Years Now

The 2020 exhibition Harold Mendez: The years now presented a suite of existing and newly commissioned works—including photography, sculpture and sound—by visual artist Harold Mendez at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts. Mendez’s practice draws on artifacts and rituals from sites across the Americas, spanning from pre-Columbian times to the present, to create poetic assemblages that connect histories of violence and erasure with acts of renewal and remembrance. Building on a process-driven approach, in The years now, the artist employed various techniques such as digital scanning, three-dimensional printing, photo transfer, and sonic amplifications to explore the apparitions of bodies, and the ego across materials, site, and memory.

Featuring installation views and research material, this volume is the first substantial monograph dedicated to the artist’s work. This publication includes a foreword by director and curator Yesomi Umolu, contributions from scholar and curator Candice Hopkins and poet J. Michael Martinez, an interview with Mendez and curator Katja Rivera, and a print insert created by the artist.
 

Expozitia din 2020 Harold Mendez: Anii au prezentat acum o suita de lucrari existente si recent comandate - inclusiv fotografie, sculptura si sunet - ale artistului vizual Harold Mendez la Reva si David Logan Center for the Arts. Practica lui Mendez se bazeaza pe artefacte si ritualuri de pe site-uri din America, de la timpurile precolumbiene pana in prezent, pentru a crea ansambluri poetice care conecteaza istoriile violentei si stergerii cu actele de reinnoire si amintire.