YES Contemporary 2022 Impact Report

Contemporary Art El Salvador

2022 IMPACT REPORT

2022

2022 was an exciting year for Salvadoran art. The presence of Salvadoran artists in international venues has become consistent and stronger. This presence is highly important as the Central American region has been constantly overlooked. However, there is still a long road ahead to achieve the recognition that the artists of the region deserve.

In 2022 YES Contemporary focused on generating exhibitions featuring Salvadoran artists at renowned international venues. We have had the privilege of collaborating with institutions such as Parrish Art Museum, Reina Sofía Museum, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, San Francisco, and more. As important as the institutional presence, we fostered the connection between artists, galleries and art fairs, as we acknowledge a relation with the global art market is essential to sustain the artists’ careers.

During 8 years YES has been evolving along a dynamic art scene. This implies a challenge for YES to be responsive to the needs of the art community. For instance, one of our most recent programs, YES Contemporary Institute, was created to provide theoretical and practical tools and resources to the artists to advance in their professional career, and at the same time connect them with the international art scene. As part of this program, YES will be collaborating with a group of 5 fellows in different stages of their professional career. For 2 years, YES will be actively involved in their projects and endeavors.

We are honored to work with such an amazing community and we are thankful for all your support during the past year. We look forward to continuing working with you.

Just Say Y.ES

MARIO CADER-FRECH Y.ES Contemporary Founder

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Exhibitions STUDIO LENCA IN MIAMI ART WEEK

Studio Lenca, Dancing Downtown

U N T I T L E D A R T FA I R SP15

Studio Lenca presented new works, installations, and performative events during Miami art week, including a solo booth in Untitled Art Fair, from November 29, 2022 - December 03, 2022. The booth was part of the fair’s Special Project section, and featured a series of work that are the culmination of a month spent in his native El Salvador, reframing his own imagining of the country.

The artist also presented an interactive performance during the opening day of the fair.

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FOUNTAINHEAD RESIDENCY

Lenca was selected to participate in Fountainhead Residency, a Miami-based artist residency. During the residency, Lenca created Chisme installation in collaboration with WeCount! Florida, a local organization that supports migrant workers.

1111 LINCOLN ROAD

Works from the Chisme installation premiered during Art Week Miami in an immersive sculptural installation at 1111 Lincoln Road. This works will become part of YES Contemporary Art Loan Program.

Chisme installation has been acquired by The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, NY See yescontemporary.org/museums

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P S 1 2 2 G A L L E RY

NEW YORK ENTRETEJIDOS AND YES AR PROGRAM

Antonio Romero, Beatriz Cortez, Gabriela Novoa, Kevin Baltazar, Lucy Tomasino, Natalia Domínguez, Melissa Guevara, Muriel Hasbun, Orlando Villatoro, Ricardo Flores, Victor Artiga

Víctor Artiga, Masas Cuerpos

H I S PA F E S T

MIAMI YES AR PROGRAM

Antonio Romero, Beatriz Cortez, Lucy Tomasino, Natalia Domínguez, Orlando Villatoro, Ricardo Flores

Beatriz Cortez, Glacial Pothole

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ARNICHES 26 MADRID, SPAIN 8611

Aria XYX, Gabriela Novoa

Aria XYX, Muñeco de amarre 7/27

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Muñeco de amarre 7/27 Cerámica y Textil $500 USD

Y.ES Contemporary AR Project presents 5 artworks by a group of Salvadoran artists. The show includes 2 digital sculptures, a geo localized sculpture, an immersive installation, and an interactive character. The works derived from the heritage and history of the region, for instance, including ancient elements such as clay, mountains, or volcanic rocks. At the same time, they juxtapose with elements from digital technology and contemporary culture. This contrast between the present and the past follow up on reflections regarding themes relevant to El Salvador during the last decades, such as violence, sociopolitical context, migration, and more.

Entangled/Entretejidos is a project co-curated by Omar López-Chahoud and Patricio Majano that reflects on the heterogeneous experiences that can be understood as Salvadoran. Each artist’s history constitutes a node that exists in this complex network of identity derived from various sources—the heritage of indigenous peoples, a colonial past, a civil war, and mass migration.

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S WA B A R T FA I R

BARCELONA ENTRETEJIDOS FEATURED AT VIDEO BOX

Gabriela Novoa, Kevin Baltazar, Lucy Tomasino, Natalia Domínguez, Melissa Guevara, Muriel Hasbun, Victor Artiga

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EXHIBITIONS

ARTISTS

Activations

Karlos Cárcamo, A Concrete Movement I-VI

During ARCO Madrid, YES Contemporary organized a guided visit to the exhibition Promesas del Porvenir, at Reina Sofía Museum, which features works by Salvadoran artists Abigail Reyes, Karlos Carcamo, and Walterio Iraheta from El Salvador, and Jorge de León, Edgar Calel, Benvenuto Chavajay, Sandra Monterroso, Antonio Pichillá, Ángel Poyón Cali, Fernando Poyón, Moises Barrios and Vivian Suter from Guatemala.

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Art Loan Program

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ARTWORKS

ARTISTS

November 28, 2022 - March 17, 2023 CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, San Francisco Guadalupe Maravilla, Disease Thrower #4 March 18, 2022 - August 7, 2022 Prisma Galleries, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Norway. Sound Botanica exhibition. Guadalupe Maravilla, Disease Thrower #4

November 19, 2021 - June 24, 2022 Another Space, New York Elsewhere(s) exhibition, curated by Estrellita Brodsky and José Falconi Outer Space Colonial Tropical Suit, Simón Vega

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EXHIBITIONS

ARTISTS FEATURED

Antonio Romero, Eróstrato

September 24, 2022 - October 30, 2022 PS122 Gallery, New York YES AR Exhibition Antonio Romero, Beatriz Cortez, Gabriela Novoa, Lucy Tomasino, Natalia Domínguez, Orlando Villatoro, Ricardo Flores September 15, 2022 - October 23, 2022 Hispafest, Miami YES AR Exhibition Antonio Romero, Beatriz Cortez, Gabriela Novoa, Lucy Tomasino, Natalia Domínguez, Orlando Villatoro, Ricardo Flores

5 works by Studio Lenca from Chisme Installation are now part of YES Art Loan Program

Y.ES talks

MARCH 18 Patricio Majano conducted a workshop and a talk at the Cultural Center of Spain in Costa Rica, to discuss institutional and independent art projects in Central America.

SEPTEMBER 12 Omar Lopez-Chahoud and Patricio Majano participated in an online conversation that focused on the artistic reality of El Salvador and the different ways in which artists link to their identity as Salvadorans. This talk was part of SWAB Thinks program, a series of talks organized by SWAB Art Fair.

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Y.ES Contemporary Institute

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FELLOWS

AMANADA HERNÁNDEZ

ARIA XYX

ANTONIO ROMERO

GABRIELA NOVOA

NATALIA DOMÍNGUEZ

CRISTIAN FRANCO MARTIN

Artist and curator from Mexico conducted a three-day workshop with Y.ES Contemporary Institute Fellows, where they discussed the possibilities for independent projects in the region.

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Amanda Hernandez participated in a month-long residency at Proyectos Ultravioleta in Guatemala.

Natalia Domínguez will present a series of performances in each country of Central America and Mexico as part of Ojushte project. This project was supported through a Y.ES Contemporary Institute Grant.

Antonio Romero is creating a series of monotypes and linocut prints that address the political context and history of El Salvador. This project was supported through a Y.ES Contemporary Institute Grant.

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Y.ES Contemporary Art Trips

5 GUESTS VISITED EL SALVADOR

CARLA ACEVEDO-YATES

Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

AMANDA COULSON

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Director of Tern Gallery

AARON LEVY GARVEY

Director, Long Road Projects, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University

CYRIL MOUMEN

Director of Gallery Nosco

CRISTIAN FRANCO MARTÍN

Founder and Director of Doña Pancha Fest

Visited:

32+ ARTISTS 11 ART VENUES AND ARTIST STUDIOS 3 POP-UP EXHIBITIONS

TEATRO LUIS POMA

MUSEUM OF ART OF EL SALVADOR

LA FÁBRICA

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2021 Partners The impact of Y.ES Contemporary in 2021 is made possible with the support of these partners:

AIR EUROPA EDIFICIO COLABORA PROYECTOS ULTRAVIOLETA ATELIER SOLAR NETWORK OF SPANISH CULTURAL CENTERS IN CENTRAL AMERICA SWAB ART FAIR PS122 GALLERY HISPAFEST BASS MUSEUM THE UNDERLINE NOSCO GALLERY LA RESI CCA WATTIS INSTITUTE OF CONTEPORARY ART DOÑA PANCHA FEST

CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL MUSEUM OF ART OF EL SALVADOR UNTITLED ART FAIR MUSEO REINA SOFÍA MEMORIA GALLERY ARNICHES 26 GALLERY LA FÁBRICA MoMA PPOW GALLERY FOUNTAINHEAD RESIDENCY TEATRO LUIS POMA LABERINTO PROJECTS THE PARRISH ART MUSEUM TERN GALLERY LONG ROAD PROJECTS ENSAYO Y ERROR SATIS.FACTORY ART SPACE

Y.ES IS AN INITIATIVE OF THE ROBERT S. WENNETT AND MARIO CADER-FRECH FOUNDATION

Y.ES Council Mario Cader-Frech Robert S. Wennett Adriana Cisneros de Griffin Simón Vega Carolina Alvarez-Mathies Gabriela Poma Solita Cohen Beatriz Cortez Claire Breukel Y.ES Team Omar Lopez-Chahoud Patricio Majano

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