#la rubia te besa

In his performance, The OG of Undocumented Children, artist Guadalupe Maravilla continues his ongoing investigation of the displacement of Central American people. The artist himself crossed the US border when he was eight years old, escorted by a Coyote, or human trafficker, and a dog. To share his personal story, he enlists a cast of characters, including a troupe of Quinceañeras, two singers, an immigrant vampire family who drink the blood of Americans, and the Mexican gothic electro-drama band La Rubia te Besa. Drawing parallels between Mayan mythology and current events, Maravilla pursues a new visual language for border crossing stories.

Visitwhitney.org to more about the Maravilla’s work, on view in Pacha, Llaqta, Wasichay: Indigenous Space, Modern Architecture, New Art.