SANTA FE — Shiny, low-relief animals and icons made from hammered tin contrast with vibrant horizontal-striped serape textile backgrounds in Esteban Ismael Durán’s solo exhibition, “Tales of Memories and Transformation” at El Zaguán. Although people have been weaving serape blankets and making hammered tin crafts since the 19th century, I don’t think anyone has ever combined the two in such a startlingly contemporary way.
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