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HOST

HOST amplifies The Contemporary Austin’s commitment to centering artists and welcoming publics.

 

With each exhibition cycle, an artist will create a newly commissioned environment in the HOST gallery space at The Jones Center. Programming will accompany each work throughout the run of each exhibition, as the artists invite viewers into their worlds.

Inaugurating the HOST series is Celeste, an artist duo based in Mexico City formed by María Fernanda Camarena (b. Guadalajara, 1988) and Gabriel Rosas Alemán (b. Mexico City, 1983). For their exhibition at The Contemporary, Celeste has debuted a new textile painting specifically created for the HOST gallery alongside new wall-mounted copper sculptures.

 
 

Museum gallery with floor-to-ceiling hanging textile artwork on left side of image being looked at by a person seated on built-in bench that spans the entire right wall of gallery. Artwork is by Celeste.

Celeste, Hacer olas, 2023. Pigments and acrylic base on dyed cotton canvas. 108 x 10 x 492 inches. Installation view, HOST: Celeste, The Contemporary Austin – Jones Center on Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas, 2023. Artwork © Celeste. Courtesy the artists. Image courtesy The Contemporary Austin. Photograph by Alex Boeschenstein.

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