Paul Turounet in The Architecture of Four Ecologies At La Jolla Historical Society

September 25, 2018 jennifer

Espera y Maravilla | Wait and Wonder by Paul Turounet — *Espera y Maravilla | Wait and Wonder* by Paul Turounet

on view through January 20, 2019

This exhibition was curated by Rebecca Webb and takes British architectural historian Reyner Banham’s treatise Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies, a tribute to LA as a “mobile city"as its inspiration. San Diego: The Architecture of Four Ecologies similarly pays homage to San Diego as a city of change and possibility, with a focus on the car as the current and predominant means to access and experience four of its own ecologies: Beaches, Freeways, Sub/urban and Border. Espera y Maravilla | Wait and Wonder is a selection of images tailored to this exhibition but drawn from Turounet’s larger body of work, Tierra Brava.

Turounet Exhibits in 2018 Transborder Biennial : El Paso + Juárez

May 3, 2018 jennifer

Three of Paul Turounet's Estamos Buscando | We're Looking For (fragments) were selected for inclusion in an international and trans-border exhibition happening in El Paso and Juárez this summer.

The exhibitions' structure heightens the aims of the artists, underlines, and brakes the divide between points, thus prompting reflection on life in the border region, including issues of crossing, immigration, and physical, linguistic, and cultural hybridity.

Paul Turounet at 'In Transit | En Transito'

October 28, 2017 jennifer

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The Symposium Anchors in the Sonoran Desert borderlands and draws together artists, activists, and academics for a series of cross-disciplinary conversations and collaborations. Turounet was invited to speak on the themes of art, migration, and resistance through the lens of his work.

Virtual View: Estamos Buscando A

October 11, 2017 jennifer

The quest for a greater understanding of purpose and meaning is universal to our collective existence. We wrestle with the anxiety and uncertainty we all face when we leave behind the known for the unknown. Regardless of the demarcation lines of country and culture, we are all migrants in search of something profound and meaningful to our being.

Paul Turounet at MOCA Tucson

September 26, 2017 jennifer

Estamos Buscando A
October 7 - December 31, 2017

Reception: Saturday, October 7
Members Preview: 7 – 8 pm | Public Reception: 8-9pm

Artist's Talk: Saturday, October 7 | 10 - 11 am Great Hall

Paul Turounet is interested in storytelling, perspective, and the space between places, emotions, or states; the tension in his work often emerges from the gaps exposed. Estamos Buscando A (We're Looking For) is a photo-driven installation that examines the psychology of the US|MX border. It is composed of recovered border wall, intimate portraits of migrants on metal plates that the Artist calls retablos, sand, dirt, and found objects such as backpacks and tire-drags.

Paul Turounet Selected For Exhibition at SF Camerawork

July 19, 2017 jennifer

'Circus,' features a wide range of photographic interpretations pertaining to the meaning, history, and the symbolism of the circus. Turounet's selected work from his early "King of the Compacts," which follows "Charlie 'Too Tall' West", a rodeo clown performer who embodies what it means to be a part of the American West.

Estamos Buscando AOctober 7 - December 31, 2017

Estamos Buscando A
October 7 - December 31, 2017