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2021
INTERVIEWING GEMA ALAVA
By Bilisa Bokoko, tv
INSTALLATIONS 2021
Gema Alava Studio, New York
Contenidos Digitales
Caixaforum Barcelona, "People who Inspire" with Gema Alava
HEXAGONS GLOBAL BLOG
Texts and Hexagons in San Juan (Puerto Rico), Seattle, Colorado, Mexico City, Cancun, San Diego and San Francisco
CÓMO PERDER EL MIEDO INTERVIEW SERIES. Video #1
Video "What Not to Be Afraid of" with Sociologist Juan Agullo', Brasil
BOOK PRESENTATION IN MEXICO CITY with Andres Lhima
Cafe Freims, Mexico City
BOOK PRESENTATION IN MADRID with Miguel Cereceda
Cafe Manuela, Madrid, Spain
CÓMO PERDER EL MIEDO INTERVIEW SERIES. Video #2
Video "What to Not be Afraid of" with Tatiana Beca Osborne
INTERVIEW TO GEMA ALAVA by C de Cultura (Spanish)
Mexico City, Mexico
INTERVIEW TO GEMA ALAVA by Ambitious Women Series (English)
English / Interview with Gema Alava
2020
SITE SPECIFIC INSTALLATION
Included in Zaouis Collection featured in Architectural Digest and Paris Design
TELL ME THE TRUTH, LIMITED EDITION BOOK
Included in the Centro de Documentacion of the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Leon, MUSAC
EL AMOR Y EL DUELO EN TIEMPOS DE CORONAVIRUS
Article published in Frontera D
GEMA ALAVA READS FROM HOME in coronavirus times
In collaboration with YOYORAMA Magazine
BOOK PRESENTATION IN LONDON with Alfonso Armada
Instituto Cervantes, London, England (Via Zoom)
HEXAGONS GLOBAL BLOG
Texts and Hexagons in Paris
BOOK READINGS Videos
During the Pandemia Alava reads her book from home
CÓMO PERDER EL MIEDO EN UN MUSEO
Book Published by El Ojo de la Cultura Hispanoamericana
ARTIST BOOKS Group Exhibition
Aferro Gallery, New Jersey
INSPIRING AUDIENCES LECTURE SERIES
London, New York, Madrid, Quito, Berlin
2019
HEXAGONS Presentation
Lincoln Center, Library Auditorium
INSPIRING AUDIENCES
Milan, Italy
LA REVOLUCION DE GRETA
Article published in Frontera D
CONSTELLATIONS: PAINTINGS
Paintings based on the molecular structure of a Queen Bee pheromone
MAP DRAWINGS Published in Cristen Hemingway Jayne’s book
Book presentation, London
FIRMA DE LIBRO
Feria del Libro de Madrid
MOON Installation
Architectural Digest
HEXAGONS GLOBAL BLOG
Texts and Hexagons in London, Madrid, Barcelona, New York, Trinidad&Tobago, St. Marteen-Kingdom of the Netherlands
BOOK RELEASE TELL ME THE TRUTH Special Edition
Feria del Libro del Retiro, Madrid
2018
SILENCIOS & TENSIONS Drawings
Salon Internacional Iberoamericano, Group Exhibition,Trujillo, Peru
PERDER EL MIEDO EN UN MUSEO Essay
Museo Nacional de Ecuador, Cumbre Andina de Museos, ICOM
TROJAN HORSE Presentation
Creative Time Summit, “Transparencies of Anxieties”, The Perez Art Museum, Miami
HEXAGONS: CONSTELLATIONS Solo Exhibition
Maus Contemporary, Alabama
SILENCES Drawings, Group Exhibition
II International Summit Vida Ecuador, Casa de la Cultura, Quito
DAME UN MUSEO PARA PERDERME Workshop
Museo del Hombre, Quito
TRUST ME video, Group Exhibition
The Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, New York
HEXAGONS GLOBAL PLATFORM
Foundation of Hexagons Global. Quito, Rome, Naples, Quebec, Madrid, Aruba
2017
HEXAGONS Installation
Group Show DIS, New York City
HEXAGON at Ruderman Inclusion Summit
Boston
TENSIONS Drawings, Group Exhibition
III Salon de Arte Iberoamericano, Peru
GEMA ALAVA Solo Exhibition
Robert Henry Contemporary, New York City
TRUST ME Presentation
Museo Guayasamin, Quito, Ecuador
INSPIRING AUDIENCES Symposium Art and Disability Institute, New York City
Art Beyond Sight, Dedalus Foundation, New York City
TRUST ME Photographs
DIS Group Exhibition, New York City
INSPIRING AUDIENCES
Universidad PUCE, Quito, Ecuador
GEMA ALAVA TALK
Caixaforum, Barcelona
2016
TELL ME THE TRUTH, Photographs
Group Show, Maus Contemporary, Alabama, USA
GEMA ALAVA STUDIO @ DISABILITY FESTIVAL
Madison Square Park, invited by the MAJOR’s OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISSABILITIES, New York
SOCIAL PRACTICE Presentation
New York Foundation for the Arts
RELATIONAL ART Presentation
With artists Alison Knowles and Jessica Higgins, Pratt Institute, New York
INSPIRING AUDIENCES Interactive workshop
Interactive Workshop, Pratt Institute, New York
DIME LA VERDAD Photographs
Art Fair Marbella, Spain
INSPIRING AUDIENCES Interactive workshops
Festival Internacional de Arte, Ecuador
MUSEO PARA PERDERSE
Museum of the City, Quito, Ecuador
2015
DRAWINGS
Included in the Collection of Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Interview with Gema Alava
El Marcapaginas con David Arranz, Madrid
TRUST ME
Included in Jason Schmidt project "Artists"
HEXAGONS installation
Headquarters CSIC, Madrid
EL CORTE DE PELO DEL VERDUGO Article
Essay published and book presentation, Museo del Traje, Madrid
TRUST ME Lecture by Philosopher John Rapko on Gema Alava
Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
DRAWING SECRETS Relational Art + Drawings
Lisboa & Azores (Portugal)
2014
TELL ME THE TRUTH & SILENCIOS
Photographs + Drawings PINTA ART FAIR/Twin Gallery London, England
TRUST ME: TRUST US Interactive Performance
United Nations Headquarters New York City
TELL ME A SECRET Seminar
Casa del Lector, Madrid
GEMA ALAVA & ILYA NOE Interactive Conversation
Month of Performance Art Berlin, Germany
TELL ME A SECRET with Josué Moreno
Participatory Conversation + Sound composition AC Institute New York City
TELL ME & SILENCES Individual Exhibition
Installation/Drawings AC Institute, New York City
TELL ME THE TRUTH 2008-2013
Book Presentation Instituto Cervantes, New York
TRUST ME: E/R Art project with Ilya Noé
Month of Performance Art Berlin, Germany
2013
THE ORACLE: TELL ME A SECRET
Visual and Sound Interactive Installation La Casa del Lector, Matadero, Madrid
SILENCIOS 2008-2012
Gema Alava Studio New York City
NETS Installation and Performance
United Nations Headquarters New York
THE BROKEN THREAD Installation
International textile Show Art Factory, Paterson, NJ
TELL ME THE TRUTH 2008-2013
Publication. Art Project Twin Gallery, Madrid
TELL ME THE TRUTH
Individual Exhibition. Photography Twin Gallery, Madrid
2012
TRUST ME: TELL ME A SECRET
At a major contemporary art fair New York, NY
CYCLE Performance with Jessica Higgins
SWITCH, Intermedia Television, New York City
FIND MY FUTURE Interactive Performance
AiOP, Art in Odd Places Festival, New York City
FRAME:NET Ephemeral Installation
INTERVENTIONS, curated by Isidro Blasco Philadelphia
TELL ME A STORY: Video Projection
O+ Art Festival Kigston, New York
PRESENCE:NET Interactive Visual and Sound Installation
Sound In, Estampa, Madrid
CIRCLE OF HOPE
Collective Installation. United Nations Headquarters, New York City
2011
TRUST ME Presentation
United Nations Headquarters New York
FIND US Action
City of Madrid and Utopic Gallery Madrid
HERE AND THERE Performance
Lehman College Art Gallery New York
HERE AND THERE Installation
Lehman College Art Gallery New York
THE ORACLE: TELL ME A SECRET Visual and sound interactive installation
ESTAMPA, Sound In Madrid
2010
TELL ME A STORY I, II, III Installations
Solo Show The Malcom X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial, Educational and Cultural Center New York, NY
TRUST ME 1019 Photography
Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY
TELL ME A STORY III
Space 57 New York, NY
TELL THE TRUTH Solo Exhibition
Solo Show John Jay College Gallery The University of New York, NY
TRUST ME: NEW LIFE Performance
Manifesta 8 The European Biennial of Contemporary Art Murcia, Spain
TRUST ME PRESENTATION IN NEW YORK
Instituto Cervantes New York, NY
TRUST ME Art Project
At two Major Art Museums New York, NY
2009
TELL ME A LIE Installation
Cervantes Institute, New York
TENSIONS Drawings
Mumford Fine Arts, London
TELL ME A STORY I, II, III
United Nations, New York, NY
TELL ME Art Project
In a Major Art Museum New York, NY
FIND ME Art Project NY & SF
New York City and Tenderloin District of San Francisco. CUE Art Foundation, New York
FIND ME PRESENTATION IN NEW YORK
Cue Art Foundation, New York
CIRCLE OF HOPE Installation
Margulies Collection at the Warehouse
2008
NETS
The Bolles School, Jacksonville, Florida
FOUR NAILS Drawings
Graphite on paper
TELL ME THE TRUTH Photography
Messineo Art Projects - Wyman Contemporary, New York, NY
SPANISH FANS Installations
New York, NY
WHITE FANS Installations
FORM: Art & Design Art Fair, London
SMALL WHITE FANS Installations
RED DOT: Art Fair, New York, NY
WHITE NET AND BLACK NET Installations
The Bolles School, Florida
2007
UNVEILED Installation
Victory Hall--Center for Contemporary Art, Jersey City, NJ
LIST OF THINGS TO FORGET Installation
Aferro Gallery, Newark, New Jersey
TU DEDO EN MI ESPALDA Performance & Photographs
Thread and pins on board
BROKEN NET Installation & Performance
Aferro Gallery, New Jersey
AFERRO NET Installation
Aferro Gallery, New Jersey
TELL ME A LIE Installation
Sacco Gallery, Miami, Florida
ALMOST THERE Installation
The Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ
2006
ÓVALO Installation
C-Wow Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
STUDIES Installation
Centro Juan Carlos I, New York University, NY
SILENCE 75 Drawings
Centro Juan Carlos I, New York University, NY
TELL ME A STORY Installation
Private Collection, NYC.FORM art and design art fair, Miami, Sacco Gallery
HAY ROPA TENDIDA Installation
Centro Juan Carlos I, New York University, NY
2003
PARED Mixed media drawing
The Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
STRUGGLING Installation
Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, New Jersey
Tightrope Walkers
Lance Fung Gallery, Bronx Museum of the Arts New York
FE’S PATTERNS Installation
The Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY
2002
PENDULUM Installation
Lance Fung Gallery, New York, NY
THE SILENCE OF THE SIRENS Installation
Lance Fung Gallery, New York, NY
LAND OF NO ONE Solo Show
Lance Fung Gallery, New York, NY