18-21/6-9 PM 80 W 40th St, Penthouse, New York, NY 10018
Proyecto Mariposa
& Studio Rombo
present
An unmissable event celebrating Latin American art & architecture in New York City. Hosted at Luxuny Atelier's "Italian Cattedrale in the Manhattan Skies"
Featuring a panel of three creatives and a selection of their work:
Artist & Architect Rombo and his "New York Titans" series
Artist Erika Harrsch and her Passport Installations and Performance
Architect Agustina Cervera, principal of Spearhead Architecture & Design.
The Space
The Event
Charity Auction for Oaxaca Streetchildren Grassroots,
In the United States Cinco de Mayo has become a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage. On this evening, Proyecto Mariposa, in collaboration with Studio Rombo, highlights the connection between Art and Architecture within the Americas.
Charity auction, live music, flowers, delicious bites, innovative conversations, and of course, mezcal!
Mezcal by OAX Original
Limited Edition Wild Agave Mezcal, crafted from 12- to 25-year-old wild agaves. Made in Oaxaca, Mexico
DELICIOUS BITES PROVIDED
Piröpo Flowers
Featuring Beautiful Flower Adornments by this phenomenal Latino-owned Business
Studio Rombo
Studio rombo is run by a team with deep roots and a passion for art & design. Our mission is to serve as ambassadors to unheard & emerging artists whom we consider to be truly unique.
Our goal is not only to promote artists' work, but to help them grow and evolve, challenging them with our own ideas and understanding of their talent. Simultaneously, we want to open a world of possibilities for collectors, businesses, and lovers of art alike, to access fantastic works of art for their home, business, or for the pure joy of experiencing art.
Presenting select works by Artist and Architect
Rombo
Diego Salazar, known artistically as Rombo, is disrupting the conventions of art and architecture with his surreal approach to drawing. Born in Mexico City in 1993 and currently based in Brooklyn, Rombo leads a platform for representing and co-creating with underrepresented artists from around the world. Rombo’s company, Studio Rombo, seeks to introduce artists to the greater global market, while challenging them with his own ideas and understanding of their art.
Featuring Guest Artist:
Erika Harrsch
Harrsch is a New York–based multidisciplinary artist; she was born and raised in Mexico City, and has lived in Italy, Germany, and Brazil. Her pieces are infused with multilayered references and narratives concerned with individual and cultural preoccupations, as well as critical political and environmental issues. She has been defined as a multidisciplinary artist, employing traditional mediums along with new media and technologies to articulate her concepts and interests.
The formal aspects of her oeuvre and languages investigate diverse fields to achieve visual, multisensory, and interactive experiences: a comprehensive reflection about the body and identity, sexuality, desire, the space that defines us and the one we wish for, the limits and vertiginous freedom that lead to a continuous corporeal and ideological migration. For over six years, Harrsch has included entomology research as part of her work, using butterflies as a metaphor for themes such as gender, identity, migration, nationality, and the relationship human beings have with their own nature and fragility.
Her work has been shown in galleries, festivals, and international artistic residencies, as well as the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York City), Museo del Barrio (New York City), Nevada Museum of Art (Reno, Nevada), Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (Ridgefield, Connecticut), amongst many others. Her work is included in numerous international public and private collections, including the Musée de la Photographie in Belgium, and the Eaton Corporation and the Fidelity Corporation in the United States.
Featured Guest Architect:
Agustina Cervera
Agustina is the Principal of SpearHead architecture + design, a company she founded in 2015 by boldly approaching SpearHead Construction, an established New York construction company, to launch a new architecture and design department. Under Agustina’s leadership, the department has made SpearHead architecture + design the go-to firm in up-and-coming urban neighborhoods.
Sustainable Architecture can be achieved through many different design methods. The challenge lies in finding the ideal balance between sustainable driven design, budget, and visionary clients.
Manhattan nightclub designed by legendary Brooklyn-based House of YES and SpearHead Architecture & Design, in partnership with legendary hospitality impresario Ian Schrager (of STUDIO 54), located at the PUBLIC Hotel, New York.
PROYECTO MARIPOSA NY
Proyecto Mariposa strives to uplift the immigrant community of New York through educational program development, and fundraising events providing aide and lasting human connections.
Founded by three Mexican women living in New York. Our purpose is to alleviate the weight of integrating into a new culture. From fundraising to volunteering or partnering with other charity associations, it is our hope to facilitate different ways in which one can provide aid, support, and get involved. We build ties between other associations and the newcomers* themselves. Like the butterfly in our logo, immigrants are forced to abandon their homes due to corruption, violence and poverty. Then, embark on a grueling journey in search of a better life and starting that new life, especially in a foreign land, is just as hard as the expedition itself.
Love begets love. When we uplift another, we create a butterfly effect of change, resulting in limitless possibilities over time.
Recuerda, you don't need a Visa to fly.