Syncretic: Religion and Ritual in Diaspora

May 2nd - June 30th, 2022

 

“The cultivation of identity and community for second generation immigrants in the United States is necessarily a balancing act. On one hand, there exists an outsize pressure levelled by the dominant white power structures, brought to bear on processes of assimilation and outright rejection. On the other, there is the tenuous connection to a place of origin that is at once home and foreign. These two poles jostle and pull at each other, often colliding and slipping past one another in turn, leaving these hyphenated Americans caught in the gaps between. However, from within those gaps, there is room to push back, and generative potential for new alignments and transformations.”

—— Dante Migone-Ojeda

Featuring work from Priscilla Aleman, Ruhee Maknojia, Dante Migone-Ojeda, Shani Strand, and A young Yu.

Curated by Dante Migone-Ojeda

 

Dante Migone-Ojeda
Angel Guardian, 2021.
Scarlet Macaw Feathers, obsidian, polyurethane resin, chain, and devotional bracelet, 12 x 15 x 8 in.
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Ruhee Maknojia
Divorce II, 2019.
Oil on panel, 10 x 8 in.
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Priscilla Alemann Origins of Devotion, 2021. Mixed media, variable dimensions.
Priscilla Alemann Detail of Origins of Devotion, 2021. Mixed media, variable dimensions.

Priscilla Alemann
Origins of Devotion, 2021.
Mixed media, variable dimensions.

Ruhee Maknojia
Secret Garden, 2019.
Oil on panel, 10 x 8 in.
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Ruhee Maknojia
Domesticate, 2019.
Oil on panel, 10 x 8 in.
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Dante Migone-Ojeda
Transubstantiaton, 2022.
Cast stone, gold plated chain, copper nail, copper etching, artificial pothos, 5 x 1.5 x 75 in.
$3,200 Inquire

A young Yu
Salpuri, 2018.
Edition of 5.
$2,500 Inquire

 

Priscilla Alemann
PRE-COLUMBIAN, 2021.
Mixed media, 108 x 60 x 30 in.

 

Shanistrand
purgatory is forever, 2021.
Plaster, resin, tiles, tar, flower petals, salvaged wrought iron, plywood, foam, clay, and a miniature picture frame, 20 x 24 x 28 in.
$4,000 Inquire

 
 

Dante Migone-Ojeda
Mano de Obra, 2022.
Cast stone, copper nails, found branch, jute twine, 6 x 4 x 2 in.
$5,900 Inquire

 

Ruhee Maknojia
Forced, 2019.
Oil on panel, 10 x 8 in.
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shanistrand_Toast_2021_burnt wood, acoustic foam, concrete, plastic_46_ x 36_ x 13.5__detail 1.jpg
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Shanistrand
Toast, 2021.
Burnt wood, acoustic foam, concrete, plastic, 46 x 36 x 13.5 in.
$5,000 Inquire

 
 

Ruhee Maknojia
Sightless, 2019.
Oil on panel, 10 x 8 in.
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A young Yu
Morning Rituals, 2022.
Video, Edition of 5.
$5,000 Inquire

Ruhee Maknojia
Justice, 2019.
Oil on panel, 10 x 8 in.
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Ruhee Maknojia
Escape, 2019.
Oil on panel, 10 x 8 in.
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Shanistrand
Duppy (OG), 2019.
Concrete, fabric, beeswax, sea shells, nails, and chicken bones, 7.5 x 22 x 8.5 in.
$3,000 Inquire

 

Ruhee Maknojia
Play, 2019.
Oil on panel, 10 x 8 in.
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Ruhee Maknojia
Swallow, 2019.
Oil on panel, 10 x 8 in.
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Shanistrand
when you’re dead, you’re dead (whatever that means), 2021.
Concrete, tar, porcelain tiles, clay, latex, sorrel, wood, acrylic, spray paint, 11.25 x 17.25 x 8 in.