Terence Gower

The desire to reexamine the notion of progress, a term corrupted by the excess of technological modernism, is fundamental in the work of Terence Gower. His work manifests dialogues between architecture and art by investigating the ideas of form, modernity, abstraction and the identity of the artist. The interest of the artist revolves around how non-representational forms can convey meaning. For him, abstract forms can communicate abstract ideas more effectively than representative or pictorial ones. Gower uses a wide variety of media including video, sculpture, drawing, installation and architecture. The artist works on numerous projects simultaneously, which he develops over a period of several years. His most recent projects can be described as what Gower calls "curatorial installations" in which he combines video, sculpture, works of other artists and material from his archive. In this way, its facilities offer various points of access to the subject under study to the spectators. ...

Founded by Pamela Echeverría in Mexico City, LABOR opened in 2009 working with artists whose creative processes are based on long term research. They have a strong commitment with the visions and concerns that their artists have towards the contemporary social/political context. They work with a mix of young and mid-career artists, both Mexican and international. With whom they work closely and assume an active role in the projects they develop. The work of these artists address topics such as value and exchange; economic systems and social structures; the exploitation of natural resources, the ethics of human behaviour, and the hidden political structures of society. ...