No Man’s Art Gallery is honoured to announce Vultures & Fireflies, the first institutional solo exhibition by Alejandro Galván in the Netherlands. Presented at Marres, House for Contemporary Culture in Maastricht, the exhibition spans the entire house space to create a dynamic and evolving work that chronicles Galván’s home city of Nezahualcóyotl.
Brought to life through paintings, transfer prints, sculptures, and film, this powerful chronicle of Mexico merges elements from tabloid news, comic books, heavy metal, and folklore. Galván’s work appears to restore balance in a world marked by injustice and corruption — what the artist himself calls a vivid dream of Mexican society. With Vultures & Fireflies, he transforms the most unique chapters of local history into part of a global story.
“I created a type of personal collage. Vultures & Fireflies represents countless of hours of work, a deep honesty, and a strong sense of humanity. This chronicle features a series of large-scale drawings and paintings, installations, videos, and sculptures. It celebrates various visual resources taken from everyday life and the recent memories of the outskirts of Mexico City.” Alejandro Galván
Curated by Tonatiuh López & Laura Martínez.
Vultures & Firelies, solo exhibition by Alejandro Galván, Marres, House for Contemporary Cultures, Maastricht, NL, 2025. Images by Gert-Jan van Rooij.