Margarita Cabera, Agua que no has de beber dejala correr (Water That You Should Not Drink, Let It Run), 2006-2003. Vinyl and thread with model parts; overall: 180 x 120 in., each: 4.5 x 10 x 6 in.
Margarita Cabrera has an incredible installation currently on view at the Denver Art Museum as part of the group exhibition Desert Rider: Dreaming in Motion.
Desert Rider: Dreaming in Motion explores the connections between transportation, landscape, and identity in our nation’s Southwest desert region.
The west is a landscape of constant motion—a place of unbroken horizons, staggering views, and changing borders. Certain modes of transportation have become linked to this region. Images of horses roaring across the land, cars cruising on busy streets and forgotten roads, and skaters gliding on pavement elicit feelings of freedom, power, and rebellion. Desert Rider: Dreaming in Motion focuses on self-identified Latinx and Indigenous artists who express identity, pride, and a sense of community by transforming vehicles associated with the Southwest. These transformations both challenge stereotypes and embody hope.
Margarita Cabrera’s cascading Hummers loosely re-create the US/Mexico border. From 2005 to 2010, General Motors manufactured components of their H3 Hummer in Mexican maquiladoras (factories), places that employ a mostly single, female workforce that’s underpaid and exposed to toxic materials. Although production has stopped, labor conditions and toxic byproducts continue to adversely affect local communities.
The exhibition is on through September 24, 2023.
Learn more here.