Corazon del Sol and Margot Walsh welcome you to KISSME LO MAXIMO!
If you’re around this Fourth of July weekend, you should stop by Human Resources and check out KISSME LO MAXIMO!, a groovalicious installation by LA artists Corazon del Sol, Thea Boya, and several very helpful friends, in collaboration with a group of Colombian artists calling themselves Colectivo KissMe. The installation is part of an ongoing project that examines and critiques the culture and politics surrounding the infamous KissMe Cali, a Colombian sex hotel. (Think amped-up Madonna Inn with rooms rentable by the hour.)
The Human Resources installation looks like a very glamorous South American rave. At the opening last night, people roamed around amidst video, sound and light installations; outrageous sculptures, wall hangings and found objects; a slide that dumps people onto a bed and a pile of giant cushions; pornos by Margie Schnibbe that you can’t see; and even a sex room (which as of 10:30 last night had not yet been utliized). There was also a live feed from the artists in Colombia. Fabulous hostesses del Sol, Boya and Margot Walsh got dolled up almost beyond recognition in what I was told was approved Colombian hostess regalia (tons of makeup, huge false eyelashes and revealing outfits) and gladly offered tours of the show.
The installation seems to take love hotel conventions and blow them up into a radical celebration that works to counter the dictates of colonialism and sex commodification. It’s worth checking out. The gallery will be open Saturday and Sunday, not quite sure of the hours as the artists were too exhausted to think about it last night. But do drop by if you’re in the neighborhood and you might just get lucky.
Micol Hebron, Corazon del Sol and Young Joon Kwak
(aka Xina Xurner) in front of the giant love slide
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KISSME LO MAXIMO!, Corazon del Sol, Thea Boya, Colectivo KissMe and friends, Human Resources, July 3–6, 2014
Corazon del Sol and Margot Walsh welcome you to KISSME LO MAXIMO!
If you’re around this Fourth of July weekend, you should stop by Human Resources and check out KISSME LO MAXIMO!, a groovalicious installation by LA artists Corazon del Sol, Thea Boya, and several very helpful friends, in collaboration with a group of Colombian artists calling themselves Colectivo KissMe. The installation is part of an ongoing project that examines and critiques the culture and politics surrounding the infamous KissMe Cali, a Colombian sex hotel. (Think amped-up Madonna Inn with rooms rentable by the hour.)
The Human Resources installation looks like a very glamorous South American rave. At the opening last night, people roamed around amidst video, sound and light installations; outrageous sculptures, wall hangings and found objects; a slide that dumps people onto a bed and a pile of giant cushions; pornos by Margie Schnibbe that you can’t see; and even a sex room (which as of 10:30 last night had not yet been utliized). There was also a live feed from the artists in Colombia. Fabulous hostesses del Sol, Boya and Margot Walsh got dolled up almost beyond recognition in what I was told was approved Colombian hostess regalia (tons of makeup, huge false eyelashes and revealing outfits) and gladly offered tours of the show.
The installation seems to take love hotel conventions and blow them up into a radical celebration that works to counter the dictates of colonialism and sex commodification. It’s worth checking out. The gallery will be open Saturday and Sunday, not quite sure of the hours as the artists were too exhausted to think about it last night. But do drop by if you’re in the neighborhood and you might just get lucky.
Micol Hebron, Corazon del Sol and Young Joon Kwak
(aka Xina Xurner) in front of the giant love slide
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