Mexico City.– A man stole a work of art in the middle of the afternoon and without greater obstacleduring the assembly of the exhibition What follows … experimentation, processes, alchemyin Patricia Conde Gallerylocated in the San Miguel Chapultepec neighborhood, Mexico City.
Hid the paint in a super bag
The theft occurred Tuesday, April 29 Around 5:00 p.m., when A subject of approximately 40 years He entered the enclosure with a cap, walked to the last room, disassembled the piece entitled Saloma Lvix and put it in a supermarket bag.
“He put it in a bag and went out immediately afterwards,” said the gallery staff through a statement released by the newspaper Reform.
What follows … experimentation, processes, alchemy, collective exhibition that presents works by Paola Dávila. Photo: Artsy.net
Patricia Conde Gallery staff detected the absence of the work a few minutes after the thief left, and immediately called the police to initiate investigations.
However, so far A formal complaint has not been filed before the Public Ministry, which limits the possibility of official monitoring.
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Attempt at almost immediate resale
Just 50 minutes after theft, the work was offered to a gallery in the Condesa neighborhoodaccording to colleagues from the artistic environment that were notified of theft.
“They contacted us from a Gallery of the Countess to communicate that this person tried to sell the work 50 minutes after stealing it,” Dávila explained.
Unrepeatable work
The stolen piece is a cyanotypy over silk of 56 by 56 centimeterscreated this 2024 by the renowned Oaxaca artist Paola Dávilaas part of your series The salad. The work is unique and, according to the author herself, she cannot reproduce.
“I feel terrible. It was a very strong impression, because I lose a job that is not recoverable,” Dávila lamented in an interview, cited by the Excelsior newspaper.
The exhibition What follows … experimentation, processes, alchemy It opened on April 30, one day after theft, and brings together works by artists such as Antoine D’A agata, Cannon Bernáldez, Alexandra Germán, Javier Hinojosa, the Interspecifics, Margot Kalach and Yael Martínez collectivein addition to Paola Dávila.
“They are works that cannot be done with a camera or a cell phone. They demand time, matter, error, body and presence. Each image is the result of an intimate and artisanal process, where the photographic melts with the tactile, the chemical and the unexpected,” describes the official statement of the sample.
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Before the disappearance of the piece, The gallery made a public to locate the work and asked for the collaboration of who has information.
“Unfortunately, we do not know more about the whereabouts of the piece since last Tuesday, and we would appreciate, if someone has seen or tried to sell it, to get in touch with the staff of Patricia Conde Gallery,” said the team of the enclosure.
Any information that helps recover the piece can be provided to the phone 55-5290-6345 or email [email protected].
