Danielle Firoozi

Galería Cromática presents Let me Cascade from my Highest Ground, the second solo exhibition in Mexico of the Iranian-American artist, Danielle Firoozi. Curated by artist and independent curator Eleanna Anagnos, this exhibition celebrates the imaginative power of materiality—cast aluminum, pewter ribbons, foam, flock, resin, airbrush nail lacquer, synthetic hair, and pastels all feature in the presented pieces.

Let me Cascade from my Highest Ground ingeniously converges the structured elegance of architecture, the intentionality and movement of choreography, and the vibrant, boundary-defying power of drag gestures. In doing so, this transformative exhibition offers alternative notions of beauty, imbued with a radically generative perspective of gender and identity. The show invites viewers to engage with a visual dialogue that transcends static boundaries, becoming themselves participants in the perpetual evolution of these concepts. Taken together, the pieces in Firoozi’s visually stunning and thought-provoking exhibition, comprise a melding of stage and sculpture, a boundary-pushing visual symphony that dares us to change the way we see. Every glance reveals a new layer of meaning.

Danielle Firoozi is an Iranian-American artist based in Mexico City, working in sculpture and performance. Her practice is an exploration of the intersection between drag and sculpture, using materials such as cast resin, concrete, metal, and wigs to capture the explosive energy of objects and create tension through compression of motion into form.

Danielle invents her own language by adopting a narrative that transforms familiar objects into something entirely new. For instance, she might use a granite slab as a diving board, repurpose a ladder as a throne, or turn a cast resin vase into a hat. To reinforce this translation, Danielle often places these objects in unexpected contexts, forcing viewers to question their assumptions and experience a sense of surprise.

With each new work, she asks herself: are we having fun yet?

Danielle holds a BFA in Sculpture with honors from New York University. Recent exhibitions include: Casa Lu, Studio Croma, Sound+, Avant.Dev and Salon Acme.

Eleanna Anagnos (she/her) is a Greek-American artist and curator based in Mexico City and Chicago. For eight years—between 2014 and 2022—Anagnos was a Co-Director at Ortega y Gasset Projects, an artist-run, non-profit gallery located in Brooklyn, NY, supporting artists from marginalized and underrepresented communities. Her curatorial projects have been reviewed or featured in Art in America, The New York Times, Artnet, The Brooklyn Rail, and the New York Observer. Anagnos has been a visiting critic and/or given lectures at numerous academic institutions across the U.S. and in Mexico City.

Anagnos’ artwork was most recently exhibited at Material Art Fair in Mexico City with a solo presentation by HIGH NOON Gallery (2023) with a forthcoming solo exhibition with Devening Projects in Chicago (April 2024). She has been honored by The Rauschenberg Foundation, Yaddo, the Anderson Ranch, The Atlantic Center for the Arts, and The Joan Mitchell Foundation, among others.

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— Galería Cromática

Opening reception: December 14, 7-10pm; Closing reception: January 20, 5-9pm