An installation created by 2019 MAD Artist Fellow Tamara Santibañez, Belt/Border is composed of ninety-four meticulously hand-painted pyramid studs. Rendered as pieces of iconic Mexican Talavera pottery piercing the gallery walls, the studs also reference punk adornments punched through jackets and belts. In this work, Santibañez considers the intersections of national, institutional, and personal boundaries and how we protect them.
Belt/Border is organized by MAD Manager of Public Programs Lydia Brawner with support from Manager of Artist Studios and Docent Programs Marissa Passi. On view through February 9, 2020.