BOOK VI HEANEY HENDRIX
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Maestro Arts, Shapero Modern and the Mexican Embassy in the United Kingdom are delighted to present Mexico City based artist, Jan Hendrix’s first solo UK exhibition. The exhibition features limited edition prints of Yagul, Oaxaca, Mexico from The Aeneid Book VI, a collaboration with the late Irish poet Seamus Heaney. |
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Jan Hendrix is an outstanding Dutch artist that has lived in Mexico for the past 28 years. His work ranges from artist's books, print editions, installations, etched glass and paintings to large scale architectural projects. In 2012, he was awarded the Order of the Aztec Eagle, the highest Mexican award given to foreigners, in recognition for his work in art and architecture. |
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Since 2000 much of Jan Hendrix's work has been related to architecture, and he has collaborated with numerous architects. He has worked on set designs for the National Theatre Company of Mexico at the request of Alejandro Luna, as well as the set for the monologue Keisho/Maquillaje in Mexico City. |
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He created enamelled murals at the Punta del Parque building and the entrance mural at the Atelier Building in Santa Fe, Mexico City. The lighted ceiling designed by Hendrix of the Rosario Castellanos Library is the centre piece of the Centro Cultural Bella Época in Colonia Condesa. Hendrix created the facade of Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa with Alberto Garcia Lascurain, as well as the facade of the Centro de Diseño, Cine y Television in Mexico City. He collaborated with the Arditti architectural firm for the Museo de Memoria y Tolerancia and with architect Ricardo Legorreta for the student center of Education City of the Qatar Foundation. He is currently working with Ten Arquitectos, creating the facade for the Mexican Museum in San Francisco, which is due to be completed in 2019.
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