Pedro Friedeberg Merriment and Melancholy
What would Pedro think if he knew about the upcoming exhibition they are putting together to honor his memory?
I asked Diana Friedeberg, daughter of the surrealist genius and heir to his surrealist legacy, through that impersonal instant messaging app, and she did not hesitate to affirm her genuine approval, while also emphasizing that for her it is a kind of rediscovery of his works, which now more than ever seem to tell a hilarious narrative that cries out amid his silence.
The initiative, which arose through Centro Cultural el Nigromante, was conceived as a tribute that will have no fewer than 3 different venues, each divided by a theme under the curatorship of Michel Blancsubé.
According to the curator, at Galería Casa Diana, with “Privacy and Elegance,” this three-part journey will begin with an intimate look at what was once his home and space for creation, as well as for dreams and nightmares.
For the second venue, at Casa del Mayorazgo, Pedro’s work from Saenger Galería was brought together under the theme “Lines of Flight,” where the story seems to center on the geometry to which the artist was so devoted.
And finally, at El Nigromante, the curator chose to give this tragicomic journey its grand finale with “Hilarity and Melancholy,” which will offer a visual spectacle based mostly on completed graphic work and those pieces that will never be able to move beyond the ellipsis…
Another of the leading players in this tribute will be the ever-present and enveloping San Miguel, whose bohemian mythology led the artist to regard it as his inspiring home in those playful moments when he sought at all costs to distance himself from the formality of art and turn it into a space where one should not take oneself so seriously.
Those who miss the master’s insolent yet tender personality from when he was alive should without a doubt embark on this journey in San Miguel, which will begin on October 10 and run until February 28 of the following year, so you’d better hurry before the hands of his wristwatch begin to turn in reverse.
