Artists in residence

Santiago is a Mexican architect and urban planner with extensive experience and proven expertise in sustainable urbanism, territorial planning, land-use planning and public policy, enriched by a well-rounded international education acquired in Mexico, Spain and, notably, France.

Throughout his professional career, he has applied a comprehensive and forward-looking vision to the challenges associated with sustainable development at various territorial scales – including the region, the metropolitan area and the urban neighbourhood – across the numerous plans and projects he has delivered. More specifically, he is an expert in the eco-design of large-scale, innovative urban projects, addressing the challenges of the sustainable city of tomorrow.

“We are interested in: Afghan war rug; concrete fence with diamonds; Dali’s catastrophe theory; Malevich’s burnt bone; Haussmannization of Paris; Motherland-Mother; puwera usog; fried ice cream in almond breading, filled with strawberry sorbet with orange liqueur, for which the light in the refrigerator is turned off; will-be people; Ode to Joy; сrepe myrtle; Eisenstein’s father; purple cow; one hundred and fourteen thousand couplets dedicated to the cyclical history of the world; man without a nation; large land carnosaurs and ankylosaurs; Platonov’s text “To Defeat Evil”; Big Clay 1,2,3; Dictionary of capital letters; novel “Louis XIV”; shared universe; Bremer wall sitting; Walking Statue lying in the lake; Flower Garland Sutra; not doing too much; Paris green; Ahriman’s arrow; Queen Maud’s Land; shikata ga nai; Genesis Stone found in the Swamp of Decay; pool “Moscow”; Sea of ​​Clarity; Navajo Indians; inferred worldbuilding; Enthusiasts’ Highway, which Chekhov called sorrowful and hopeless; Eggs “Grand Piano”; Edfu Temple of Horus; World Institute of Slowness; one hundred sixty to eighty.”

– Anton Khamchishkin & Yana Osman

John D. Antone is a sculptor known for his bronze sculptures. He has exhibited in established galleries and museums across Europe, the United States and South Korea.

His sculpture is included in the permanent collection of Latin and North American masterpieces at the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington, D.C.

He is the first US-born artist to have been selected by the European Commission and the US Department of State for an exhibition showcasing the best of American art.

He is currently represented by Artifact Projects, New York.

Mr. Antone also creates performance art and related objects as a means of expression. In this field, his work has been presented at The Kitchen, one of America’s leading performance art venues in New York City.

He has been interviewed by CBS television stations in the United States and Euronews in Europe.