Jessica Kairé

Guatemala city,Guatemala1984

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Levantamiento, A Collective Unshaping
2023 Installation view The Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, Texas, USA Photo: Julio Barrera
Levantamiento, A Collective Unshaping
2023 Installation view The Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, Texas, USA Photo: Julio Barrera
Levantamiento, A Collective Unshaping
2023 Installation view The Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, Texas, USA Photo: Julio Barrera
Levantamiento, A Collective Unshaping
2023 Installation view The Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, Texas, USA Photo: Julio Barrera
Levantamiento, A Collective Unshaping
2023 Installation view The Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, Texas, USA Photo: Julio Barrera
Nada Concreto (Nothing Concrete)
2022 Installation view Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
Nada Concreto (Nothing Concrete)
2022 Installation view Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2020 Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf Displayed: 76 x 18 x 18 in Folded: 28 x 16 x 5 in Weight: 6 lbs
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2020 Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf Displayed: 76 x 18 x 18 in Folded: 28 x 16 x 5 in Weight: 6 lbs
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2020 (Detail) Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf Displayed: 76 x 18 x 18 in Folded: 28 x 16 x 5 in Weight: 6 lbs
Nada Concreto (Nothing Concrete)
2022 Installation view Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
Folding monument (Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument, General Cementery, Guatemala City)
2021 Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf Displayed: 108 in Folded: 32 x 16 x 6 in Weight: 13 lbs
Folding monument (Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument, General Cementery, Guatemala City)
2021 Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf Displayed: 108 in Folded: 32 x 16 x 6 in Weight: 13 lbs
Folding monument (The Obelisk, Independence Square, Guatemala City)
2021 Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf Displayed: 106 x 20 x 22 in Folded: 30 x 16 x 6 in
Folding monument (The Obelisk, Independence Square, Guatemala City)
2021 Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf Displayed: 106 x 20 x 22 in Folded: 30 x 16 x 6 in
Nada Concreto (Nothing Concrete)
2022 Installation view Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf Displayed: 43 x 72 x 5 in Folded: 28 x 16 x 4.5 in Weight: 5 lbs
Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf Displayed: 43 x 72 x 5 in Folded: 28 x 16 x 4.5 in Weight: 5 lbs
Nada Concreto (Nothing Concrete)
2022 Installation view Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
Fold / Unfold a monument (Study of the Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2021 Newsprint paper cutout 9 x 12 in
Fold / Unfold a monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Newsprint paper cutout 12 x 9 in
Fold / Unfold a monument (Study of The Obelisk, Independence Square, Guatemala City)
2021 Newsprint paper cutout 9 x 12 in
Fold / Unfold a monument (Study of the Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument, General Cemetery, Guatemala City)
2021 Newsprint paper cutout 9 x 12 in
Folding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York)
2022 Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph Activated: 105 × 57 × 52 in Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles Benton
Folding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York)
2022 Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph Activated: 105 × 57 × 52 in Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles Benton
Folding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York)
2022 Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph Activated: 105 × 57 × 52 in Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles Benton
Folding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York)
2022 Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph Activated: 105 × 57 × 52 in Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles Benton
Folding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York)
2022 Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph Activated: 105 × 57 × 52 in Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles Benton
Folding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York)
2022 Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph Activated: 105 × 57 × 52 in Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles Benton
Folding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York)
2022 Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph Activated: 105 × 57 × 52 in Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles Benton
Folding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York)
2022 Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph Activated: 105 × 57 × 52 in Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles Benton
Folding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York)
2022 Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph Activated: 105 × 57 × 52 in Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles Benton
Folding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York)
2022 Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph Activated: 105 × 57 × 52 in Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles Benton
Folding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York)
2022 Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph Activated: 105 × 57 × 52 in Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles Benton
Folding Monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph Activated: 43 x 72 x 5 in Folded: 6 x 19 x 15 in Weight: 5 lbs
Folding Monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 (Detail) Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph Activated: 43 x 72 x 5 in Folded: 6 x 19 x 15 in Weight: 5 lbs
Folding Monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph Activated: 43 x 72 x 5 in Folded: 6 x 19 x 15 in Weight: 5 lbs
Folding Monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph Activated: 43 x 72 x 5 in Folded: 6 x 19 x 15 in Weight: 5 lbs
Fold/unfold a Monument (Study of the Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2021 Paper cutout in newsprint 9 x 12 in
Fold/unfold a Monument (Study of the Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument, General Cemetery, Guatemala City)
2021 Paper cutout in newsprint 9 x 12 in
Lost. In between. Together
2021 Exhibition view 22 Bienal de Arte Paiz, FUNBA, Antigua Guatemala
Lost. In between. Together
2021 (Detail) Exhibition view 22 Bienal de Arte Paiz, FUNBA, Antigua Guatemala
Lost. In between. Together
2021 (Detail) Exhibition view 22 Bienal de Arte Paiz, FUNBA, Antigua Guatemala
Folding monument (Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument, General Cemetery, Guatemala City)
2021 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph Activated: 274 cm / 108 high approx. Activated: 107.9 x 83.9 x 83.9 in Folded: 5 x 24 x 16 in Weight: 13 lbs
Warm Up (River Stones)
2020 (Detail) Ceramic, wooden tray 7.5 x 10.5 x 0.5 in
Warm Up (River Stones)
2020 (Detail) Ceramic, wooden tray 7.5 x 10.5 x 0.5 in
Warm Up (River Stones
2020 White stoneware, black slip, wooden tray 7.5 x 10.5 x 0.5 in
First Sunrises on Earth
2021 Exhibition view Proyectos Ultravioleta Guatemala City
Warm up (twig)
2020 White stoneware, red iron oxide 4 x 0.79 x 2 in
Before Wearout
2020 Single channel video 8:08 min
Before Wearout
2020 Single channel video 8:08 min
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2020 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph Dimensions variable Activated: 76 x 17 x 17 in, Folded: 20 x 12 x 5 in, Shelf: 28 x 16 x 1 in, Photography: 1 x 2 in, Weight: 6 lbs approx.
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2020 (Detail) Exhibition view Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2020 (Detail) Exhibition view Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2020 Exhibition view Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
Anti-zika
2016 Mesh fabric Dimensions variable
Tasting (Sephardic Architecture)
2015 Installation comprised of glazed ceramic tiles, table, bread, za’atar, olive oil, plates and knives Dimensions variable
Tasting (Sephardic Architecture)
2015 Installation comprised of glazed ceramic tiles, table, bread, za’atar, olive oil, plates and knives Dimensions variable
Can You Hear Me? -Atol con el dedo-
2015 Installation and televisual gathering, screens, video cameras, tables, chairs, tableware, cookware and traditional Guatemalan food based menu Dimensions variable Photo credit: Livia Sá
Can You Hear Me? -atol con el dedo-
2015 Installation and televisual gathering, screens, video cameras, tables, chairs, tableware, cookware and traditional Guatemalan food based menu Dimensions variable Photo credit: Livia Sá
Can You Hear Me? -atol con el dedo-
2015 Installation and televisual gathering, screens, video cameras, tables, chairs, tableware, cookware and traditional Guatemalan food based menu Dimensions variable Photo credit: Livia Sá
Can You Hear Me? -atol con el dedo-
2015 Installation and televisual gathering, screens, video cameras, tables, chairs, tableware, cookware and traditional Guatemalan food based menu Dimensions variable Photo credit: Livia Sá
Tasting (Colonial Architecture)
2014 Installation comprised of chocolate, concrete blocks Dimensions variable
Tasting (Colonial Architecture)
2014 Installation comprised of chocolate, concrete blocks Dimensions variable
Tasting (Colonial Architecture)
2014 Installation comprised of chocolate, concrete blocks Dimensions variable
Tasting (Colonial Architecture)
2014 Installation comprised of chocolate, concrete blocks Dimensions variable
Such is Life in the Tropics (Nunchucks)
2012 Single channel digital video 11:57 min
Such is Life in the Tropics (Nunchuks)
2012 Single channel digital video 11:57 min
Such is Life in the Tropics (Nunchuks)
2012 Single channel digital video 11:57 min
Such is Life in the Tropics (Nunchuks)
2012 Workshop view
Such is Life in the Tropics (Nunchuks Worshop)
2012 Workshop view
Such is life in the Tropics: Workshop
2012 Workshop view
Such is Life in the Tropics (Mace)
2012 Single channel digital video 2:46 min
Comfort (Sculptures)
2011 Embroidered velvet fabric, synthetic fiberfill and thread Dimensions variable
Comfort (Sculptures)
2011 Embroidered velvet fabric, synthetic fiberfill and thread Series of 7 objects Dimensions variable
Comfort (Sculptures)
2011 Embroidered velvet fabric, synthetic fiberfill and thread Series of 7 objects Dimensions variable
Comfort (Sculptures)
2011 Embroidered velvet fabric, synthetic fiberfill and thread Series of 7 objects Dimensions variable
Comfort (Sculptures)
2011 Embroidered velvet fabric, synthetic fiberfill and thread Series of 7 objects Dimensions variable
Comfort (Sculptures)
2011 Embroidered velvet fabric, synthetic fiberfill and thread Series of 7 objects Dimensions variable
Oy
2010 2010 Single channel video 35:10 min
Can You Hear Me? -Cheers-
2010 Documentation of televisual gathering Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
Can You Hear Me? -Cheers-
2010 Documentation of televisual gathering Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
Can You Hear Me? -Cheers-
2010 Documentation of televisual gathering Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
Can You Hear Me? -Cheers-
2010 Documentation of televisual gathering Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
Comfort (Transitional Objects)
2008 Fabric, poly-fill and thread Set of 8 wearable sculptures Dimensions variable
Comfort (Transitional Objects)
2008 Fabric, poly-fill and thread Set of 8 wearable sculptures Dimensions variable
Shiva
2008 Installation, mirrors, white fabric Installation documentation
Shiva
2008 Installation, mirrors, white fabric Installation documentation
Shiva
2008 Installation, mirrors, white fabric Installation documentation
Shiva
2008 Installation, mirrors, white fabric Installation documentation

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Levantamiento, A Collective Unshaping
2023 Installation view The Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, Texas, USA Photo: Julio Barrera

Nada Concreto (Nothing Concrete)
2022 Installation view Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City

Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2020 Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf Displayed: 76 x 18 x 18 in Folded: 28 x 16 x 5 in Weight: 6 lbs

Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2020 (Detail) Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf Displayed: 76 x 18 x 18 in Folded: 28 x 16 x 5 in Weight: 6 lbs

Folding monument (Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument, General Cementery, Guatemala City)
2021 Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf Displayed: 108 in Folded: 32 x 16 x 6 in Weight: 13 lbs

Folding monument (The Obelisk, Independence Square, Guatemala City)
2021 Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf Displayed: 106 x 20 x 22 in Folded: 30 x 16 x 6 in

Folding monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Supra recycled denim, cotton ribbons, yarn and printed photograph on plywood shelf Displayed: 43 x 72 x 5 in Folded: 28 x 16 x 4.5 in Weight: 5 lbs

Fold / Unfold a monument (Study of the Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2021 Newsprint paper cutout 9 x 12 in

Fold / Unfold a monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Newsprint paper cutout 12 x 9 in

Fold / Unfold a monument (Study of The Obelisk, Independence Square, Guatemala City)
2021 Newsprint paper cutout 9 x 12 in

Fold / Unfold a monument (Study of the Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument, General Cemetery, Guatemala City)
2021 Newsprint paper cutout 9 x 12 in

Folding Monument (Christopher Columbus Statue, Columbus Triangle, Queens, New York)
2022 Upcycled cotton canvas, thread, cotton webbing, metal sliders, plywood shelf, photograph Activated: 105 × 57 × 52 in Installation view: In Practice: Literally means collapse, SculptureCenter, New York, 2022. Photo: Charles Benton

Folding Monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph Activated: 43 x 72 x 5 in Folded: 6 x 19 x 15 in Weight: 5 lbs

Folding Monument (Monument to the Declaration of Independence, Centenario park, Guatemala City)
2021 (Detail) Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph Activated: 43 x 72 x 5 in Folded: 6 x 19 x 15 in Weight: 5 lbs

Fold/unfold a Monument (Study of the Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2021 Paper cutout in newsprint 9 x 12 in

Fold/unfold a Monument (Study of the Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument, General Cemetery, Guatemala City)
2021 Paper cutout in newsprint 9 x 12 in

Lost. In between. Together
2021 Exhibition view 22 Bienal de Arte Paiz, FUNBA, Antigua Guatemala

Lost. In between. Together
2021 (Detail) Exhibition view 22 Bienal de Arte Paiz, FUNBA, Antigua Guatemala

Folding monument (Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán Monument, General Cemetery, Guatemala City)
2021 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph Activated: 274 cm / 108 high approx. Activated: 107.9 x 83.9 x 83.9 in Folded: 5 x 24 x 16 in Weight: 13 lbs

Warm Up (River Stones)
2020 (Detail) Ceramic, wooden tray 7.5 x 10.5 x 0.5 in

Warm Up (River Stones
2020 White stoneware, black slip, wooden tray 7.5 x 10.5 x 0.5 in

First Sunrises on Earth
2021 Exhibition view Proyectos Ultravioleta Guatemala City

Warm up (twig)
2020 White stoneware, red iron oxide 4 x 0.79 x 2 in

Before Wearout
2020 Single channel video 8:08 min

Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2020 Upcycled canvas, ribbons and cotton thread, shelf and photograph Dimensions variable Activated: 76 x 17 x 17 in, Folded: 20 x 12 x 5 in, Shelf: 28 x 16 x 1 in, Photography: 1 x 2 in, Weight: 6 lbs approx.

Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2020 (Detail) Exhibition view Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City

Folding monument (Monument to the 1944 Revolution, Calzada San Juan, Guatemala City)
2020 Exhibition view Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City

Anti-zika
2016 Mesh fabric Dimensions variable

Tasting (Sephardic Architecture)
2015 Installation comprised of glazed ceramic tiles, table, bread, za’atar, olive oil, plates and knives Dimensions variable

Can You Hear Me? -Atol con el dedo-
2015 Installation and televisual gathering, screens, video cameras, tables, chairs, tableware, cookware and traditional Guatemalan food based menu Dimensions variable Photo credit: Livia Sá

Tasting (Colonial Architecture)
2014 Installation comprised of chocolate, concrete blocks Dimensions variable

Such is Life in the Tropics (Nunchucks)
2012 Single channel digital video 11:57 min

Such is Life in the Tropics (Nunchuks)
2012 Single channel digital video 11:57 min

Such is Life in the Tropics (Nunchuks)
2012 Workshop view

Such is Life in the Tropics (Nunchuks Worshop)
2012 Workshop view

Such is life in the Tropics: Workshop
2012 Workshop view

Such is Life in the Tropics (Mace)
2012 Single channel digital video 2:46 min

Comfort (Sculptures)
2011 Embroidered velvet fabric, synthetic fiberfill and thread Dimensions variable

Comfort (Sculptures)
2011 Embroidered velvet fabric, synthetic fiberfill and thread Series of 7 objects Dimensions variable

Oy
2010 2010 Single channel video 35:10 min

Can You Hear Me? -Cheers-
2010 Documentation of televisual gathering Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City

Comfort (Transitional Objects)
2008 Fabric, poly-fill and thread Set of 8 wearable sculptures Dimensions variable

Shiva
2008 Installation, mirrors, white fabric Installation documentation

Jessica Kairé (Guatemala, 1980) is a Guatemalan-born artist living and working in New York. She is also the co-Founder and co-Director of NuMu (Nuevo Museo de Arte Contemporáneo) in Guatemala City, an egg-shaped museum that aims to satiate the lack of other contemporary art institutions in the city.

Kairé combines various media, including sculpture, food, ceramics and performance to create works that often solicit public participation. Her work addresses issues related to the Guatemalan and Latin identity in general and specific subjects of her native country: violence, underdevelopment, and tropicality as well as gender issues and her Jewish background.

Her work has been exhibited in various museums such as: SculptureCenter, New York, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles; Museum of Fine Arts (MFAH), Houston; Museo del Barrio, New York; and Biennal 12 Online, Bienal do Mercosul, Brazil.

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Exhibitions by Jessica Kairé at Proyectos Ultravioleta: