Wirikuta (Real de Catorce)

Neikame (José Carrillo Morales)

Caption

Neikame (José Carrillo Morales) Mexican, Huichol (Wixárika), born 1971. Wirikuta (Real de Catorce), 2007. Acrylic and beads on cardboard, 11 x 13 3/4 in. (27.9 x 34.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Edward J. Guarino Collection in memory of Josephine M. Guarino, 2015.68.29. © artist or artist's estate

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Wirikuta (Real de Catorce)

Date

2007

Medium

Acrylic and beads on cardboard

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

11 x 13 3/4 in. (27.9 x 34.9 cm)

Signatures

Signed "Neikame 2007 José Carrillo M." on verso

Inscriptions

Inscription on verso: "Una flor que se acaba, una flor que vuela hacia el tiempo para buscar nuevos orizontes [sic]. Lo único que nos queda es contemplar la injusticia que existe en el mundo." Translation: “One flower dies and another flower flies through time looking for new horizons. All that is left is to contemplate the injustice that exists in the world.”

Credit Line

Gift of the Edward J. Guarino Collection in memory of Josephine M. Guarino

Accession Number

2015.68.29

Rights

© artist or artist's estate

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