Sandoval Asks What Would Jesus Do in a Cage? Send Her Back?

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By Clarke Condé

Send Her Back by Raymond Sandoval at the South Broadway Cultural Center.

If you want to get your point across and stir up controversy, placing the baby Jesus in a cage and the Virgin Mary in handcuffs is a great way to start. As part of the exhibit Cuatro Corazones One Spirit currently on display at the South Broadway Cultural Center, Jemez Springs’ own Raymond Sandoval has hit on an exquisite formula for making a statement about America’s current obsession with immigration and deportation. The power of this work stems from its accessibility. For nearly all that would see it here in New Mexico, the message should be clear, a mark rarely strived for, and even less often achieved in much of modern art. [More]