Enrique Chagoya. Aliens Sans Frontières, 2016. Lithograph on handmade Amate paper, edition of 30, 24 x 28 inches.
A brief survey of work by Enrique Chagoya, Aliens Sans Frontiéres is currently on view at the Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery of the State University of New York at Fredonia. The exhibition highlights Chagoya's approach towards upending Modernist principles, featuring a range of the artist's work. Included are a selection of paintings, the series of etchings Recurrent Goya, based on Goya's Caprichos, as well as examples of the Chagoya's Illegal Alien codexes, derived from Pre-Columbian books and featuring painted, drawn, and collaged images.
Chagoya will give a lecture accompanying the exhibition in McEwen Hall on Thursday, January 25 at 8:30pm. There will be an opening reception in the gallery on Friday, January 26 from 7 - 9pm, the exhibition will continue through February 25th, 2018.
More information can be found here.