Edgar Calel: Corn Mountain of Life (Ixim Juyu K'aslem)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Edgar Calel: Corn Mountain of Life (Ixim Juyu K'aslem) was on view at Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, United States, from May 8, 2026 to September 13, 2026.
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Maya-Kaqchikel artist Edgar Calel presents a site-specific installation on the Bluhm Family Terrace featuring a traditional K'ojay wooden structure alongside ceramic corn, a wooden turtle sculpture, and other symbolic objects. The work integrates Mayan space-time concepts and Indigenous relationality, placing Kaqchikel thought in dialogue with Chicago's modernist urban landscape.
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- Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, United States · May 8 – September 13, 2026Closed 13 Sept
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