Eduardo Villacis: Smoking Mirror
Bert Green Fine Art presents, Smoking Mirror, a solo exhibition by Ecuadorian artist Eduardo Villacis which posits an alternative history following the landing of Columbus on the shores of the Americas. Instead of a European conquest of Aztec culture, Villacis envisions Columbus taken prisoner, his navigational tools examined and used to embark on an adventure to subdue and colonize a new world which will be renamed "Amexica." Yes, the Aztecs conquer Europe in the year 1493 after encountering Columbus in 1492. 
Villacis' installation is a mock historical museum, complete with artworks, artifacts, and historical fragments of a vanquished people who once called their land "U-rop." With his ambitious project, the artist reflects on racism and the manipulation of religious beliefs as ideologies of conquest and as tools of deceit. A full color, 36 page catalog will be available at the exhibition. Smoking Mirror opens with an Artist's Reception on Thursday, January 11, 6 - 9 pm, and the exhibit runs until March 24, 2007. Bert Green Fine Art is located at, 102 West 5th St., Los Angeles, CA 90013. Phone: 213-624-6212. Web site, www.bgfa.us
[ Construction of Pyramids Over Rome - Eduardo Villacis 2003. ]
Villacis' installation is a mock historical museum, complete with artworks, artifacts, and historical fragments of a vanquished people who once called their land "U-rop." With his ambitious project, the artist reflects on racism and the manipulation of religious beliefs as ideologies of conquest and as tools of deceit. A full color, 36 page catalog will be available at the exhibition. Smoking Mirror opens with an Artist's Reception on Thursday, January 11, 6 - 9 pm, and the exhibit runs until March 24, 2007. Bert Green Fine Art is located at, 102 West 5th St., Los Angeles, CA 90013. Phone: 213-624-6212. Web site, www.bgfa.us
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