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At Artissima 2017, Steve Turner will present a solo exhibition by Medellín-based Camilo Restrepo that will feature works from three different series–A Land Reform, Tight Rope and El Bloc Del Narco.

In A Land Reform, Restrepo collages newspaper clippings of aliases that he collects on a daily basis. He then draws a in comic-strip fashion images that represent each alias and which emphasize the absurdity of news reports that describe murder and mayhem by the likes of Popeye, Barney and Mickey.

In Tight Rope, Restrepo exposes the uncontrollable, repetitive psychic battles that occur inside our …