Manila Galleon Trade: Past describes Present > El Conquistadork

El Conquistadork
Manila Folders, Manila rope, wood frame, and mixed media
5' x 10' x 10' (ship only)
2004
El Conquistadork
Manila Folders, Manila rope, wood frame, and mixed media
5' x 10' x 10' (ship only)
2004
El Conquistadork
Manila Folders, Manila rope, wood frame, and mixed media
5' x 10' x 10' (ship only)
2004
El Conquistadork
Manila Folders, Manila rope, wood frame, and mixed media
5' x 10' x 10' (ship only)
2004
El Conquistadork
Manila Folders, Manila rope, wood frame, and mixed media
5' x 10' x 10' (ship only)
2004
El Conquistadork
Manila Folders, Manila rope, wood frame, and mixed media
5' x 10' x 10' (ship only)
2004
El Conquistadork: Coat of Arms
Manila file folders, vinyl, and laminate
2004
El Conquistadork: Mapa del Routas
Watercolor and ink on paper
7' x 16'
2004
El Conquistadork: Portraits
Acrylic on canvas with Manila folder frames
2004
El Conquistadork: Captain's Log
Wood, cotton, plastic poop, and audio components.
2004

A Manila galleon made primarily of Manila file folders was successfully sailed by the artist in Tomales Bay, California to commemorate the famed trade route of 1565 through 1815 between Mexico City, Manila, and California. Based on one of the first intercontinental trade routes, the performance and installation is a humorous critique on contemporary and historic issues of colonialism and cultural exchange.


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