CARLOS ROLÓN: VINTAGE VOYAGES AND ATOMIC MEMORIES
Carlos Rolón makes art a universal experience for everyone to share. For his Mobile Homestead project, Vintage Voyages and Atomic Memories, Rolón will create a pop-up nail salon within the context of a domestic space reminiscent of his family’s home on the Southside of Chicago.
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CARLOS ROLÓN:
VINTAGE VOYAGES AND ATOMIC MEMORIES
MAY 6 – AUGUST 28, 2016
MIKE KELLEY’S MOBILE HOMESTEAD
Carlos Rolón makes art a universal experience for everyone to share. For his Mobile Homestead project, Vintage Voyages and Atomic Memories, Rolón will create a pop-up nail salon within the context of a domestic space reminiscent of his family’s home on the Southside of Chicago. On Saturdays during the run of the exhibition, gifted nail artists will work in the installation, creating customized nail designs for visitors who have made prior appointments. Each room will be decorated and finished with vintage wallpaper, framed mirrors, and craft based works such as hanging handmade macramé’s for visitors to explore.
Rolón views this project as a community service in both micro and macro forms. The various retro decorated rooms will serve as a visual backdrop and speak to the many influences of an era when ornate tchotchkes, optic and geometric wallpaper design went beyond kitsch and into modern art. The complete installation and nail salon creates a sense of wonder that is bold and brilliant, leaving the viewer with visual re-discoveries and new conversation.
The Mike Kelley Mobile Homestead is commissioned by Artangel in association with MOCAD, LUMA Foundation and Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts with the generous support of the Artangel International Circle. Additional funding for Vintage Voyages and Atomic Memories is generously provided by Nancy Rogers, Dallas, Texas.
