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While Bárbara Sánchez-Kane has stepped away from the regular fashion cycle, she is still a designer. “I’ve never left fashion; it’s the core of my work,” she told W. “It’s just that the access and the speed of it didn’t work for me. I like the possibilities of exploration.” That exploration continues in her artwork, which exists in conversation with fashion, as well as themes of “Mexicanness,” religion, and sexual identity, all at play in Bárbara Sánchez-Kane y Sofía Alazraki: Fortuna y Fetiche. The collaboration between the two artists began as an exchange of letters and evolved into a collection of images: Frankenstein-like sculptures by Sánchez-Kane, shot by Alazraki. They were initially created to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Kurimanzutto, the New York and Mexico City-based gallery that represents Sánchez-Kane. The pieces honor the gallery and the familial relationships she has formed with the other creatives she’s met through owners José Kuri and Mónica Manzutto. After a feature in W last year, they’re making their way to Dashwood Projects in Manhattan’s East Village, where the works will be on display from April 9 to May 24.