Miguel Calderón @ Luhring Augustine

July 12, 2017 

2-TIMES • Art
Miguel Calderón,
‘Caída libre’ @
Luhring Augustine, 
New York
— 

‘Caída libre’: 
The English 
translation of
the exhibition
title is: ‘Free fall’
– and is centered
on the theme
of falconry. 
— 
Struck by the
years of discipline
it takes in training
one’s bird, Calderón
became fascinated
with the obsessive,
almost compulsory
fixation one develops
in maintaining this
partnership. 

“A unique
interdependence
between man and
animal, predicated
on the falconer’s
desire to connect
with nature and
the bird’s instinctual
drive to hunt for
survival.” 

The exhibition: 
Organized in
collaboration
with kurimanzutto,
features a sculptural
installation, alongside 
a film that illustrates
the aforementioned
relationship through
the story of Camaleón
– a bouncer at a
nightclub in Mexico
City, who takes his
falcon out hunting
every morning. 

2-TIMES' highlights: 
· Falconer's Code #2, 2017 
· Untitled, 2017 

On view at: 
Luhring Augustine,
Bushwick 
— 
25 Knickerbocker Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11237. 

Closes: 
July 29, 2017.