Interplanetary Kisses

Lyle O. Reitzel Gallery presents “Interplanetary Kisses”, a curatorial experiment and exhibition making it’s international premiere in the Dominican Republic. Stimulating a dialogue of “Cosmic Roots” between renowned Cuban master Jose Bedia and young Swiss artist specializing in video-art, Katja Loher, the show opens Thursday, June 26, 2014, in the gallery’s space at Torre Piantini from 7:30-11:00 pm in the presence of both artists.

Bedia and Loher use very different means of expression. He works directly with his hands in a more primitive way. She uses technological and digital resources, however, there is a connection between both their discourses and concepts. On occasion, they nurture themselves from the same sources, which becomes evident at first sight by the round form, like planets, with which they have used to conceive their works for this project.

Interplanetary Kisses is presented in collaboration with the highly reputed Paris-based, German curator Jeanette Zwingenberger, who states in her words for the catalogue “The artists’ works are questioning the relationship between human kind and the universe i.e. the concept of micro- and macrocosm. Our world of high technology and multimedia, becoming more and more virtual, is longing for an archaic return. José Bedia’s magic world reconnects us with ancient spirituality, where every creature is part of the eternal cycle of life and death.”