The change, both physical and conceptual, is captured in the exhibition Transitions, by Alberto Penagos

Israel Campos Mondragón

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The human figure and movement are the axes of the exhibition Transiciones, by Alberto Penagos (Mexico City, 1988), which can be visited from May 15 in the lobby gallery of the Presidente InterContinental Hotel.

In the exhibition, the Mexican painter abstractly addresses objects that refer to change, whether physical or conceptual.

The works I present are linked to travel, suitcases, elements that refer us to movement, and to the concept of transition with respect to the paths I have traveled as an artist, although in this exhibition I integrate works that border on abstraction , Penagos explained to La Jornada.

The exhibition brings together 22 pieces, most of them large-format, some made in 2018 and others more recent.

It includes paintings from my previous exhibition, Mirar al tiempo (2022), which was mounted in the Contemporary Cell of the Cloister of Sor Juana. One of the differences in this show is that the works border on abstraction; some were made for this new exhibition, conceived around space.

“In Transitions, the backgrounds intertwine with the figure, which becomes distorted and blends much more with abstraction. It's been three years since my last exhibition, and several things have happened that have slightly modified the syntax of my discourse, in addition to my changing my residence. During that time, I've had many more influences and interests from other places, and that has generated variations in my artistic discourse regarding my ideas,” the artist explained.

Alberto Penagos emerged from graffiti and later delved into painting, combining hyperrealism and mythological symbols to develop his own style, but he says he respects the experience he gained from other painters.

In his work he also uses photography as a medium, but he considers that his work is not an exact copy: he reinterprets the image .

The artist has participated in a wide range of group exhibitions in Mexico and abroad. He was awarded a scholarship to the Barcelona Academy of Art for his brilliant and inspiring participation in the Moodportrait portrait competition in Madrid in 2013. He also worked with painter Rafael Cauduro during the process for the murals he created at the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation.

“Since I began to intervene in my work with different materials, moving away from oil on canvas, it has been a process very close to abstraction in certain parts, but it begins as a large stain that later reconfigures itself.

Artificial intelligence is practically everywhere now, and it's also present in art; as long as it's used as a tool, it can work very well. I've never been against new creative methods, because oil painting was innovative at the time, and its use was adopted as a technology we now consider classic , the painter concluded.

The Presidente InterContinental Hotel is located at Campos Elíseos 218, Polanco.

Alonso Urrutia and Emir Olivares

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President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed her administration's decision to reverse the concession to operate the Bicentennial Park at the former facilities of the March 18 refinery. She asserted that the Executive Branch's Legal Counsel is analyzing, in coordination with the Secretariat of Agrarian, Territorial, and Urban Development (Sedatu), the legal route to implement this decision.

In his press conference, he said the idea is that once the concession—granted at the end of Enrique Peña Nieto's six-year term—is canceled, the park will be operated by the federal Ministry of Culture and the Mexico City government.

-Is there an estimated date?

−The Institute for the Administration and Appraisal of National Assets and Sedatu can provide information on everything related to the park, but the goal is for it to be operated by the Ministry of Culture.