Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory

Amalia Mesa-Bains: Private Landscapes and Public Territories, 1998-2011/2018; mixed media installation including painted and mirrored armoire, found objects, moss, dried flowers, faux topiaries, family photographs, miniature jeweled trees, painted wooden hedges; 120 x 240 x 300 in.; courtesy of the artist and Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco. Photo: Michael Karibian. 

Yoshioka Ichimonji Sukehide, Japanese, active ca. 1360, Wakizashi (Short Sword), Jūyo Token, Signed: Sukehide, 7th month, 18th year [of the Shōhei era], July 1363, Handmade and polished steel, 13 3/4 in. (35 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, acquired in memory of Robert R. Clemons with funds realized from his estate, 2022.11.1

Ángel Rodríguez-Díaz, American, born Puerto Rico, 1955-2023, Yemayá, 1993, Oil on canvas, 84 × 68 in. (213.4 × 172.7 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with The Brown Foundation Contemporary Art Acquisition Fund, 2023.1, © Estate of Ángel Rodríguez-Díaz, Image courtesy of Presa House Gallery 

teamLab, The World of Irreversible Change, 2022, Interactive Digital Work, 6 channels, Endless, Sound: teamLab © teamLab, courtesy Pace Gallery.

Alma Lopez, American, born Mexico, 1966, Mnesic Myths, 1999, Screen print, Image: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm); Sheet: 26 × 20 in. (66 × 50.8 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Ricardo and Harriett Romo, 2012.31.7, © Alma Lopez

Shibata Zeshin, Japanese, 1807-1891, Still Life with Vegetables, 19th century, Colored lacquer and gold leaf on paper, 7 1/8 × 10 5/8 in. (18.1 × 27 cm), On loan from The Catherine and Thomas Edson Collection, L.2009.10.3