"The new year kicks off with 10 exhibitions that reconsider historical narratives and offer expansive aesthetic possibilities for the future. Elias Hernández mines cartoons, video games, and Salvadoran history in his evolving fantastical universe. Colombian-American artist Carolyn Castaño draws on her late father's photographic archive in her multimedia works exploring immigration and identity. A group show at Art + Practice brings together 20 artists who celebrate the cultural and communal significance of Black motherhood."
"It showcases her distinctive visual language that combines textiles, painting, and sculpture, drawing on Mesoamerican traditions, Japanese aesthetics, minimalism, and fiber art. Working with a refined material spectrum that includes wool, horsehair, paper, gesso, and gold, Amaral created an oeuvre defined by breadth, from the monumental, looping forms of "Eslabón familiar" (1973) to the intimate radiance of her Soles series (2014)."
Ten exhibitions reconsider historical narratives while proposing expanded aesthetic possibilities across photography, textile art, sculpture, and multimedia. Elias Hernández integrates cartoons, video games, and Salvadoran history into an evolving fantastical universe. Carolyn Castaño operates from her late father's photographic archive to examine immigration and identity in multimedia works. A group exhibition at Art + Practice gathers twenty artists who honor the cultural and communal significance of Black motherhood. Sustainers of Life at Angels Gate Cultural Center presents seven Indigenous women artists reclaiming representation and depicting struggles, strengths, and resilience. Olga de Amaral's survey traces textile-based experimentation from the 1970s through 2018, emphasizing material refinement and formal range.
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