San Cristóbal de Las Casas. Chiapas, México
MI LUM Y YO Manuel Guzmán Retrospective Manuel Guzmán (b. 1964) is originally from the community of Chaná, in the municipality of Tenejapa, and his mother tongue is Tseltal. He is a farmer/coffee grower and father of two. Manuel (also…
Reinventing Territories: Migration According to Maya and Zoque Communities. Challenging gravity, migrants perform flips. Viewed from solid ground—the communities of origin—they cause a kind of seasickness due to their multiple meanings. The migrant subject gambles with their own life-death; for…
Antún Kojtom Mut Ch’ulelal / Nagual Birds Antún Kojtom, a year after receiving the Rosario Castellanos Medal, he returns to his studio with renewed passion—evident in this new series centered around the complex concept of the Bird-ch’ulel: the cosmic vibration…
Maruch Méndez Ja’chka’itik k’usi smelol li ch’ul mutetike This is how we understand sacred messenger birds Exhibition featuring works by Maruch Méndez, Darwin Cruz, Gerardo K’ulej, Saúl Kak, PH Joel, P. T’ul Gómez, Manuel Guzmán, Raymundo López. Maruch Méndez, with…
Tana vo’ne: Removal and reinvention of memory Recent work by PH Joel (and other artists) Maya/Zoque art is not only made—it is invented and reinvented. Its signs come from an ancient, millennia-old tradition; PH Joel revitalizes them with deep respect…
T’anal: Nudity and erotic art through the Maya / Zoque perspective Abraham Gómez, Antún Kojtom, Darwin Cruz, Genaro Sántiz, Juan Chawuk, Julieta Gómez, Manuel Guzmán, Maruch Méndez, PH Joel, Säsäknichim Martínez and Xun Betan. This exhibition brings together works by…
Dyg’nojoch Jisbil spak’bal na / Urban paint streaks Jisbil spak’bal na (urban stains) is a collection of works that invites you to enjoy the artistic exploration of Dyg’nojoch [Yabteclum, Ch’enalho, 1989, and native of Jobel (San Cristóbal de las Casas)].…
Spatel Nopvenetik / Shaping ideas What is the essence, the genius, of P.T’ul’s work, and where does it come from?A very free imagination, yet deeply rooted in the profound traditions of his town, San Andrés, Chiapas. A humble confidence. He…
Five women, creators of art, (a) tackle the issues that weigh down and lift the women of the Tsotsil-Maya and Zoque-speaking communities of Chiapas, Mexico. The image of the braid comes to mind; with lines of argument (1) socialization and repression, (2) the strangely liberating autonomy of feminine spaces in traditional cultures and (3) the new construction of the original woman, as expressed in art and in life.