Amalia mesa bains biography of william

My work generally takes the installation form using constructed pieces, found objects and other materials. Born out of the ephemeral tradition of the Days of the Dead and the sacred home space of the altar, these installations evolved into historical forms of investigation such as libraries and laboratories.

These forms are aimed at the issues of cultural justice and aesthetic meaning in the broader Latino community.

Amalia Mesa-Bains (she/her) is an internationally renowned artist, scholar, and curator.

Throughout her career, Mesa-Bains has expanded understandings of Latinx artists’ references to spiritual practices and vernacular traditions through her altar installations, articles, and exhibitions, and in 1992; she was awarded a Distinguished Fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation. 

Her work has been shown at institutions such as the Menil Museum, the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of Amer