Artist Talk | Pepe Mar
In this lively Artist Talk, Pepe Mar (born Reynosa, Mexico, 1977) dives into his process for creating colorful collage (2D), assemblage (3D), and large scale installations. He often incorporates objects found in the course of his daily life –be it a $5 thrift store lamp, or a priceless malachite artifact borrowed from a museum collection.
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art’s seventh annual Atrium Project, "Pepe Mar: Rising Sun," features a monumental fabric painting by Miami-based artist Pepe Mar. This installation highlights the signature fabric featured throughout Mar’s recent practice—a medium-weight textile printed with images sourced from his 15-year career archive—stretched across the expanse of the main atrium wall.
Pepe Mar: Rising Sun is organized by Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, curated by Erin Dziedzic, director of curatorial affairs.
00:00 Intro
01:39 “Man of the Night” at Locust Projects
06:32 “Dragonfruit” at The Mattress Factory
11:39 “Tesoro” at Frost Art FIU
17:39 Honoring a Miami legend “Varla TV” at Art Basel
20:54 Hans Hofmann inspires “Rising Sun” at Kemper Museum
22:58 Beyond assemblage
26:56 Audience Q&A