. Through this lens, Navas invites viewers to rethink the origins and significance of the objects around them, emphasizing the fluidity of cultural influences and the complexities inherent in processes of appropriation and transformation. ...
Pequod Co. is a contemporary art gallery based in Mexico City. Founded in 2020, it collaborates with a group of artists recognized among the leading emerging voices in Mexico’s vibrant art scene.
The gallery supports ambitious projects through exhibitions, institutional partnerships, and participation in carefully selected local and international art fairs. Its program brings together diverse and radical perspectives on the contemporary world, challenging dominant narratives and creating a network of ideas that reflect on both global and local contexts.
Pequod Co. represents eleven artists from adjacent generations whose practices respond to the cultural shifts of the 21st century. Their impact extends across self-organized initiatives, advanced academic research, public collections, and engagement with key institutions in the global art circuit. ...
