A Tesseract, A Talisman

In A Tesseract, A Talisman, Sanford Biggers explores the intersection of past, present, and future through a striking new body of work. His handwoven wool tapestries, created in collaboration with Taller Mexicano de Gobelinos, extend his practice of painting on antique quilts—infusing them with fresh narratives and geometric patterns. Meanwhile, his ceramic sculptures, crafted at the renowned Cerámica Suro in Guadalajara, evoke movement and fluidity, transforming rigid materials into dynamic, billowing forms. Drawing from his ongoing Codex series, Biggers continues his investigation of quilts as historical artifacts—once rumored to be coded guides on the Underground Railroad—by reshaping them into objects that blur time and space. This exhibition, marking twelve years of collaboration with David Castillo Gallery, highlights Biggers’s ability to craft “future ethnographies,” bridging ancestral wisdom with contemporary dialogue.