This and That: Minerva Cuevas and Kari Englehardt

“This and That” is an occasional series of paired observations. See past “This and That” posts here. – Ed.

Today: Flowers in oil cans

Detail from Minerva Cuevas, “Selection of motor vases,” 2023, set of 17 aluminum cans and artificial flowers. Courtesy of the artist and kurimanzutto, Mexico City/New York. On view at The Contemporary Austin, 2024.

Kari Englehardt, “Hortus Toxicus” on view at Hey I Like it Here inside Hotel Saint George, Mafa, 2023.

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No matter how original, innovative or crazy your idea, someone else is also working on that idea. Furthermore, they are using notation very similar to yours. – Bruce J. MacLennan