Santa
Fe, NM--Juan Muñoz's exhibition STREETWISE will open to the public at SITE
Santa Fe on Saturday, June 6, 1998 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. The exhibition is curated
by Lynne Cooke of the DIA Center for the Arts and it will be on view through
Sunday, August 2, 1998. On Sunday, June 7 beginning at 3:00 p.m.; Ms. Cooke
and Mr. Muñoz will give a free gallery talk.
For STREETWISE, Muñoz transforms the 14,000 square foot public gallery
space into a street-like environment with residual spaces populated by groups
of figures.
In pursuing his fascination with architecture, Muñoz deconstructs the
gallery space, diagonally cutting through existing walls, in order to create
a fictional street. Fragments of the pre-existing space remain visible throughout
the installation. This overlay of past and present creates a habitat for Muñoz's
figures.
In Ms. Cooke's 1995 essay for Parkett, Muñoz's figures are described
as "withdrawn, absorbed or otherwise distracted" creating a "dislocated dialogue
between spectator and artwork." In contrast, Muñoz's newly created figures
engage with each other and transform the space into settings for exchange
and display.
Juan Muñoz was born in 1953 in Madrid, Spain, where he continues to
live and work. Since his first solo show in 1984, Muñoz has exhibited
widely. From September of 1996 through June of 1997, A PLACE CALLED ABROAD,
his first major one-person show in an American museum, opened at DIA .
SITE Santa Fe is located at 1606 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM. Exhibition
hours are 10 a.m-5:00 p.m seven days a week. Admission is $2.50 for adults
and $1.00 for students and seniors; Sundays are free. Docent tours are offered
on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. and tours in Spanish are
available by appointment. Call 505/989-1199 for more information.
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