Woman Figure with Ice Cream

Label

As a Pueblo sculptor, Virgil Ortiz provides a fresh take on Cochiti pottery traditions by merging clay forms with futuristic storylines. Much of Ortiz’s work references his vision of a dystopian future 500 years after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. In this dystopian imaginary world, time traveling icons return to the scene of the revolt and aid in their ancestor’s fight. Woman Figure with Ice Cream is an anomalous hero who heals the Pueblo community. Ortiz’s focus on temporal fluidity urges the viewer to consider that Indigenous tradition is not only alive, but also essential to surviving a post-apocalyptic future. The addition of the ice cream cone illustrates how expressions of humor and joy play an important role in the face of apocalypse and cultural reconstruction projects.

From the 2023 exhibition Love as Ceremony: Legacies of Two-Spirit Liberation, A Space for Dialogue 114, curated by Moonoka Begay '23, Conroy Intern

Course History

Space for DIalogue Gallery Talk: Love as Ceremony: Legacies of Two-Spirit Liberation, Fall 2023

Exhibition History

A Space for Dialogue 114, Love as Ceremony: Legacies of Two-Spirit Liberation, Moonoka Begay, '23, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 19 August - 14 October 2023.

Provenance

Arnold and Lorlee Tenenbaum Collection, Savannah, Georgia; by descent to Ann Tenenbaum, Brian Tenenbaum, Margot Tenenbaum, Alison Tenenbaum; gifted to present collection 2022.

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