Amuleto
Amuleto is a collaboration between the independent art spaces The Franklin, Mayfield, and Hyde Park Art Center to present artwork by artists that address the ideas of the amulet/amuleto: portable objects that are attributed to magical, emotional, or sentimental value. Civilizations have believed in the energy of amulets going all the way back to ancient times. These talismans are often worn to aid or protect their wearer or given a spiritual significance that varies from person to person and is symbolically compared to armor. How do contemporary artists incorporate the alchemy of artifacts in their work?
This exhibition concept originated from the artists Edra Soto, Madeleine Aguilar, and Alberto Aguilar in relation to their own art practices and how they consider found, personal objects to be infused with power from memories generated from the object鈥檚 history of use or existence. The exhibition will take place in three companion shows spread throughout the three venues in the spring/summer of 2023 and run simultaneously at the Art Center with the solo exhibition Destination/El Destino: A decade of Graft by Edra Soto.
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Amuleto is a collaboration between the independent art spaces The Franklin, Mayfield, and Hyde Park Art Center to present artwork by artists that address the ideas of the amulet/amuleto: portable objects that are attributed to magical, emotional, or sentimental value. Civilizations have believed in the energy of amulets going all the way back to ancient times. These talismans are often worn to aid or protect their wearer or given a spiritual significance that varies from person to person and is symbolically compared to armor. How do contemporary artists incorporate the alchemy of artifacts in their work?
This exhibition concept originated from the artists Edra Soto, Madeleine Aguilar, and Alberto Aguilar in relation to their own art practices and how they consider found, personal objects to be infused with power from memories generated from the object鈥檚 history of use or existence. The exhibition will take place in three companion shows spread throughout the three venues in the spring/summer of 2023 and run simultaneously at the Art Center with the solo exhibition Destination/El Destino: A decade of Graft by Edra Soto.
Artists on show
- Alex Chitty
- Bun Stout
- Cecilia Beaven
- Ciera McKissick
- Cydney Lewis
- Dennissa Young
- Devin Mays
- Diana Gabriel
- Dianna Frid
- Erin Hayden
- Frank Vega
- Janhavi Khemka
- Jeff Robinson
- Jenny Kendler
- Jess Bass
- Jessee Rose Crane
- Jim Duignan
- John Preus
- Jonas Müller-Ahlheim
- Joseph Josué Mora
- Josue Pellot
- Juan Baños Fonseca
- Juan Chavez
- Karolina Gnatowski
- Keny De La Peña
- Krista Franklin
- Kushala Vora
- Lan Tuazon
- Lin Foust
- Liz Chilsen
- Margarita Moreno
- Maria Burundarena
- Matt Morris
- Melissa Oresky
- Michelle J Chun
- Monica Rezman
- Natalia Villanueva Linares
- Ndivhuho Rasengani
- Nelly Agassi
- Noelle Garcia
- Oli Watt
- Paola Cabal
- Renata Berdes
- Rhonda Wheatley
- Rodrigo Lara Zendejas
- Sarah Nishiura
- SaraNoa Mark
- Selva Aparicio
- Sofia Diaz Fernandez
- Whitney Bradshaw
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