Join us to celebrate the opening of our exhibition ‘Angel Otero. Agua Salada’ at Hauser & Wirth Somerset. 

Angel Otero makes his UK debut this spring, featuring a deeply personal body of work completed during an artist residency in Somerset. Moving his studio practice from New York and Puerto Rico temporarily to Somerset, the residency is an opportunity for Otero to continue his exploration of memory, place and meaning in the context of a new environment.

The Education Lab: ‘Echoes,’ which accompanies the exhibition, explores how memory shapes who we are. Developed in collaboration with Somerset-based charity Museum To You and our youth collective, Arthaus, the Education Lab centers on intergenerational exchange and collective creativity. Community stories, short films and a collaborative memory wall will be on display, alongside a soundscape co-produced with local care home residents.

The gallery and Education Lab will be open from 12 – 5 pm, with live music and complimentary drinks being served until 3 pm. Food from the team behind Da Costa and Roth Bar be purchased in the farmyard from 12 – 3 pm.

Tickets are free, but we ask that you register in advance so we can understand visitor numbers. If you are able, we encourage donations to our 2024 – 2026 charity partner Good Company Bruton.

There will be limited parking on site, so we advise visitors to walk, cycle or use public transport.

About Angel Otero
Angel Otero’s practice is known for employing highly innovative techniques that challenge the parameters of his materials, revealing the intrinsic qualities of paint. His works are rooted in abstract image making and engage with ideas of memory through addressing art history, as well as his own lived experience. His signature mode of storytelling evokes the ways in which household objects become personified through the lens of memory. These objects, seemingly quotidian at first glance, take on the role of surrogates for family members and moments from the artist’s past.

On view from 2 May through 18 October, ‘Angel Otero. Agua Salada’ marks an expansion of Otero’s practice beyond the canvas, translating his fascination with process, materiality and time into sculptural installations and moving image.

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Please be advised that photographs will be taken at this event for use on the Hauser & Wirth website, social media and in other marketing materials.