Friends

José Esparza Chong Cuy

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Esparza Chong Cuy was the Pamela Alper Associate Curator until 2018.

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We Are HereSat, Aug 19, 2017–Sun, Apr 1, 2018
1. Short Three pairs of shoes sit below three raised black boxes that support six wooden heads. The closest head is hollowed out, others have light-skinned faces emerging from the wood, but the third has a long pointed beak-like form.
Tania Pérez Córdova: Smoke, nearbySat, Apr 15, 2017–Sun, Aug 20, 2017
1. Short A piece of glass is folded into quarters with green edges facing up, resting on a white surface. A smoking stick is wedged into the top fold. There is a dark, round shadow behind the sculpture on the right.
2. Short A sheet of hard glass is folded over and bent in two as if it were a plastic bag. A smoking stick rests between the green edges of the glass and a plume of smoke wafts upward.
3. Long A sheet of hard glass is folded over and bent in two as if it were a plastic bag. A smoking stick rests between the green lips that comprise the edges of the glass. A dark circular shadow dominates the area to the right of the glass, a stark contrast to the white background.