Frieze/ Cian Dayrit
October 3 – 6, 2019
1335Mabini
C1B Karrivin Plaza, Chino Roces Ave Extension, 1630 Makati
1335MABINI is proud to present Cian Dayrit’S works in the Woven Section of FRIEZE London 2019.
‘Inclemencies of the Tropical Sun’
Cian Dayrit’s practice draws from extensive research on post-colonial legacies, counter-cartography, historical narratives, and ancient mythologies. He creates an elaborate tableau and visual imagination closely connected to a critical examination of the seduction of nativism and nationalism through the bourgeoise confection inherently rooted within the moral universe of Filipiniana.
Dayrit’s exhibition takes the form of a critical counter musicological impulse directed at an attempt to dismantle the colonial gaze and the assumed body parts of the empire, comprised of 12 photographs from the archive of Dean Worchester’s trip to the Philippines in 1901 documenting an imperialist view of indigeneity. It extracts the symbolic violence of representation inherent in the photographs like an archive grave digger and summons new meanings by imbuing it in weaved textiles, talisman appliques, and embroidered political writings disrupting a genesis where past and present are so completely severed by political necessity.
Filipino artist, Cian Dayrit (1989), is based in Manila, Philippines. His work has been shown in numerous international solo and group exhibitions including Beyond the God’s Eye, Nome Gallery, Berlin, (2019); Motions of this Kind, Brunei Gallery, SOAS London (2019); Stories of Almost Everyone, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, (2018); Songs for Sabotage, New Museum, NYC (2018); A Beast, A God, and A Line, Dhaka Art Summit, Dhaka; and the Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw (2018).
FRIEZE opens ON October 2 at Regent’s Park, London. Find us at Booth W04 of the Woven Section.
Preview
2 October 2019, Wednesday (Invitation only)
3 October 2019, Thursday, 12PM – 8PM
Private View
3 October 2019, Thursday, 5PM – 8PM
Public Days
4 October 2019, Friday, 12PM – 7PM
5 October 2019, Saturday, 12PM – 7PM
6 October 2019, Sunday, 12PM – 6PM
For inquiries, email info@1335mabini.com
