MODERN ECLECTICS

Chinatown Soup is delighted to present Modern Eclectics, an exhibition of analog collages by mixed-media artist Rafael Santiago and fragrances by Nomenclature Eaux de Parfums, on view from May 18-22, 2022.

Rafael Santiago is a mixed media artist in New York City. They create autobiographical art that currently explores queerness and gender identity. Rafael’s earlier work involved photographing their nude body, presenting it in various methods of collage practices. Part of their current practice involves being a gatherer and composer of images, a practice wherein countless hours are spent scouring the net for vintage photography and various printed ephemera. When it comes to working with the found image, Rafael follows in the steps of artists who have plucked out imagery from our print culture to make it new and rebirthed. Artists such as members of the Dadaists, the Pictures Generation, John Stezaker, and Rauschenberg are some that have influenced their creative impulses. 

Nomenclature is a niche fragrance line conceived in New York by Karl Bradl and Carlos Quintero. Its new Modern Eclectics collection explores the concept of modernity, but more specifically modern eclecticism in perfumery. These fragrances were carefully designed selecting the best of contrasting styles to create a new and unique vision.