It is the first solo exhibition in Spain of the young American artist Alyssa Pheobus Mumtaz (1982). She presents a series of works done in Mallorca this summer while participating in the program Residencias de Investigación para Artistas Visuales 2012(Residencies of Research for Visual Artists 2012) that is organized every year by La Caja Blanca.
For two months, Alyssa and her husband, the Pakistani artist Khan Mumtaz (1980) have developed a research project at the Finca Santa Eulalia (located at the boundary between the municipalities of Palma and Calvia) from a mysterious carved inscription and some scriptures in an unknown language, which are now attempted to be deciphered at the University of the Balearic Islands.
In addition to this joint project, the artists have also acted separately. Alyssa Pheobus focused on Mallorca and embroidery, with the help of historians Aina Pascual and Jaume Llabrés, she was introduced in the exceptional collection that is housed by the convento de las Caputxines of Palma. The result is this exhibition which can now be seen in La Caja Blanca. In gratitude, Pheobus has donated a series of artist's proofs to this enclosed convent.
Alyssa Pheobus, whose work has been selected to be part of the collection of the MoMA in New York, graduated from Yale University and later at Columbia University on a scholarship. She is known for her monumental drawings where archaic architectural forms coexist with a hieroglyphic abstract language.
The artist will attend the opening of the exhibition, in the Nit de l'Art, and will offer a guided tour the same September 20 at 18:00. Booking in advance is essential at (0034) 971 72 23 64 or emailing recepcion@lacajablanca.com.
Photos courtesy of Alyssa Pheobus, Gallery La Caja Blanca (Mallorca) and Tracy Williams Ltd. (New York).
