Gonzalo Fuenmayor Tropical Mythologies

On view in the exhibition, documents the experience that inspired Fuenmayor to make work on a Colombian banana plantation; his first video art piece. Fuenmayor’s Colombian heritage and Latino identity collide in works that address Latin America’s colonial past and its legacy. With an elegant flourish, he collages familiar symbols of Latin America with those of Europe, melding bananas and jungle foliage with ornate decorative objects and opulent architecture. His unexpected combinations harness the complex culture clash and enduring tension between the two regions.

Exhibition held in Gallery 268W1.