Live Arts | In Progress

In Progress: Emilio Rojas

  • November 5, 2019 | 6 pm–7:15 pm
A nude person lays down on an otherwise black setting, their back facing us to display a large red line that traces the spine

Emilio Rojas, Open Wounds (to Gloria), 2014–ongoing. Inkless tattoo.

Working primarily in performance, installation, and sculpture, artist Emilio Rojas explores the relationship between artist and audience especially around topics of colonialism and displacement. For this In Progress, Rojas seeks feedback on ideas and movements for a new work currently in development.

In Progress is a series of public programs designed to give artists, thinkers, and curators a platform for developing new works, and to give patrons a glimpse into the creative process. In Progress is organized by Curator January Parkos Arnall and Assistant Curator Christy LeMaster with the Performance and Public Practice team.


Content Advisory

This program contains a brief instance of partial nudity from around 6:45 to 7 pm.

A person stands on a white pedestal holding a large Earth in a gallery space with a guard watching on
Emilio Rojas, The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s Monuments, 2018–2020. Durational performance featuring wood structure, inflatable, 35 mm slides. Photo: Miao Wang.
Two hands hold an intricate toy wooden ship out of the water
Emilio Rojas, Santa María Llena Eres de Gracia, 2018. Color photograph; 14 × 21 in. (35.6 × 53.3 cm). Collection of DePaul Art Museum, gift of the artist, 2020.10. Image courtesy of the artist.