Luis Sahagún (Mexican-American, b. 1982) is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice weaves Mexican craft and Curanderismo to reimagine ancestral rituals as transformative acts of healing. As described in his artist statement, “grounded in the spiritual practices of Curanderismo, including limpias (spiritual cleansings) and soul retrieval, [his] work serves as both offering and ritual.” Through this physical, live action, he reclaims and recontextualizes Indigenous traditions, emphasizing art’s capacity to restore spiritual, cultural, and historical connection.
Additional Artworks
From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College
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Beverly Ress
Animal, 2018
Four-color lithograph on paper
10.125 x 14.5 in (25.72 x 36.83 cm)
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Takasumi Abe
[Circulate] One Thousand Clouds, 2006
Installation with drawing paper, graphite, performance video
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Andy Warhol
Unidentified Woman (Red Ruby Earrings), 1979
Polaroid
4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.57 cm)
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Aubrey Schwartz
Bertha, 1971
Lithograph on paper
39 x 28 in (99.06 x 71.12 cm)
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George Bireline
Morning, 1963
Oil on canvas
83.75 x 67.5 in (212.73 x 171.45 cm)
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John Edward Heliker
Self-Portrait, 1960
Lithograph on paper
12.5 x 9.625 in (31.75 x 24.45 cm)
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Philippe Halsman
Hans Koningsberger, 1959
Gelatin silver print
13.875 x 10.875 in (35.24 x 27.62 cm)
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Philippe Halsman
Robert Walker, 1945
Gelatin silver print
14 x 11 in (35.56 x 27.94 cm)
About the artist
Luis Sahagún
Mexican-American
b. 1982