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  • Pablo Andino, Ojos nuez #1 (Walnut Eyes #1), 2023, rum, resin, nut, teak, salvaged fabric, knife, shoe sole rubber, 13 3⁄4 × 7 7⁄8 × 2".

    Pablo Andino, Ojos nuez #1 (Walnut Eyes #1), 2023, rum, resin, nut, teak, salvaged fabric, knife, shoe sole rubber, 13 3⁄4 × 7 7⁄8 × 2".

    Pablo Andino

    N.A.S.A.L. CDMX

    The first solo show in Mexico City by young Ecuadorian artist Pablo Andino opened during the city’s Art Week, but it worked even better a few days after all the brouhaha was over: “Como un tiro, un clavel” (Like a Shot, a Carnation) excelled at capturing the hangover. The ambience of the installation felt laden, the air smoky, the floor slightly sticky. In the middle of the room stood an odd structure, an open circle made out of concrete, each half of which was fixed with a curved railing. It nodded to the idea of a sunken dance floor, or one of those ridiculously restricted VIP areas where

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