Betsabeé Romero: A Field with Roots (Un campo con raíces)

Presented by Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park

September 25 - December 06

Betsabeé Romero, a Mexican visual artist known for her installations, will have three site-specific works installed in the Nerman Museum lobby, coming together to create A Field with Roots (Un campo con raíces).

A Field with Roots is comprised of three works: The Soccer Endless Resistance Column (Columna a la resistencia interminable del fútbol), The Reflection and the Trace: Around the Globe (El reflejo y la huella: Alrededor del globo), and The Serpent’s Egg (El huevo de la...

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Betsabeé Romero, a Mexican visual artist known for her installations, will have three site-specific works installed in the Nerman Museum lobby, coming together to create A Field with Roots (Un campo con raíces).

A Field with Roots is comprised of three works: The Soccer Endless Resistance Column (Columna a la resistencia interminable del fútbol), The Reflection and the Trace: Around the Globe (El reflejo y la huella: Alrededor del globo), and The Serpent’s Egg (El huevo de la serpiente).

Romero’s works at the Nerman Museum engage with ideas of mobility, cycles, and the dynamism of cultures throughout history – a history where migration and cultural blending have enriched humanity, creativity, and expression around the globe. Sport is a vital part of culture, and for Romero, soccer (fútbol) specifically represents social fabric and resistance. People may not speak the same language, but they speak fútbol, finding identity and refuge through sport wherever they go.

Betsabeé Romero lives and works in Mexico City. For more than 20 years, her work has focused on creating critical discourse about issues like migration and mobility through the re-contextualization of symbols and daily rituals of global consumer culture, such as cars, tattoos, and urban signage.

She has had more than 100 solo exhibitions on five continents, has participated in numerous residencies and international exhibitions, and her work is part of several museum collections around the world.

Betsabeé Romero’s works in Kansas City, spanning both sides of the state line, are part of a collaboration between the Consulate of Mexico in Kansas City, Belger Arts, the Kansas City Convention Center, Mattie Rhodes, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College.

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Dates & times

Tue, Oct 06 @ 10:00 am Wed, Oct 07 @ 10:00 am Thu, Oct 08 @ 10:00 am + 46 more dates and times

Fri, Oct 09 @ 10:00 am Sat, Oct 10 @ 10:00 am Sun, Oct 11 @ 12:00 pm Tue, Oct 13 @ 10:00 am Wed, Oct 14 @ 10:00 am Thu, Oct 15 @ 10:00 am Fri, Oct 16 @ 10:00 am Sat, Oct 17 @ 10:00 am Sun, Oct 18 @ 12:00 pm Tue, Oct 20 @ 10:00 am Wed, Oct 21 @ 10:00 am Thu, Oct 22 @ 10:00 am Fri, Oct 23 @ 10:00 am Sat, Oct 24 @ 10:00 am Sun, Oct 25 @ 12:00 pm Tue, Oct 27 @ 10:00 am Wed, Oct 28 @ 10:00 am Thu, Oct 29 @ 10:00 am Fri, Oct 30 @ 10:00 am Sat, Oct 31 @ 10:00 am Sun, Nov 01 @ 12:00 pm Tue, Nov 03 @ 10:00 am Wed, Nov 04 @ 10:00 am Thu, Nov 05 @ 10:00 am Fri, Nov 06 @ 10:00 am Sat, Nov 07 @ 10:00 am Sun, Nov 08 @ 12:00 pm Tue, Nov 10 @ 10:00 am Wed, Nov 11 @ 10:00 am Thu, Nov 12 @ 10:00 am Fri, Nov 13 @ 10:00 am Sat, Nov 14 @ 10:00 am Sun, Nov 15 @ 12:00 pm Tue, Nov 17 @ 10:00 am Wed, Nov 18 @ 10:00 am Thu, Nov 19 @ 10:00 am Fri, Nov 20 @ 10:00 am Sat, Nov 21 @ 10:00 am Sun, Nov 22 @ 12:00 pm Tue, Nov 24 @ 10:00 am Tue, Dec 01 @ 10:00 am Wed, Dec 02 @ 10:00 am Thu, Dec 03 @ 10:00 am Fri, Dec 04 @ 10:00 am Sat, Dec 05 @ 10:00 am Sun, Dec 06 @ 12:00 pm - Less dates

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