Arriba y Adelante: Felipe Ehrenberg

Baró Galeria is honored to present Arriba y Adelante, the first solo exhibition by Felipe Ehrenberg in Mallorca, on the occasion of Nit de l’Art 2025. Recognized as one of the most thought-provoking and influential Mexican artists, with a career spanning more than five decades, the exhibition brings together works from Baró’s collection, the artist’s first and main gallery representation. The opening takes place on September 20, during Nit de l’Art, and will feature historical works such as publications, performance records, paintings, collages, and drawings. Despite the conceptual nature of his thinking, Ehrenberg always sought to communicate with a broad audience without abandoning figuration. Many of his proposals were so bold that they left a lasting mark on the history of art in Mexico. The exhibition is curated by Esmeralda Gómez Galera.

Arriba y Adelante refers to the work of the same title — Arriba y Adelante… y si no, pos también (1970) — a landmark of Mail Art, consisting of around 200 individually painted postcards sent from London to Mexico, where they could be collectively assembled. The title, ironically borrowed from President Luis Echeverría’s political slogan, reveals Ehrenberg’s social and cultural critique, subverting institutional systems of art circulation and proposing alternative forms of public participation. Today, the piece is recognized as one of his most emblematic works, reflecting his activist and experimental stance. One edition of this work will be on view in the exhibition.

Highlights include the action The Tube-O-Nauts (1970), carried out in the London Underground, where he transformed the city into a performative stage; El arte según yo (1979), a photographic series conceived from a performance at Bosque de Chapultepec; and 68 sensacionales destinos el día de hoy (1975), where the idea of travel turns into a critical chronicle of the present. Collages such as Cuando vivo hago política (1992), created from clippings of the Mexican press, intertwine aesthetics and political reflection. Documents, archives, and action records complement the exhibition, allowing the public to dive into the wide range of resources and strategies mobilized by the artist.