"Known for his ability to fuse Catholic iconography with Mexican folklore and contemporary visual culture, de Nieves uses this project to create a space for reflection, renewal, and collective connection. The exhibition marks the artist's first institutional solo presentation in New York City and is on view through December 14, making it one of the city's most striking cultural experiences this season."
"De Nieves trades traditional glass for brilliantly hued acetate, a material that refracts natural light into jewel-like patterns across the floor. This choice underscores his practice of transforming humble materials - wood, tape, glue - into works of sublime beauty. The panels are mounted directly into the building's windows, creating the effect of a contemporary cathedral, while a large illuminated mural glows from below, anchoring the installation with an otherworldly presence."
In Light of Innocence transforms Pioneer Works' Main Hall into a luminous, cathedral-like environment through fifty stained glass–like acetate panels that soar toward the vaulted ceilings. The brilliantly hued acetate refracts natural light into jewel-like patterns across the floor while a large illuminated mural glows from below. De Nieves combines Catholic iconography, Mexican folklore, and contemporary visual culture, populating panels with tarot and typographic imagery that contemplates transformation, spirituality, and resilience. The work repurposes humble materials—wood, tape, glue—into sublime objects and mounts panels directly into the building's windows, creating a contemporary sanctuary for collective reflection.
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