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\"Palileo_NocheBuena\"<\/a>

Maia Cruz Palileo, Nochebuena<\/i>, 2013, oil on canvas, 33″ x 48″. Image via Cuchifritos Gallery<\/p><\/div>\n

Maia Cruz Palileo<\/a>\u2019s show \u201cLost Looking<\/a>\u201d is at Cuchifritos Gallery through February 6. Many of her paintings tell the story of her family\u2019s emigration from the Philippines to America, confronting \u201cthe disconnect between memories, stories, imagination and experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe imagery in my work is rooted in the American Midwest, where I was born and raised,\u201d she told MoMA P.S.1<\/a> during a studio visit. \u201cIn 1999, my mother suddenly died, completely severing my connection to home, both geographically and psychologically. My na\u00efve sense of wholeness and security was changed forever and I\u2019ve been making work about it ever since.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can see more of Palileo\u2019s work at Cuchifritos Gallery\u2019s site<\/a>. Her show there is curated by Jordan Buschur. <\/p>\n

\"Cuchifritos_LostLooking_TVTray\"<\/a>

TV Tray<\/i>, 2013, oil on panel, 16″ x 20″. Photo: Samantha Wrigglesworth, via Cuchifritos Gallery<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Cuchifritos_LostLooking_TheWoods\"<\/a>

The Woods<\/i>, 2013, oil on canvas, 52″ x 60″. Photo: Samantha Wrigglesworth, via Cuchifritos Gallery<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dan Piepenbring is the web editor of\u00a0<\/em>The Paris Review.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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