Luna Anaïs Gallery is pleased to present Cultural Undertow curated by artist Narsiso Martinez featuring works by Gloria Gem Sánchez and Tidawhitney Lek. Rooted in his own practice that honors the contributions of farmworkers to American culture, Martinez in this curatorial debut offers us the richly intimate figurative paintings of Lek and the spiritually endowed mixed-media works of Sánchez. Both of the artists exhibited explore themes of femininity within their respective Cambodian and Xicana-Filipina heritage as the exhibition asks us to consider a human culture that is universal in its composition of infinite particulars.

Watch the 9-minute ‘Cultural Undertow Artist Talk - Highlights’ video here:

Read Genie Davis’ “Cultural Undertow Will Pull You In” on DiversionsLA

Read the Exhibition Essay by Marissa Del Toro

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Images from the artist talk on July 11

Photos courtesy of Zoe Berger