Author: Emily Borchers

Ilopango, the Volcano that Left

Steel144 x 234 x 120 inOriginally installed at Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY. Courtesy the artist and Commonwealth and Council. Co-commissioned by Storm King Art Center, EMPAC–Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center, and the Vera List Center for Arts and Politics at The New School. The sculpture was created in part during the artist’s residency at Atelier Calder, Saché, France.Photo by Paul Gallo Ilopango, the Volcano that Left (2023) is a speculative reconstruction of an ancient volcano that erupted in the sixth century C.E. in what is now El Salvador. Working in steel, Cortez fashions her work…
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Cosmic Mirror (The Sky over Saratoga)

Steel with patinaDimensions variablePreviously installed in the foreground at Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY. Courtesy the artist and Commonwealth and Council. Co-commissioned by Storm King Art Center, EMPAC–Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center, and the Vera List Center for Arts and Politics at The New School. The sculpture was created in part during the artist’s residency at Atelier Calder, Saché, France.Photo by Elisabet Gallego Conceived as a hyperobject, or an installation ideally visible from a nonhuman vantage point, Cosmic Mirror (The Sky over Saratoga) (2022, reconfigured 2024) scatters over the landscape to mirror a constellation known as Orion in…
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Te Veo, Te Escucho, Te Honro (I see you, I hear you, I honor you)

Aluminum, steel94.12 x 64.13 in (sculpture); 62.6 x 60.5 x 8 in (base)Courtesy of the artistPhoto by Emily Borchers Created at the culmination of Magos’ artist residency with the City of Palo Alto Public Art Program, Te Veo, Te Escucho, Te Honro (I see you, I hear you, I honor you) (2023) is a symbolic representation of LatinX community members’ experiences during the time of the pandemic. The metal sculpture takes the shape of a totem, which echoes those that "were erected by Mesoamerican people to celebrate gods/goddesses, royalty, and warriors,” or in this case, the COVID-19 essential workers. The…
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AI.Assembly

July – August, 2023 Made possible by Montalvo Art Center’s Lucas Artists Program and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Started by Stephanie Dinkins in 2017 as meetings at NEW INC, a New York-based art and tech incubator at the New Museum, AI.Assembly is an ongoing series of intimate, exploratory encounters addressing the question “What does AI need from you?  Since the first AI.Assembly we start with that very question and then expand outward to explore more facets of the technological future. Each AI.Assembly gathering seeks to build fellowship catalyzed by sharing of meals featuring foods that are…
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