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The exhibition HOME—So Different, So Appealing takes its title from Nowadays, a work made of an unusual material: coca leaves.

What does “home” look like when it is not a certainty? Read more, and watch a video overview of Camilo Ontiveros’s “Temporary Storage.”

For many, the idea of a perfect home is far from reality. An installation in HOME—So Different, So Appealing examines what “home” is like for a family separated by a father’s incarceration. Features a video overview of Badge of Honor.

One of the artworks you might find yourself spending the most time studying in HOME—So Different, So Appealing is Polyptych of Buenos Aires by Mondongo. Watch a special video!

“Rain is one of the elements that continues to give life to all of our relations. I believe that we have to connect to it not as a threat of destruction, but rather as a reminder that life is constantly being energized.” —Daniel Anguilu

Carmen Argote transformed the carpet from her childhood home into a work of art on view in HOME—So Different, So Appealing.

HOME—So Different, So Appealing is bookended by two monumental installations by Daniel Joseph Martinez—both architectural, and both addressing how an American ideal can have unintended implications. 

“The power of art to help change how we look at ourselves and the world”: Chon Noriega, one of the curators of HOME—So Different, So Appealing, discusses the exhibition.

California-based artist Amalia Mesa-Bains discusses Transparent Migrations. The installation, which includes a mirrored armoire, glass leaves, a gauze dress, a lace mantilla, and more, is on view in HOME—So Different, So Appealing.