Thu June 11 - Sat July 25, 2026

Machismosa

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MACHISMOSA
Curated by Aleo Landeta

In the tradition of chisme as lore, Machismosa examines how machismo is learned, whispered, and passed down. This exhibition dismantles it through the same radical storytelling that built it, bringing together ten Latine artists whose multimedia practices unravel machismo's rigidity and reimagine it as fluid, intimate, and communal. Rather than treating machismo as an inescapable mold, these artists deconstruct and reclaim it into something livable. Working across textile, ceramics, painting, and sculpture, they center the body, domesticity, and ancestral memory as sites of resistance, where kitchen-table whispers become revolution. The opening reception will be animated by live performances from drag royalty Soy Papi Churro and Xochitl, bringing Machismosa's themes off the walls and into the room. DJ Katjabba will bring the vibes with her high-energy set.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Angel A. Anjos
Erica Jasmin Canas
Tatti Carvalho
Luka Fernandez
Alexander Hernandez
dani lopez
Humberto Maldonado
Daniel Arthur Mendoza
Itzel Rios-Ellis
Angela Zamora

Free

Presented by Root Division

Image Credit: Daniel Arthur Mendoza, An Open and Fearless Capacity for Joy and a Fuller Eros (detail), 2022

MACHISMOSA
Curated by Aleo Landeta

In the tradition of chisme as lore, Machismosa examines how machismo is learned, whispered, and passed down. This exhibition dismantles it through the same radical storytelling that built it, bringing together ten Latine artists whose multimedia practices unravel machismo's rigidity and reimagine it as fluid, intimate, and communal. Rather than treating machismo as an inescapable mold, these artists deconstruct and reclaim it into something livable. Working across textile, ceramics, painting, and sculpture, they center the body, domesticity, and ancestral memory as sites of resistance, where kitchen-table whispers become revolution. The opening reception will be animated by live performances from drag royalty Soy Papi Churro and Xochitl, bringing Machismosa's themes off the walls and into the room. DJ Katjabba will bring the vibes with her high-energy set.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Angel A. Anjos
Erica Jasmin Canas
Tatti Carvalho
Luka Fernandez
Alexander Hernandez
dani lopez
Humberto Maldonado
Daniel Arthur Mendoza
Itzel Rios-Ellis
Angela Zamora

Free

Presented by Root Division

Image Credit: Daniel Arthur Mendoza, An Open and Fearless Capacity for Joy and a Fuller Eros (detail), 2022

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Date/Times:

Thu Jun 11 (12noon - 6pm)
Fri Jun 12 (12noon - 6pm)
Sat Jun 13 (5pm - 7pm / rsvp for opening reception)
Wed Jun 17 (12noon - 6pm)
Thu Jun 18 (12noon - 6pm)
Fri Jun 19 (12noon - 6pm)
Sat Jun 20 (by appt.)
Wed Jun 24 (12noon - 6pm)
Thu Jun 25 (12noon - 6pm)
Fri Jun 26 (12noon - 6pm)
Sat Jun 27 (by appt.)
Wed Jul 1 (12noon - 6pm)
Thu Jul 2 (12noon - 6pm)
Fri Jul 3 (12noon - 6pm)
Sat Jul 4 (by appt.)
Wed Jul 8 (12noon - 6pm)
Thu Jul 9 (12noon - 6pm)
Fri Jul 10 (12noon - 6pm)
Sat Jul 11 (by appt.)
Wed Jul 15 (12noon - 6pm)
Thu Jul 16 (12noon - 6pm)
Fri Jul 17 (12noon - 6pm)
Sat Jul 18 (by appt.)
Wed Jul 22 (12noon - 6pm)
Thu Jul 23 (12noon - 6pm)
Fri Jul 24 (12noon - 6pm)
Sat Jul 25 (by appt.)

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