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Contemporary Ex-votos: Devotion Beyond Medium closing week

Contemporary Ex-votos: Devotion Beyond Medium closing week

If this show sounds familiar, that might be because it’s been in the Barrick’s East Gallery since April. But with almost two months left (from the date of this publication) to see it, we wanted to give it one last shout-out. A who’s-who of international arts organizations support this culturally rich collection of contemporary work by Latinx artists inspired by the Mexican tradition of Ex-Votos, small devotional paintings that are a type of retablo, or “altar art.” The artists, which include some names familiar to locals (Elena Brokaw, Justin Favela, Zully Mejía, Krystal Ramirez, and others), engage with the U.S.’s largest collection of retablos, curated by University of Illinois at Chicago art professor Emmanuel Ortega and kept at the New Mexico State University Art Museum. They riff on the theme in a wide variety of ways, from mixed-media installations, to repurposed signs for Las Vegas Latinx businesses.

Exhibit runs through November 23.

Marjorie Barrick Museum at UNLV
Free
Every week through Nov 23, 2024.
Monday: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Marjorie Barrick Museum at UNLV
4505 S Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas, Nevada 89154