“Nu.dos” plays on the Spanish word nudos, meaning knots, phonetically separated into two words — nu and dos — meaning “two new,” or “new two.” This San Francisco exhibition, on view through Nov. 1, introduces previously unexplored materials such as paper raffia, hemp and house paint. At the show's center, garcia debuts his largest single crocheted copper work to date, “crochet copper mandala,” stadning at more than 9 feet tall and nearly 6 feet wide. The piece feels both epic and approachable. The handwork draws viewers close, while its scale forces you to stand back and gaze at at its beauty in its entirety.
ektor garcia, “crochet copper mandala,” 2025. Photo: Robert Divers Herrick / Courtesy Rebecca Camacho Presents and ektor garcia
By ,Arts & Culture Columnist
Mexican American artist ektor garcia’s show “nu.dos” at Rebecca Camacho Presents is a gorgeous exploration of suspended art and elevation of Mexican craft traditions.
In his materials-based practice, garcia challenges hierarchies of gendered and racialized labor. Those materials include copper wire, cast metals, glass, clay, horsehair, seashells and leather. His works weaves, knots and crochets these fibers into sculptures that carry both heft and lightness. Each piece begins with a single gesture or stitch, repeated to create long chains, textiles, nets and altar-like accumulations.
The San Jose Museum of Art is also presenting garcia in the solo exhibition titled “loose ends,” on view through June 7, giving fans a chance to explore even more of his milieu.
October 20, 2025
