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The Labyrinth of Liberty
2004
13 x 118 x 4 in. (33.02 x 299.72 x 10.16 cm)
Enrique Chagoya (Mexico City, Mexico, 1953 - )
Encode/Store/Retrieve, December 8, 2023 – April 21, 2024, Second Floor, Central and North Galleries, San José Museum of Art.
Bookish, September 25, 2011 - January 15, 2012, 2nd Floor, South Gallery, San José Museum of Art.
Variations on a Theme, May 23, 2009 - February 7, 2010, New Wing, Second Floor, Central Skylight Gallery, San José Museum of Art. (Included in Part II: August 1, 2009-February 7, 2010.)
Pacific Light: California Watercolor Refracted 1907 - 2007, May 18 - September 14, 2008, Nordic Watercolor Museum, Sweden.
Bookish (2011-2012)
In Labyrinth of Liberty, Enrique Chagoya combined images of Maya gods and Aztec pyramids with alien space ships and airplanes. He disrupted the customary way we read by using the format of the Precolumbian codex (meant to be followed from right to left) and thus challenged the unconscious application of Western perspective when trying to decipher and understand history. Here, Chagoya unraveled earlier narratives to weave together his own satirical chronicles.
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The Labyrinth of Liberty
Painting
200413 x 118 x 4 in. (33.02 x 299.72 x 10.16 cm)
Enrique Chagoya (Mexico City, Mexico, 1953 - )
Object Type: Painting
Medium and Support: Acrylic and water-based oil on amate
Credit Line: Gift of the Lipman Family Foundation
Accession Number: 2004.41.01
Exhibition
Encode/Store/Retrieve, December 8, 2023 – April 21, 2024, Second Floor, Central and North Galleries, San José Museum of Art.
Bookish, September 25, 2011 - January 15, 2012, 2nd Floor, South Gallery, San José Museum of Art.
Variations on a Theme, May 23, 2009 - February 7, 2010, New Wing, Second Floor, Central Skylight Gallery, San José Museum of Art. (Included in Part II: August 1, 2009-February 7, 2010.)
Pacific Light: California Watercolor Refracted 1907 - 2007, May 18 - September 14, 2008, Nordic Watercolor Museum, Sweden.
SJMA Label Text
Bookish (2011-2012)
In Labyrinth of Liberty, Enrique Chagoya combined images of Maya gods and Aztec pyramids with alien space ships and airplanes. He disrupted the customary way we read by using the format of the Precolumbian codex (meant to be followed from right to left) and thus challenged the unconscious application of Western perspective when trying to decipher and understand history. Here, Chagoya unraveled earlier narratives to weave together his own satirical chronicles.
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions: - Variations on a Theme San Jose Museum of Art , 5/23/2009 - 2/7/2010
Dimensions
- Framed Dimensions: 13 x 118 x 4 in. (33.02 x 299.72 x 10.16 cm)
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references: - Pacific Light: A Survey of Californian Watercolour 1908-2008. Pacific Light: A Survey of Californian Watercolour 1908-2008 Nordiska Akvarellmuseet (The Nordic Watercolour Museum). Skärhamn, Sweden, 2008
Page Number: 133-135
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