Raúl
de Nieves is a multimedia artist, performer and musician
whose wide-ranging practice investigates notions of beauty and
transformation. He is known for exuberant modes of
self-expression that combine artisanal craftwork traditions
learned during his childhood in Mexico and the queer, outsider
traditions of artmaking absorbed while living in San Francisco.
His work is often animated by the symbolic and performative
languages associated with Catholic, Mexican and esoteric
mythologies. His work is currently subject of a major solo
exhibition at ICA Boston. De Nieves is a spotlight artist in
residence in The California Studio: Manetti Shrem Artist
Residencies at UC Davis.
This lecture was organized by The
California Studio in the Department of Art and Art History and co-sponsored by the Manetti Shrem
Museum.