in 2019 and added a Parisian outpost in 2021. This week, her gallery’s third location opens in Mexico City, which she believes will comprise her ideal trilogy. “I’m very happy in Chicago. I’m very happy in Paris, and I’m even happier to be in Mexico,” Ibrahim, who considers herself an “adopted Chicagoan,” tellsWhile the choice of Mexico City may come as a surprise compared to more conventional global art destinations, Ibrahim shares the decision was anything but impulsive.
Mexico City was an alternative to New York in terms of its vibrance, energy, and the cultural presence in the streets. After two solo exhibitions—first in Chicago then in Paris—with Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, which has represented him since 2016, Jiménez is inaugurating the Mexico City location with a new exhibition of his signature collages and experimental large-scale ceramics. Titledit is framed around the transformative nature of water, while also examining notions of family, identity, and queerness. “Clotilde is very embedded in Mexican culture, and he’s also Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Latino.