September 20 - December 22, 2019
“In Nothing Left of Us in the Wilderness (No queda nada para nosotros en la espesura), Saúl Hernández-Vargas recalls familial intimacy and political resistance through his “Plates” series, created with distinct Oaxaca mud samples and wax repurposed from his grandfather’s (Alfonso Vargas Sánchez) jewelry practice. In this exhibition, Hernández-Vargas engages a deeply interpersonal narrative that invites viewers to interrogate the Mexican State’s use of pre-Hispanic jewels to promote a homogenous identity and, consequently, a unified political identity.”
Opening: September 20, 2019 | 6–8 pm
Conversation: November 9, 2019 | 1–3 pm
Saúl Hernández-Vargas and Arden Decker, PhD
4912 Main Street
Houston, 77002 TX
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