A display authentic, rich chocolate
goods is catching the attention of many New Yorkers, at a Chelsea gallery show.
Artist Oscar Murillo’s exhibit A
Mercentile Novel, offers a history of the candy-making company Colombina,
based in Murillo’s hometown of La Paila, Colombia. Murillo has strong ties to
Colombina as several generations of his family, including his parents have
worked there. Murillo often integrates his cultural heritage and issues
revolving around the theme of migration into his work. With this show, he
explores the relationships between trade and globalization, individual
relationships and communities, and roots and immigration.
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| Oscar Murillo's mother Virgelina Murillo (center) working at Colombina |
This show offers tens
of thousands of free packages of Chocmelos, one of Colombina’s most famous
chocolate candies with a creamy, marshmallow filling. Murillo has even set up a
special webpage for this
exhibition to track the project while building new communities. Murillo’s work
has been featured at many solo and group exhibitions across the country and
around the world, including one earlier this year at The Mistake Room in Los Angeles, and his first solo show at the
South London Gallery last year. Additionally, Murillo is taking on a long-term
project called "Frequencies,” put together by him and his family, where he will
visit schools around the world to help expand students’ creative thought
process.
At The David Zwirner Gallery, 519 W. 19th
St., through Jun.14. The gallery is open Tues.—Sat. from 10 a.m.—6 p.m.
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