Contemporary Expressions of Nahua Culture
Composed of a series of Chagoya’s prints, textualized versions of performances by Gómez-Peña, and Rice’s typography, the screenfold Codex Espangliensis collages imagery borrowed from indigenous manuscripts, colonial sources, and contemporary Mexican and American popular culture. The theme of cultural encounters is depicted through an Aztec warrior's confrontation with Superman and Wonder Woman as well as Minnie Mouse's reaction to a portion of the indigenous Codex Borgia.
Loan courtesy of Ellen T. Baird