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Cristina Córdova, Araña, 2004, hand built clay and stains, overall: 27 1⁄4 × 15 1⁄8 × 9 3⁄8 in. (69.2 × 38.4 × 23.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Lorne E. Lassiter and Gary P. Ferraro, 2021.59
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Araña
- Artist
- Date
- 2004
- Location
- Dimensions
- overall: 27 1⁄4 × 15 1⁄8 × 9 3⁄8 in. (69.2 × 38.4 × 23.8 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Lorne E. Lassiter and Gary P. Ferraro
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- hand built clay and stains
- Classifications
- Keywords
- Figure
- Object Number
- 2021.59
Artwork Description
Cristina Córdova shapes earthly matter into mythic figures. This uncanny Araña (Spanish for spider), with its androgynous human torso on seven spindly legs, startles all sense of reality. The artist, who currently lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, grew up in Puerto Rico, where she was drawn to the prevalent icons of Catholicism—figures that bind together the contradictions of agony and ecstasy, corporeal and magical. Here, Córdova has begun a story and invites you to finish it.
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, 2022
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May 13, 2022–April 2, 2023
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World showcases the dynamic landscape of American craft today.