Sangre de Nopal/Blood of the Nopal: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Contemporary Art
October 6, 2024—April, 2025
Study for Mapa de la Region Fronteriza de Alta y Baja Califas 2017-2018 hand-processed map of watercolor on paper. Collection of Kim and Keith Allen-Niesen.
Sandy Rodriguez, Pronostico - Ventura, 2018, 24 x 36, Oil on Canvas. Collection of the artist.
Sandy Rodriguez, Pronóstico—Borderlands Wildfires No. 2, 2022, 31.5 x 47 inches, Hand-processed watercolor on amate paper. Collection of the artist.
Sangre de Nopal/Blood of the Nopal: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Contemporary Art is among more than 70 exhibitions and programs presented as part of PST ART. Returning in September 2024 with its latest edition, PST ART: Art & Science Collide, this landmark regional event explores the intersections of art and science, both past and present. PST ART is presented by Getty.
The conversations and the artworks presented in Sangre de Nopal/Blood of the Nopal center the aesthetics, history, and global impact of the Zapotec peoples’ cultivation of cochineal—a scale insect that lives exclusively on the nopal cactus (Opuntia cacti) and is the source of a red dye derived from its body. The beauty of cochineal hue has captivated people for centuries, not only in Mexico, but around the world.
Text: MCASB
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