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James Cohan is pleased to present Conversations with Snakes, Birds, and Stars, a major exhibition of new paintings and mosaic works by Eamon Ore-Giron.

Conversations with Snakes, Birds, and Stars represents an evolution of Ore-Giron’s ongoing Talking Shit series, which he began in 2017 while living in Guadalajara. In this next chapter, Ore-Giron deepens his artistic dialogue with the iconography of ancient Mesoamerican and Andean cultures while expanding his own pictorial inventiveness. Through bold geometric compositions and radiant color palettes, his paintings and mosaic works conjure the presence of deities such as Quetzalcoatl and Coatlicue and reinterpret artifacts including textiles, jewelry, and pottery—using them as a springboard into new realms of syncretic abstraction. 

Central to Ore-Giron’s practice is an understanding that cultural symbols are living entities, constantly evolving over time and as contexts change. The artist is particularly drawn to moments of transformation, when sacred objects become secular, when indigenous knowledge is reclaimed by diasporic communities, or when ancient icons find renewed meaning. His vibrant, semi-abstract interpretations of pre-Columbian deities and artifacts acknowledge these shifting resonances, treating historical iconography not as fixed, but as material for ongoing creative exchange. Talking Shit suggests an informal, intimate conversation about both personal experience and universal understanding of cultural heritage. It is this personal relationship with the past that animates Ore-Giron’s new works, pulling shared history into the present.