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Marres Special: "Vultures & Fireflies" with co-curator Tonatiuh López

In the run-up to a new exhibition at Marres, House for Contemporary Culture in Maastricht, director Valentijn Byvanck interviews participating artists, performers and curators.

For the exhibition ‘Vultures & Fireflies’ by Mexican artist Alejandro Galván, he sits down with co-curator Tonatiuh López. Among others, they are a freelance curator, writer, researcher, and member of the Ecatepec Contemporary Art Museum (MArCE) and Circo Crico collectives.


Vultures & Fireflies is a Divina Commedia of the raw existence in the Mexican city of Nezahualcóyotl, brought to life through paintings, transfer prints, sculptures, and film. In this powerful chronicle of Mexico, Galván merges elements from tabloid news, comic books, heavy metal, and folklore. His work appears to restore balance in a world marked by injustice and corruption—what Galván calls a vivid dream of Mexican society. A book of the same name was published alongside the exhibition.

Vultures & Fireflies is on view until 31 August 2025 at Marres, Maastricht.

With: Tonatiuh López

Interviewer: Valentijn Byvanck

Podcast edit: Caspar Stalenhoef

Podcast recording: Hout Video

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Marres, Huis voor Hedendaagse Cultuur in Maastricht, is een internationaal georiënteerde presentatie-instelling waar hedendaagse kunst in de breedste zin van het woord wordt onderzocht aan de hand van tentoonstellingen, workshops, publicaties en een rijk publieks- en educatieprogramma. Marres onderscheidt zich van andere presentatie-instellingen voor hedendaagse kunst door zijn interdisciplinaire focus op de werking van de zintuigen, de taal van het lichaam en de nadruk op ervaring. 
Het is ook mogelijk om te luisteren naar de verhalen van de Onzichtbare Collectie.
// Marres, House for Contemporary Culture in Maastricht (NL), is an internationally oriented presentation institution where contemporary art in its broadest sense is explored through exhibitions, workshops, publications and a wide range of education and participation activities. Marres distinguishes itself from other presentation institutions for contemporary art through its interdisciplinary focus on the working of the senses, the language of the body and its emphasis on experience. www.marres.org
It is also possible to listen to the stories of the Invisible Collection.

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