Glendalys Medina: Fundamental Dualities

March 17 - May 08,2022

From Artpace: "Conceptual interdisciplinary visual artist Glendalys Medina continues their exploration of Taíno pictographs and myth in their exhibition, Fundamental Dualities.The exhibition focuses on the birth of twins in the story of Atabey, the supreme mother goddess for Taínos, the indigenous people of the Caribbean. Painted columns on the walls are used to pictorially tell the story of the birth of Guabancex/Juracán, the deity of chaos and disorder who was understood to transform the weather, and Yúcahu, the deity of creation and male fertility. A large sculptural piece named La Luna/The Moonmade with oil pastels, paint, wire, wood, nails, and thread on wood combines formalism and craft. The prints on the far wall of the gallery embody the artist's visual language, and a sound piece, Sway, fills the entire gallery. “This is the history of the indigenous people of Puerto Rico...I’m just trying to inform people of a history that’s been eradicated. I’m also learning as I go along,” Medina told Artpace."

Reception: March 17, 2022 | 6-9 pm

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