Commonwealth and Council

Art Basel Miami Beach

Andrea Fraser, Beatriz Cortez, Carolina Caycedo, Clarissa Tossin, Dala Nasser, Danielle Dean, Elle Pérez, Fidencio Fifield-Perez, Harold Mendez, Leslie Martinez, Young Joon Kwak

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Installation view

Photo: Mark Blower

Installation view

Photo: Mark Blower

Leslie Martinez

The Reconstitution of Rejected and Refracted Voids I

2023
Canvas scraps, used studio rags, used studio clothing, plastic film stuffing, polyester sewing threads, paper fragments, mylar balloons, iron silicate, iridescent cellophane, crushed charcoal, paint chips, saw dust, pumice, modeling paste, mica flakes, mica powder, iron oxide, sumi ink, acrylic paint on canvas
Approx. 85 x 60 x 10 in (216 x 153 x 26 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of The Reconstitution of Rejected and Refracted Voids I

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of The Reconstitution of Rejected and Refracted Voids I

Photo: Paul Salveson

Installation view

Photo: Mark Blower

Clarissa Tossin

Future Geography: Tarantula Nebula

2024
Used Amazon.com delivery boxes, archival inkjet print on photo paper with lamination, wood
45 x 75 x 1.5 in (114 x 190 x 3 cm)

Photo: Brica Wilcox

Detail of Future Geography: Tarantula Nebula

Photo: Brica Wilcox

Detail of Future Geography: Tarantula Nebula

Photo: Brica Wilcox

Installation view

Photo: Mark Blower

Dala Nasser

Church of Saint Christopher, Qabr Hiram (Lebanon) I

2025
Ash, rust, fired clay, cyanotype on canvas
Approx. 116.25 x 58.75 in (295 x 149 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Church of Saint Christopher, Qabr Hiram (Lebanon) I

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Church of Saint Christopher, Qabr Hiram (Lebanon) I

Photo: Paul Salveson

Dala Nasser

Church of Saint Christopher, Qabr Hiram (Lebanon) II

2025
Ash, rust, fired clay, cyanotype on canvas
Approx. 118.5 x 58.5 in (302 x 149 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Church of Saint Christopher, Qabr Hiram (Lebanon) II

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Church of Saint Christopher, Qabr Hiram (Lebanon) II

Photo: Paul Salveson

Installation view of Church of Saint Christopher, Qabr Hiram (Lebanon) I and Church of Saint Christopher, Qabr Hiram (Lebanon) II

Photo: Paul Salveson

Young Joon Kwak

Circle Dance of Queer Past Futures

2024
Urethane resin, plaster, soil, glitter, rocks, bronze, glass rhinestones, wax pigment
Approx. 42 x 42 x 5 in (106 x 106 x 12 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Circle Dance of Queer Past Futures

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Circle Dance of Queer Past Futures

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Circle Dance of Queer Past Futures

Photo: Paul Salveson

Young Joon Kwak

Suspended Devotion (Charlie)

2025
Urethane resin, glitter, wax pigment, glass and plastic rhinestones, wax pigment, Swarovski crystal beads, steel
Approx. 59 x 18 x 16 in (150 x 46 x 41 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Suspended Devotion (Charlie)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Suspended Devotion (Charlie)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Suspended Devotion (Charlie)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Installation view

Photo: Mark Blower

Carolina Caycedo

Woven into the Triangular Trade

2025
Artisanal hand-dyed cast net, cotton sliver, paracord, powder coated steel, lead weights, thread
Approx. 66 x 66 x 5.5 in (168 x 168 x 14 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Woven into the Triangular Trade

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Woven into the Triangular Trade

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Woven into the Triangular Trade

Photo: Paul Salveson

Carolina Caycedo

Punto Rojo

2025
Artisanal hand-dyed cast net, paracord, powder coated steel, lead weights, thread
Approx. 71 x 71 x 0.75 in (180 x 180 x 2 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Punto Rojo

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Punto Rojo

Photo: Paul Salveson

Carolina Caycedo

Sacred Leaves

2025
Artisanal hand-dyed cast net, paracord, powder coated steel, lead weights, thread
Approx. 37 x 37 0.75 in (94 x 94 x 2 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Sacred Leaves

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Sacred Leaves

Photo: Paul Salveson

Carolina Caycedo

Te conocí en El Yunque

2025
Artisanal hand-dyed cast net, paracord, powder coated steel, lead weights, thread
Approx. 42 x 42 x 0.75 in (107 x 107 x 2 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Te conocí en El Yunque

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Te conocí en El Yunque

Photo: Paul Salveson

Carolina Caycedo

El ocho de Oshun

2025
Artisanal hand-dyed cast net, 22 carat gold leaf, mirrored glass, paracord, powder coated steel, lead weights, thread
Approx. 41 x 30.5 x 12 in (104 x 77 x 30 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of El ocho de Oshun

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of El ocho de Oshun

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of El ocho de Oshun

Photo: Paul Salveson

Carolina Caycedo

Gift for Pollinators

2025
Artisanal hand-dyed cast net, grosgrain ribbon, powder coated steel, lead weights, thread
Approx. 42 x 39 x 30.5 in (107 x 99 x 77 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Gift for Pollinators

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Gift for Pollinators

Photo: Paul Salveson

Danielle Dean

5:43 a.m.

2023
Watercolor on paper, walnut frame
46 x 80 in (117 x 203 cm)
Framed: 50.25 x 84 x 2 in (128 x 213 x 5 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of 5:43 a.m.

Photo: Paul Salveson

Beatriz Cortez

Crow Vision (Multiplicity)

2025
Steel, goose feathers, cotton cordon
23.5 x 23.5 x 1.25 in (60 x 60 x 3 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Crow Vision (Multiplicity)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Beatriz Cortez

Crow Vision (Iridescence)

2025
Steel, rooster tail feathers, pheasant feathers, cotton cordon
12 x 24 x 1.25 in (30 x 61 x 3 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Crow Vision (Iridescence)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Fidencio Fifield-Perez

Squash, 2025
Acrylic on canvas, walnut frame
48 x 36 x 1.5 in (122 x 91 x 4 cm)
Framed: 49.25 x 37.25 x 2 in (125 x 95 x 5 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Squash

Photo: Paul Salveson

Fidencio Fifield-Perez

dacament 21, 2019
Acrylic on envelope
12.5 x 10 in (32 x 25 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Fidencio Fifield-Perez

dacament 26, 2022
Acrylic on envelope
15 x 10.5 in (38 x 27 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Fidencio Fifield-Perez

dacament 23, 2021
Acrylic on envelope
13 x 10 in (33 x 25 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Fidencio Fifield-Perez

dacament 12, 2017
Acrylic on envelope
13 x 9.75 in (33 x 25 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Installation view

Photo: Mark Blower

Harold Mendez

Field (Encounter)

2019-22
Archival pigment print mounted on Dibond, graphite
Three parts: 76 x 46.25 x 1 in (193 x 118 x 3 cm) each; overall: 76 x 138.75 x 1 in (193 x 352 x 3 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Elle Pérez

street night rain storm

2022/2024
Gelatin silver print mounted to Dibond, walnut frame
13.75 x 11.5 in (35 x 29 cm)
Framed: 14.5 x 12.25 x 1.5 in (37 x 31 x 4 cm)
Edition of 5, 2AP

Photo: Paul Salveson

Elle Pérez

after rain 

2022/2024
Archival pigment print mounted to Dibond, walnut frame
13.75 x 10.75 in (35 x 27 cm)
Framed: 14.5 x 11.5 x 1.5 in (37 x 30 x 4 cm)
Edition of 5, 2AP

Photo: Paul Salveson

Andrea Fraser

Lexicon

2025
Stack of posters, print on paper

Edition of 10, 1AP

Photo: Mark Blower