Installation Art, 1997

For his INSITE97 Community Engagement project, Installation Art/Arte instalación, Felipe Ehrenberg developed a workshop for young Tijuana artists at the Casa de la Cultura in Tijuana. Working with the artists over several months, Ehrenberg introduced installation as an art medium and aided the production of twenty-six installations throughout the city of Tijuana. Sites included Playas de Tijuana, Albergue Temporal Tijuana, DIF, and Centro Comunitario Universidad Iberoamericana Plantel Noroeste (UIA). In a statement, Ehrenberg said that he felt that not only were the installations artwork, so too was the workshop’s process.

Project director: Cristina Rodríguez

Organizers: Casa de la Cultura de Tijuana, Departamento de Cultura Municipal, Tijuana

Venues: Casa de la Cultura, Tijuana: salón 4, sótano, jardín frente, jardín, plataforma de concreto enfrente, galería y pasillo segundo piso; Puente peatonal 5 y 10, Blvd Díaz Ordaz y Lázaro Cárdenas; Parque Teniente Guerrero; Camellón Blvd.; Paseo de los Héroes frente a Plaza Fiesta; Malecón Playas; cuatro paradas de autobús; Centro de Gobierno; Casa de los Pobres, Colonia Altamira; Antiguo cine Variedades; Línea Internacional: Ave Internacional, Revolución y Panamericana; Playas frente malecón; Línea Internacional Cañón Zapata junto al aeropuerto; and other sites in Tijuana.