CDMX Semana del Arte/Mexico City Art Week 2023

Comuna is thrilled to be returning to Mexico City Art Week with our friends in the local art and creative community to offer a very special and curated parallel experience of the intimate spaces and events underneath the surface of Art Week – with mindful and intimate daily excursions immersing a small group into personal processes, expansive conversations, and grounding experiences, in collaboration with our creative community in Mexico City.

Comuna Immersive Art Week Itinerary 

The intention of this collaboratively curated itinerary is to facilitate cross-pollination between creative minds and communities–by opening up spaces of more intimate connection with the local creative community while offering grounding moments to process, share, and integrate the energetic experiences of Mexico City Art Week.

(Facilitated in English and Spanish/Facilitado en ingles y español)

FEB 9 2023
CHAKCEEL ROHEN, Contemporary Indigenous Art, Textile, and Color Theory (@chakpulin)

Chakceel Rohen is a Mayan and Blackfoot artist based in Mexico City. As a naturalist, Chakceel investigates astronomical movements, ancient gardening and farming methods, wind patterns, and the nature of light. He often consults various organizations, storytellers, and teams about Mayan culture and symbolism. His personal art practice takes pride in cross-stitching and weaving authentic garments with new textiles and materials such as Tyvek and Kraft tech paper, and exploring the origin use of various natural pigments through a Mayan cosmovision of color theory.

Experience: Showcase of Chakceel’s current personal projects and art processes with an intimate conversation on the history and influence of indigenous Mayan voices in the contemporary art world. An extra opportunity to visit Casa Pedregal/Tetetlan Cultural Centre and the exhibition of late Mexican-British artist, Leonora Carrington.
Location/Time: Jardines del Pedregal @ 11am

FEB 10 2023
ANTONIO DE LA ROSA and LA NAO GALERIA, Painter (@otrotoc, @lanao.galeria)

Antonio de la Rosa is a Mexico City-based artist with an art practice primarily in painting which he has been doing nonstop for more than a decade. His daily color routine consists of mixing acrylics to study variations on different materials, creating contrasts. The main theme around his works of art is nature-based, focusing primarily on the study of plants, landscapes, and objects; using paint as a matter to express. Antonio’s main focus is around the idea of time passing by and its impact on the surface of all things, even us.

Experience: We’ll meet for a private visit to La Nao gallery and artist collective (part of Salone Acme), followed by a home studio visit showcasing the current art projects and process of Antonio who has invited us to share an interactive salon and meditative art practice on the rooftop oasis of his home studio. An extra opportunity to stay for a community rooftop gathering in the evening.
Location/Time: Roma Norte @ 2pm

FEB 11 2023
CALETA, Puntos en el Mapa–Latin American Women Artists (@caleta_cdmx)

Puntos en el Mapa is an exhibition of 12 Latin American women artists around the theme of ‘Transmutation’ –each artist working with very different methods and media. Hosted in the stunning community space of Caleta in Santa Maria La Ribera.

Experience: Caleta will be opening the doors to their private artists in residence studios with a special opportunity to hear each artist represented in the exhibition share more intimately about their process, practice, and background.
Location/Time: Santa Maria La Ribera @ 4pm

FEB 12 2023
ASYA SHENINI, Conscious Breathwork and Sound Journey (@asya.shenini & @julia_skyresident)

Asya Shenini is an intuitive breathwork facilitator holding powerfully intimate containers for transformation. By weaving electronic music, voice, and bodywork, Asya will be facilitating a powerful breathwork experience with the intention of guiding us to connect to the inner creative life force. Breathwork is a gateway into the subconscious mind and every experience unfolds in its own unique way exactly as it's meant to. We will end the event with a nourishing sharing circle.

Location/Time: 4-6pm, Caleta Rooftop, Santa Maria La Ribera

Early Bird Ticket Reservation (space is very limited)

Full Weekend without Breathwork Event: $1200 MX (8 tickets available)

Full Weekend including Breathwork Event: $1800 MX (8 tickets available)

Breathwork Event: $600 MX (20 tickets available)

*In addition to the above-curated itinerary offerings, we’re happy to also provide each Full Weekend booking with a Comuna Guide to Art Week –curated in collaboration with our friends in the art and creative communities as a perfect companion to access the parallel gallery openings, events, and parties of Art Week.