ALBERTO PERERA

Lo personal es patético, originates from a 2020 video by the artist, translated into various mediums. In his performances, he embodies alter egos reminiscent of the cabaret world and trash TV. Influenced by Angelyne, the Billboard Queen, the first self-made celebrity, he creates Bettie Tiniebla, merging the name of Bettie Page, a 1950s American pin-up model, with “El Tinieblas,” a popular Mexican wrestler. Bettie Tiniebla embodies sensuality, absurdity, and the DIY aesthetic, standing out as one of Alberto Perera’s most distinctive characters.

The gallery is enveloped in wallpaper illustrated by Perera, brimming with references that nourish his work, intertwining the mundane with the supernatural, horror, and artificiality. Through his work, Alberto Perera questions our existence amidst failure, uncertainty, and criticism of social norms. Lo personal es patético is an eclectic exhibition that celebrates the frivolous and challenges the traditionally dysfunctional, using irreverence as a means to grapple with the world’s incongruities.