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A cactus featuring a grinning mask greets visitors to Raul de Lara<\/a>\u2019s New York solo show debut at Chelsea\u2019s Ethan Cohan Fine Art<\/a>, but beneath the apparent levity are the hard realities of the artist\u2019s migrant experience.\u00a0 Though he employs humor to lift his audiences\u2019 spirits, de Lara reveals the frustration and anxiety of life as DACA recipient in his autobiographical sculptures. \u00a0Surprising juxtapositions of forms, like this school desk studded with dangerous cactus needles, energize the work and, in this case, recall how the artist was hit on the hand by nuns at school who punished him for being left-handed.\u00a0 De Lara gets the last laugh here by lodging a piece of gum under the desk, a mini act of rebellion.\u00a0 (On view in Chelsea through Oct 17th <\/sup>by appointment.\u00a0 Masks and social distancing are required.)<\/p>\n

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Raul de Lara, For Being Left-Handed, 2020, Pine, Chiclets Gum, Acrylic, Brass, Steel, Particle Board, 27 x 12 x 13 in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A cactus featuring a grinning mask greets visitors to Raul de Lara\u2019s New York solo show debut at Chelsea\u2019s Ethan Cohan Fine Art, but beneath the apparent levity are the hard realities of the artist\u2019s migrant experience.\u00a0 Though he employs humor to lift his audiences\u2019 spirits, de Lara reveals the frustration and anxiety of life … <\/p>\n

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