Julia Masvernat
Fuerza Suave (Soft Force)

November 2nd - November 24th, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 2nd, 7-10pm

Monte Vista Projects is pleased to present Julia Masvernat's exhibition Fuerza Suave (Soft Force) opening on November 2nd. Julia Masvernat is an Argentine visual artist who is exhibiting in Los Angeles for the first time. She develops her work based on the observation of her urban habitat, paying attention to the involuntary drawings of the city, sensitive and twisted geometries that she finds on walks through Buenos Aires, where she lives and works. On this occasion, she presents a series of cut paper and wood works, fragile materials that become strong due to the networks that supports their shapes. The assemblage brings together delicate and soft materials such as paper, along with iron recovered from the construction/demolition industry.

Masvernat is a visual artist, educator, organizer and curator based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She works across a range of media including drawing, painting, objects and audiovisual installations. Utilizing industrial and craft materials as well as analog and digital processes, her practice focuses on the observation of specific urban and historical spaces. She collaborates with several socially engaged projects and collectives, including the feminist art and activism collective La Lengua en la Calle (The Tongue on the Street). Operating at the intersection of artistic practice, politics and feminist activism. She is currently working on a monograph spanning the last 20 years of her art practice. Masvernat is represented by the Gachi Prieto Contemporary art gallery in Buenos Aires.

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Curatorial interlocutor, in Argentina: Carolina Cuervo.
Curator + Producer, in United States: Kellan King.
Acknowledgements: Jimena Sarno