Dr. Lakra

Dr. Lakra was born in 1972 in Mexico City and lives and works in Oaxaca, Mexico. Dr Lakra's visual language is informed by myths and idols, cartoons and toys, art history and folklore and spans a wide range of media, from sculpture and painting to tattoos, artist's books, collage and print. The juxtaposition of objects with intense iconographic power creates sculptures and images akin to secular votives, redolent of surrealist collage and ancient archetypal objects. The combination of histories recalls ancient human culture contrasting with the brevity of contemporary experience. ...

Kate MacGarry Gallery, established in 2002, is a contemporary art gallery located in East London at 27 Old Nichol Street, within a space designed by British architect Tony Fretton. Over the years, the gallery has expanded its representation to include 25 emerging and established artists, as well as two artist estates. Many of the gallery's represented artists had their first commercial solo exhibitions at Kate MacGarry and have gone on to achieve international success. Their works have been showcased at leading institutions worldwide, including MoMA, Documenta, the Venice Biennale, Tate, MCA Chicago, Prada Foundation, The Walker Art Center, Barbican, New Museum, Palais de Tokyo, Kunstverein Hamburg, and Kettle's Yard, among others. ...