September 8 - January 1, 2023
From Artpace:
“The fall Main Space exhibition features local artist and City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture 2022 Individual Artist Grant Recipient Luis Valderas. In his exhibition, The Sacred Portal of Amaxactli (place where the waters split) –2022, Valderas creates an installation inspired by ancient portals opened by Mesoamerican shamans. The exhibition includesfigureheads made of Styrofoam, a shipping material that protects wares from being damaged while being shipped thousands of miles across many borders and discarded upon arrival. This packaging is engineered to keep the objects safe but has also created aesthetic forms, which Valderas has integrated into his visual language. By repurposing the Styrofoam and encapsulating it in brown shipping paper, the artist has transformed these shipping materials into a new deity of cardinal status that has traversed multiple borders in this reality.”
Reception: September 8, 2022 | 11 pm – 1 am
445 North Main Avenue
San Antonio, 78205 TX
(210) 212-4900
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