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Mission Cultural Center Gallery

October 20 - December 1, 2012

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2868 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94110
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New World Old Child
The Mission Cultural Center is proud to present New World Old Child, a new solo exhibition by Nicolas Torres open to the public on October 20 through November 30. With all new work comprised of video installations, sculptures, photographs, and found ephemera, Torres blends together small narratives of a time he deeply admired through depictions of youthful pastimes and symbolic neighborhood tokens. Torres expands his conceptual practice in this solo exhibition while making ties to much of the narratives seen in his previous work that often focus on the struggles of lower class city dwelling. “I’ve often said nostalgia gets the best of me, and it does, but it also brings out the best in me. What’s ugly is that it makes me fear change, but ultimately I feel it’s a fair exchange for the art it inspires me to create and respect it pays to a past” Torres was born in San Francisco and raised throughout the Bay Area. He received his BA in Philosophy from UC Berkeley in 2008. Since then much of his work has focused on San Francisco and the changes of its inhabitants, environment, and ideals. Through a variety of practices he produces social commentary on urban blight and on those who suffer and benefit through its renewal. Torres has exhibited in San Francisco, Detroit, and Barcelona. _
New World Old Child