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Vida, Muerte, Justicia
UPCOMING SHOW PREVIEW / OGDEN CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER
Through 11/ 27 Ogden, UT
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Amelec Diaz, Consuela –
dee Flying Yoke (triptych),
oil, spray paint, acrylic
on wood, 36 x 108 x 3"
Courtesy the artist.
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Alexis Duque, Mundo
Cranium, acrylic on
canvas, 24 x 18".
Courtesy the artist.
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wenty-four Latin American and
Latinx artists, responding in their
work to themes of social and racial justice,
will present artwork in the new exhibi-
tion Vida, Muerte, Justicia. The show is
a collaboration between curators Jorge
Rojas of Ogden Contemporary Arts Center
and María del Mar González-González of
Weber State University’s Mary Elizabeth
Dee Shaw Gallery. It will be on view
at Ogden Contemporary Arts Center
through November 27 and presents paint-
ings, sculpture, photography, installation,
performances, digital art and more that
are relevant to our current times and the
artists’ experiences.
“As we look back on one of the most
difficult years in recent history, this exhibi-
tion invites audiences to reflect on many of
the issues that have taken center stage, as
well as the movements that have united us
to work toward justice,” says Rojas, who is a
Mexican artist, curator and educator. “This
multimedia exhibition features artworks by
contemporary Latin American artists and
artists of Latin American descent making
work that directly responds to and addresses
social justice issues on the local, national
and international scene. By exploring
connections between life, death and justice,
these artists and this exhibition aim to raise
awareness, educate, build community and
inspire action, while providing space for
reflection, mourning and collective healing.”
Among the artists with work on view
are Amelec Diaz, Alexis Duque, Harry
Gamboa Jr., Scherezade Garcia, David
Rios Ferreira, Nancy Rivera and Horacio
Rodriguez. In their works, the artists
comment on the COVID-19 crisis, the
border wall, social and political uprising
and more, examining how unjust systems
might be changed.
Ogden Contemporary Arts Center
455 25th Street • Ogden, UT 84401
(801) 810-2898 • http://www.ogdencontemporaryarts.org