Galeria Pelaires is presenting a booth structured mainly around a dialogue between three very representative artists: Ana Laura Aláez (Bilbao, 1964), Rebecca Horn (Michelstadt, 1944) and Jorinde Voigt (Frankfurt, 1977). Sculpture, installation and works on paper occupy the most important area of the stand. Horn and Aláez starred in the gallery's 2022 summer programme with two solo exhibitions running at the same time. Pelaire's proposal includes two emblematic pieces by Rebecca Horn: Madame Bovary (1997) and Zen of Circle (2011). Ana Laura Aláez will be represented with three works: Brea, Primer beso con lengua and El sonido del sexo en el vinilo (all three from 2022), from the exhibition La naturaleza no está de nuestra parte. Pelaires is featuring for the first time works by the German artist Jorinde Voigt, namely three pieces on paper that are in line with the work she has been developing since 2021. Voigt is set to open her first solo show at Pelaires in March.
The stand will also feature paintings by Oliver Osborne and Gori Mora. The works of Gori Mora (Mallorca, 1992) were among the most photographed at ARCO last year. His work focuses on cultural considerations around gender, empowerment, sexuality and the use of the human body. He explores the representation of the male body solely as an object of affection and a device of desire through a queer perspective, used as a critique of today's digital aesthetics.
Also on display will be two works by Oliver Osborne (Edinburgh, 1985), which are the continuation of the series of plant paintings (Rubber plants) that the artist has been working on for the last three years. The way Oliver Osborne captures plants keeps evolving as he experiments with how a different composition can change the essence of a painting.
Finally, the Brazilian Lucas Simôes (1980) will also be participating with a single piece from the series Dormentes, made in steel and concrete. Simôes' work reflects on the role of humans and their place in large cities with a critical approach to the Brutalist architectural movement, so popular in countries such as Brazil.
