Pacha, Llaqta, Wasichay: Indigenous Space, Modern Architecture, New Art

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The words that comprise the exhibit's title are Quechua: the most common Indigenous language spoken in the Americas. Although more complex than their English-language counterparts, the words roughly represent universe/time/space, place/country, and the building or construction of a house. The seven emerging Latinx artists whose work is featured in this exhibit make use of these concepts to explore the concepts of time and space still in use by the Indigenous groups in Mexico and Latin America including the Quechua, Aymara, Maya, Aztec, and Taíno and how those concepts apply to modern and contemporary art and architecture in the Americas. 

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Location

Whitney Museum of American Art

99 Gansevoort St. Manhattan, NY, 10014

Features

Type
Culture & History
Modern Collections
Photography & Media
Contemporary Collections
Accessibility
Large Print
Braille
Open and/or Closed Captioned
Assistive Listening System
Sign Language Interpretation
Wheelchair Accessible
Adaptive Activities
Audio Description
Neurodiverse Programming
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