ektor garcia, maripalumino (detail), 2021. Cast aluminum, cast bronze, crocheted copper wire, 25 x 18 1/2 x 9 inches. Courtesy the artist and Rebecca Camacho Presents. Photo by Robert Divers Herrick.
You're invited to the opening celebration of ektor garcia: loose ends, the first solo museum exhibition in the artist's home state of California.
Called "wonderfully handmade" by KQED, garcia's work draws on handcraft traditions and a DIY punk sensibility to create constantly evolving objects made of copper wires, cast metals, glass, and fiber. His exhibition at SJMA repurposes new and existing sculptures into a single, original installation that is both intricate and psychologically charged.
The evening will feature international and funk music spun by DJ Valdespín in El Cafecito, by Mezcal.
6–7pm: Member Reception
- SJMA members, please join us for a reception of wine and light bites in the café patio. To RSVP or join as a member, please email membership@sjmusart.org. Thank you for your support!
7pm: Remarks
Register in advance for fast check-in at admissions. Walk-ins are always welcome.
Featuring DJ Valdespín
David Valdespino Jr. is a San José-based writer, magazine producer, vinyl DJ, and singer-songwriter who is interested in the intersectionality between musical genres.
Support
ektor garcia: loose ends is made possible by the SJMA Exhibitions Fund, with major support from Brook Hartzell and Tad Freese.
Operations and programs at the San José Museum of Art are made possible by principal support from SJMA’s Board of Trustees, and a Cultural Affairs Grant from the City of San José; by lead support from the Lipman Family Foundation, the Adobe Foundation, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, Tammy and Tom Kiely, Yvonne and Mike Nevens, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Skyline Foundation, the Teiger Foundation, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the SJMA Director's Council and Council of 100; and with significant endowment support from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and the San José Museum of Art Endowment Fund established by the Knight Foundation at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.