Material Art Fair 2026
For Material 2026, Charlie James Gallery is pleased to present a presentation of works by the Perez Bros and Abel Rodriguez.
Executed by both brothers in tandem, the monochromatic, tone-on-tone acrylic paintings by the Perez Bros take their color directly from the candied gloss color palette of lowriders. The brothers choose subjects from a personal archive of photographs, gathered over a lifetime immersed in the lowrider scene. Many of the works include sculptural elements familiar to car culture: engraved chrome trim pieces run across compositions, mirrors are tiled below tires as if to provide the viewer a glimpse of a gleaming undercarriage. In this way, the works transcend their status as painting and become like cars themselves, adorned with precise murals and finished with a sparkling resin glaze.
Abel Rodriguez will be showing works on paper from the artist’s Fotos y recuerdos series, which reexamines photographs and ephemera from the artist’s childhood in the 1990s and early 2000s. By reproducing photo snapshots in soft pastel and pencil, Rodriguez introduces a subtle blur into the image that speaks both to the nature of photography in a pre-digital era and to a distinct feeling of nostalgia that infuses the scenes.
VENUE
Maravilla Studios
C. del Fresno 315, Gate 1
Col. Atlampa, Cuauhtémoc
06450 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
THE FAIR
February 5 – 8, 2026
Thursday, February 5
Press Preview, 11AM – 12PM (Press only)
Invited: First Look, 12 – 2PM (VIP)
Invited: Private View, 2 – 5PM (VIP)
Grand Opening, 5 – 8PM (Open to the public)
Friday, February 6, 12 – 8PM
Saturday, February 7, 12 – 8PM
Sunday, February 8, 12 – 7PM
