El Cimiento de la Cosecha
Eva Aguila: The Foundation of the Harvest / El Cimiento de la Cosecha examines the continued impact of the United States’ dependence on Mexican migrant labor, using an intimate installation inclusive of domestic objects, vintage family photographs, archival materials, and video testimony to trace a direct line from the mid-20th century Bracero Program to today's H-2A visa system. The exhibition honors the resilience of Aguila’s family, who transformed harsh working conditions into generational wealth, and the activism of organizers like Aguila’s uncle Jorge Campos Aguiñiga who fought for laborers' rights.
UPCOMING EVENT
Eva Aguila in Conversation with Cielo Saucedo
Join us on Saturday, August 8 from 12:00- 1:00 PM at the Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) for an engaging conversation between artists Eva Aguila and artist Cielo Saucedo in connection with Aguila’s current exhibition Eva Aguila: The Foundation of the Harvest / El Cimiento de la Cosecha on view at MOAH through August 30. Aguila and Saucedo will discuss their respective art practices and the role of the archive in their work.
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Admission is free
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Press Release
Photography by L.A. Art Documents. Courtesy of the Lancaster Museum of Art and History This project was supported, in part, by a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant.