Sandy Rodriguez's 'Tierra Insurgente' at Hispanic Society Museum
Sandy Rodriguez's exhibition titled 'Tierra Insurgente' is now on display at the Hispanic Society Museum and Library located in Washington Heights, Manhattan, and will continue until June 28. The exhibition features her contemporary maps made from amate paper, juxtaposed with historical artifacts from the museum, including a 1584 map illustrating a Caxcan-led revolt against Spanish colonization. Rodriguez, a third-generation Mexican artist educated at CalArts and former Getty Museum staff member, explores themes of state violence through her art, using calavera skulls resembling drones. Her notable work includes the 'Resistance Map of Gulf of Mexico,' reflecting on significant historical events.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Tierra Insurgente' runs until June 28 at Hispanic Society Museum and Library, Manhattan.
- Rodriguez's maps are installed alongside historic codices and globes, including the 1584 Map of Tequaltiche.
- Map of Tequaltiche was made by Caxcan artists and portrays a 1541 rebellion against Spanish rule.
- Rodriguez uses amate paper made from jonote and agave by Otomi papermakers.
- She uses natural pigments like cochineal, a bright-red pigment that changed global art markets.
- Rodriguez worked for 14 years at the J. Paul Getty Museum teaching methods of Medieval-to-19th-century art.
- She spent ten years learning to work on amate, consulting paper conservators from major museums.
- Her process includes 30-40 small studies before a map, using Procreate on iPad for scaling and composition.
Entities
Artists
- Sandy Rodriguez
- Mark Bradford
- Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
- Caxcan artists
- Ryan Pinchot
Institutions
- Hispanic Society Museum and Library
- Art + Practice
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- California Institute of the Arts
- Hispanic Society Museum & Library
- The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
- The Huntington
- The New York Times
Locations
- Washington Heights
- Manhattan
- New Orleans
- Oaxaca
- California
- Berlin
- Florence
- Texas
- Rio Grande
- Los Angeles
- United States
- New York
- San Marino
- Gulf of Mexico