From the Gallery:

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KDR305 presents its inaugural exhibition, La Pulperia Doña Pina. Featuring a selection of terra-cotta pots by self-taught Nicaraguan-American artist Joel Gaitan. Gaitan immerses himself in traditional hand-building clay techniques while referencing Mesoamerican Art History. Through cultural storytelling, Gaitan explores matters of self-identity, sexuality, and ancestral lineage through his anthropomorphic vessels.

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In regions of Nicaragua, a Pulperia is analogous to our corner bodegas. A pulperia is a meeting place, and a vendor for everyday necessities like food and drink for its country people. As homage to his aunt Doña Rufina who runs her local Pulperia in Managua. Gaitan’s works will be presented in true Pulperia fashion, the local “shop” will carry drinks, groceries, other varied goods alongside his clay works.