Programs and Events

Fall 2024 CVA Exhibit

Nepantla: Maps for Uncharted Futures

Exhibition: October 12 – December 12

Exhibition Opening Reception: Saturday October 12th, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Closing Reception and Artist Talk: Thursday December 12th 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Gallery Hours:
Monday – Closed
Tuesday – 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday – 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Thursday – 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Friday – 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Saturday – Closed
Sunday – Closed

The CVA Gallery at Brookdale Community College, supported by the Visiting Artist Program, is proud to present Nepantla: Maps for Uncharted Futures, a solo exhibition by Uruguayan-American artist Ana Vizcarra Rankin, MFA. Organized around themes of place, post-coloniality and self, Nepantla: Maps for Uncharted Futures explores the idea that maps tell stories and convey subjective ideas about the world, often far beyond mere facts. This exhibit features Rankin’s large-scale world maps, such as Warm Acid Bath (2018, mixed media on cotton canvas, 60” x 96”), which, drawing inspiration from Uruguayan constructivist artist Joaquín Torres García, situate the Global South at the top. Alongside her Star Maps series, which depict the night sky at specific locations and times, these unexpected presentations of place pluralize the narratives that maps convey, disorienting viewers and opening new possibilities for considering the world and our place in it.