Hrag Vartanian

Critic, Curator, Editor-in-chief & Co-founder of Hyperallergic

Separated at Birth: Mauricio Alejo & Chris Martin

It almost feels like Martin’s work is the “after” to Alejo’s “before.” (click to enlarge)

Left, Mauricio Alejo, “This time I won’t forget” (2008), exhibited at Fortress to Solitude‘s The Portrait Show; Right, Chris Martin, Untitled (2010), exhibited at Sideshow Gallery’s 10th Anniversary show.

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