Microhistories of the Andes at San Antonio Museum of Art
On view until May 21, 2028, the San Antonio Museum of Art showcases Microhistories of the Andes, curated by Dr. Kris Driggers. This exhibition explores various artifacts from Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru, dating from the first millennium CE to the twentieth century, featuring textiles, ceramic sculptures, paintings, metalwork, and feather arts. Notable pieces include a Moche culture anthropomorphic maize vessel (Peru, CE 300–600), a Chimú tunic adorned with crescent headdress deities (Peru, CE 1000–1400), Our Lady of Mount Carmel with Mysteries (Peru, late 18th century), a 19th-century Virgin Maguey sculpture from Bolivia, and a 20th-century Toro de Pucará. The exhibition highlights the evolution of spirituality in Andean artistic expression.
Key facts
- Exhibition title: Microhistories of the Andes
- Curator: Dr. Kris Driggers, curator of Latin American Art at the San Antonio Museum of Art
- On view through May 21, 2028, at the San Antonio Museum of Art
- Featured cultures: Moche, Chimú, colonial Peru, 19th-century Bolivia, 20th-century Peru
- Media include textiles, ceramic sculptures, paintings, metalwork, and feather arts
- Anthropomorphic maize vessel is Moche, Peru, CE 300-600, earthenware
- Tunic with crescent headdress deities is Chimú, Peru, CE 1000-1400, cotton and camelid fibers
- Maguey Sculpture of the Virgin is Bolivia, 19th century, polychromed maguey, glass, silk, and tin
- Toro de Pucará (Pucará Bull) is Peru, 1950-1960, painted earthenware
- Microhistory methodology examines single objects to reveal broader historical dynamics
Entities
Artists
- Kris Driggers
Institutions
- San Antonio Museum of Art
- Glasstire
- Moche culture
- Chimú culture
- Inca
- Pew Research Center
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Brooklyn Museum
- The New York Times
Locations
- San Antonio
- United States
- Colombia
- Bolivia
- Ecuador
- Peru
- Andes
- Chan Chan
- Pacific coast