ABSOLUT 365 DAYS – 5 DAYS LA ROMA
2011-05-305 Days La Roma explores one of the current global creative hotspots – Mexico City and its art scene. Starting on May 24, the vibrant La Roma neighborhood will see a series of art initiatives during a five-day event including globally-acclaimed artists Rirkrit Tiravanija, Miguel Calderon, Mario Garcia Torres, Laureana Toledo, Sam Samore, and Carl Michael von Hausswolff – all presenting new works especially created for 5 Days La Roma.
The event in Mexico City is curated by Thomas Nordanstad within 365 Days – a continuous initiative where ABSOLUT explores creativity in places all over the world. The films that will be presented during 5 Days La Roma are the result of 365 Days curator Thomas Nordanstad getting in touch with the selected artists. He has given them the possibility to create
and present films and images together in a place where the art scene is currently at a peak. La Roma (Colonia Roma) in Mexico City offers galleries, institutions, architecture and people, that together have created an area that oozes creativity.
“Through 365 Days, we want to explore creativity in places where it flows, together with the people that make it happen”, says Thomas Nordanstad, curator of 365 Days. “We chose Mexico City and La Roma because it’s a place where creativity is at the edge of contemporary culture. You can really feel it.”
Opposite – Miguel Calderon