A colossal sculpture by renowned Mexican artist Rivelino will be unveiled on King Charles Island in London’s Trafalgar Square on August 28. It is the first of four sculptures by contemporary Mexican artists to be unveiled across London this September as part of an exhibition coinciding with the celebratory Dual Year of UK and Mexico 2015.
Titled “You,” Rivelino’s 25-tonne, 14.5 metre long sculpture comprises two identical index fingers pointing towards each other, creating an in-between space of inclusivity. “In a world that is self-evidently unequal, ‘You’ calls upon viewers to question their attitude towards the highly significant issue of equality between human beings,” Rivelino explained.
“Contemporary Mexican Sculpture: The Vision of Four Artists” is an exhibition of new large-scale sculptures in volcanic stone, bronze, and resin by the celebrated sculptors Yvonne Domenge (b.1946), Jorge Yazpik (b.1955), Paloma Torres (b. 1960), and José Rivelino (b.1973), who together represent four successive generations of Mexican artists.
The exhibition is the first collective presentation of large-scale Mexican sculpture to be held in London’s public spaces and is the result of a collaboration between Nuri Contreras Martret, Director of Art4, Latin American Art specialist Katrinka Wood, and the Mexican Embassy in the UK, with the support of the artists, Art4, and Lodgeo (lodgeo.com).
