This week, OMR debuts Eduardo Sarabia’s first solo exhibition with the gallery since the beginning of his representation in March 2023. “Four Minutes of Darkness” comprises 30 artworks that unite themes of ancestral, alchemical, and mystical knowledge, imagination, and religion. There is a large stained-glass ceiling; there are hand-drawn swords and shrimp; there is a hand-made wool tapestry. It is a tapestry, in fact, that depicts a solar eclipse—the most important theme of all in “Four Minutes of Darkness.” In April, Sarabia’s exhibition will relocate to the Museo de Arte de Mazatlán in Sinaloa, his family’s place of origin. On April 8, when the solar eclipse turns day into night for four minutes, viewers will be invited to watch the spectacle together from the museum.
Eduardo Sarabia, “Eclipse Dreaming,” 2023 Hand made wool tapestry, 74 3/4 x 64 1/8 inches, courtesy of the artist and OMR.
Eduardo Sarabia, “Four minutes of darkness,” 2023, hand made Stained glass, 118 1/8 x 118 1/8 x 1/4 inches, courtesy of the artist and OMR.
Eduardo Sarabia, “Quetzales Cósmicos,” 2023, acrylic, gold leaf and silver leaf on linen Acrílico, 34 5/8 x 42 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches, courtesy of the artist and OMR.
Eduardo Sarabia, “Untitled (Karaoke),” 2023, hand painted ceramic vase and wood box, vase: 26 3/8 x 18 7/8 x 18 7/8 inches, box: 23 5/8 x 32 1/4 x 23 5/8 inches, courtesy of the artist and OMR.
