Edgar Calel
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Édgar Calel (b. 1987) is a Maya-Kaqchikel visual artist and poet from Chi Xot, San Juan Comapala, Guatemala.[1] He is known for using contemporary art to communicate the Maya-Kaqchikel cosmic worldview, traditions, and rituals to a wider audience.[2]
Biography[edit]
Édgar Calel was born in 1987 in Chi Xot, San Juan Comapala, an indigenous Maya Kaqchikel community in the highlands of Guatemala. At age 19, Calel received a scholarship to study at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas “Rafael Rodríguez Padilla” in Guatemala City.[3]
Following his studies at ENAP, Calel traveled throughout Central America developing his practice. In 2008, Calel was invited to a residency program at the Escuela de Arte Espira/La Espora in Managua, Nicaragua. From there, he went on to further residencies throughout Latin America, including in Córdoba, Argentina and Belo Horizonte, Brazil.[3]
Work[edit]
Calel works in various media, including painting, installations, videos, and performances, with a focus on the ancestral culture and indigenous experience of the Maya Kaqchikel community. His work incorporates the Kaqchikel cosmic worldview, spirituality, rituals, and communal practices, using contemporary art to transmit these aspects to a wider public.[4] His works often address the violence, racial discrimination, and exclusion faced by indigenous communities in modern Guatemala.[2][5]
In 2021, Calel's installation, “‘Ru k’ox k’ob’el jun ojer etemab’el’ (The Echo of an Ancient Form of Knowledge’)" garnered media attention for its novel approach to art custodianship. The Tate worked with Calel and the Proyecto Ultravioleta gallery to establish a unique custodial agreement for a period of 13 years.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Édgar Calel Archives". Carnegie Museum of Art. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Basciano, Oliver (2023-11-24). "Guatemala's Proyectos Ultravioleta gallery offers new models for the art market". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Édgar Calel". C& AMÉRICA LATINA. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ↑ Worley, Paul M.; Palacios, Rita (2022-05-05). "Las palabras pintadas de Comalapa: ts'íib en la obra de Negma Coy y Edgar Calel". Cuadernos de Literatura (in español). 26: 24. doi:10.11144/Javeriana.cl26.ppct. ISSN 2346-1691.
- ↑ Íñigo Clavo, María. "Private Monuments: On Edgar Calel's B'alab'äj". www.sculpture-center.org. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ↑ Hardaker, Alistair (2023-06-14). "Mayan custom inspires custodianship agreement at Tate Liverpool". Museums + Heritage Advisor. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ↑ Greenberger, Alex (2023-12-01). "Artist Edgar Calel Leads a New Wave of Institutional Critique". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
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