Dislocations 

In a meticulously charted world, a selection of artists delves into the spatial, environmental, architectural, and, indeed, societal manifestations of cultural dislocation.

The term “dislocations” marks the presence of a discontinuity in the natural course, stemming from an analysis of history, its causes, and contemporary effects. The curatorial proposal centers on the challenges of identity and geopolitics that arise, questioning the space and place of the individual with their “history” in the grand “History,” exploring the dynamics of colonizers/colonized movements, social and cultural displacements, historical articulations and disarticulations, and more, which often result in cultural disparities.

In this context, the artists contemplate the implications of a series of forces related to uprooting and settlement. Their artworks, ranging from paintings, drawings, and photographs to sculptures, collectively showcase a profound interest in the repercussions of globalization and the emergence of hybridity and displacement in predominantly urban contexts.

With the intention of challenging the viewer, introducing unfamiliar situations that test observational habits and provoke contemplation of established attitudes, Galeria Azur Madrid’s newest exhibition recreates a cartography of hitherto unimaginable spaces. Here, artists and their works converge, melding origins, purposes, and styles in a constellation of intricate connections and equally revelatory disjunctions.

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