“Populated by gregarious mice and helpful birds, fairy tales have always been the site of lively relationships and communities between multiple species. Ad Minoliti’s Fantasías Modulares, in its emphasis on the co-existence of many species, is no different. Yet unlike many of her childhood literary influences, she does not impose hierarchies between her hybrid beings — grinning triangles, lounging cows, and winking circles all populate the landscapes of Minoliti’s imagined worlds, with equal bearing and status. With her large painting Landscape (2020), installed at the far end of the gallery, the artist envisions a verdant forest: the quintessential fairy-tale scenery. In many fairy tales, nature and wilderness have been unwelcoming, scary sites, especially for female characters. Think of the perils that Little Red Riding Hood or Snow White face when entering the forest. Aware of how nature has often been portrayed as threatening, or a site of violence, Minoliti’s forest of Fantasías Modulares is a more welcoming and inclusive feminist terra.” — Isabel Casso

Installation view of Ad Minoliti: Fantasias Modulares.

Ad Minoliti, Cyclope, 2020. Acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of Peres Projects. As installed in the exhibition Ad Minoliti: Fantasías Modulares.

Ad Minoliti, Cyclope, 2020. Acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of Peres Project. As installed in the exhibition Ad Minoliti: Fantasías Modulares.

Ad Minoliti, Araña, 2020, Acrylic on wall. Courtesy of Peres Projects. As installed in the exhibition Ad Minoliti: Fantasías Modulares.

Installation view of Ad Minoliti: Fantasias Modulares.

Installation view of Ad Minoliti: Fantasias Modulares.

Ad Minoliti, PLAY SIGNIFICANT OTHERNESS, 2020. Code by Mariana Lombard, Net-based project. Courtesy of Peres Projects. As installed in the exhibition Ad Minoliti: Fantasías Modulares.

Installation view of Ad Minoliti: Fantasias Modulares.

Ad Minoliti, Landscape, 2020. Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas. Buni, 2020. Mannequin with mask, gloves, and pants wearing t-shirt by BBY WACHA. As installed in the exhibition Ad Minoliti: Fantasías Modulares.

Ad Minoliti, Square, 2020. Acrylic on wall. Courtesy of Peres Projects. As installed in the exhibition Ad Minoliti: Fantasías Modulares.

Ad Minoliti: Fantasías Modulares was curated by Isabel Casso, M.A. 2020 Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art

Images courtesy MASS MoCA.