DEXTER DALWOOD – MEMORIA EN RUINAS
2025-10-27In several of his works, Dalwood begins from anecdotes. Archaeology of Indifference and Andy in Mexico are examples of this process. Andy Warhol visited Teotihuacán, without stepping out of the car. His biographer Bob Colacello recounts in The Atlantic that Warhol refused to get out, uninterested in what he described as “a pile of rocks.” In contrast, during his visit to the Basilica of Guadalupe, Colacello describes his surprise at Warhol’s devotion as he joined in the religious rituals.
Dalwood’s paintings are full of these connections: historical and social moments intertwined with direct references to art history. In Tlatelolco, we encounter the iconic scoreboard of the Estadio Olímpico Universitario, used during the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. In this version, the screen no longer shows competition results but instead the name of this area of the city, which, since October 2, 1968, has become synonymous with the repression of student protests. In the background appears a reference to the work of American painter Morris Louis, a leading figure of Color Field Painting, whose influence still resonates today.
Opposite – Archaeology of Indifference, 2025
Exhibition runs through to November 15th, 2025
Galerie Nordenhake
Monterrey 65, Roma Norte
06700 Mexico City
Mexico
