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Join Us SANTA FE — Monsters have long been of interest to artists and non-artists alike. They embody our fears, uncertainties, and even desires. So perhaps it’s no surprise that the figure, in one form or another, is ever-present in an exhibition with monsters in the title.
In the thematic group show Among Monsters at Gerald Peters Contemporary, artists Nani Chacon, Esther Elia, Angelica Raquel, Gil Rocha, Peter Rogers, and Hank Saxe embrace the frightening, the powerful, the fantastical, the mythological, and the cultural as manifestations of the monsters in our lives. Filling the entire gallery, Among Monsters showcases one artist in each of the six rooms, allowing visitors to become engrossed in the theme. In particular, the sculptural works stand out, even when considered independent of the show’s theme.
For example, Esther Elia’s new goddesses imbue large-scale figurative sculptures of women bodybuilders with the presence and posturi.