Artist & Curator Tour of "La Fuente del Deseo"

On May 25th, 2024, Georgina Treviño, the artist behind "La Fuente del Deseo," and the exhibition's curator, Sarah Darro, led an intimate walkthrough of the artist’s jewel- and chrome-encrusted work.

"La Fuente del Deseo" presents Treviño’s wide-ranging sculptural practice within three architectural installations: the pawn shop, the playground, and the plaza. This experiential framework immerses visitors in the artist’s visionary world and source materials. Iconic jewelry pieces, including the Ms. Honey door-knocker earrings worn by Beyoncé in her groundbreaking Renaissance visual album, and the red ski mask dripping with gemstones and silver chains worn by Bad Bunny for his Rolling Stone cover issue, are featured alongside handwrought cast-silver works within the pawn-shop installation, while her monumental, "Siéntase Señora" nameplate-necklace bench and swing sets, emblazoned with early 2000s norteño song lyrics, are the focus of the playground installation.

About Georgina Treviño
Georgina Treviño is a contemporary artist and jeweler from Tijuana, Mexico, based in San Diego, California. In 2004, she earned a BA in applied design with an emphasis in jewelry and metalsmithing from San Diego State University. Treviño’s work has been acquired by the permanent collections of the Museum of Arts and Design (New York, NY), the Racine Art Museum (Racine, WI), Alain Servais Collection (Brussels, BA), and Jorge M. Pérez Collection (PAMM Museum, Miami, FL). Her work has been included in national & international exhibitions at institutions including Embajada Gallery (San Juan, Puerto Rico); VETA Galeria (Madrid, Spain); Museum JAN (Amsterdam, NL); Mingei International Museum (San Diego, CA); CECUT Tijuana Cultural Center (Tijuana, Mexico); Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (Ciudad Juárez, Mexico); Rubin Center for the Visual Arts (El Paso, TX); Museum of Arts and Design (New York, NY); Racine Art Museum (Racine, WI); Schmuck 2015 Munich Jewelry Week; New York City Jewelry Week; and Salon Cosa Mexico City. Treviño’s practice has been featured in publications including the L.A. Times, Elle, Vogue, Architectural Digest, Allure, Marie Claire, The Fader, Paper Magazine, PlayBoy Magazine, and Office Mag. She has also worked directly with celebrities like Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Rosalia, 2Chainz, Bella Hadid, Lizzo, Doja Cat, Post Malone, Kali Uchis, Karol G, and companies like Nike®, e.l.f. Cosmetics, Bimba y Lola, Fenty, Guess, and Spotify on custom work and collaborations.

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