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Opening Reception: Natalia Pereira: a birth – I can’t stop


November 8, 5:00 pm8:00 pm MST

Free

The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Santa Fe is proud to host Brazilian-American artist and award-winning chef Natalia Pereira’s residency and exhibition, a birth – I can’t stop; a project that collapses the boundaries between exhibition and artistic practice. This residency invites visitors into the intimate process of creation, as the gallery—initially an ’empty’ space—begins as a functioning artist studio and gradually transforms into a completed exhibition over two and a half months.

Pereira will activate the ICA through a series of four exclusive dining experiences. These dinners will offer a unique opportunity for guests to witness different stages of the evolving project, while savoring Pereira’s rich culinary heritage blending African, Indigenous, and European traditions passed down through generations. Her Los Angeles restaurant, Woodspoon, has garnered acclaim, including recognition as one of the LA Times‘ best restaurants in 2021 and 2022, a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2022, and a James Beard semi-finalist nod for “Best Chef in California.”

The ICA will also host lectures and events on tracing our ancestral lines through the DNA of seeds, Northern New Mexico’s acequia systems and water stewardship, and the politics of wild foraging, as well as intimate tea gatherings.

Pereira’s paintings, drawings, and sculptures—primarily created on or with found paper—depict individual silhouettes that she refers to as medicine women, teachers, and beings who hold both questions and answers. These figures are part of her AD 105 Society, a nod to the year paper was invented, symbolizing the body’s ability to express itself between life’s beginning and end. In Pereira’s hands, paper becomes a living surface—delicate yet resilient, straddling the mystical and the tangible.

Details

Date:
November 8
Time:
5:00 pm—8:00 pm MST
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
https://icasantafe.org

Venue

Institute of Contemporary Art Santa Fe
906 S. St. Francis Dr.
Santa Fe, NM 87505 United States
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New Mexico
City
Santa Fe
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info@icasantafe.org

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