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Nanibah Chacon (she/her)

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Nanibah Chacon's sculptures draw out the visual similarities between the sand paintings of Diné (Navajo) gods and electrical towers used by coal refineries on the Navajo Nation. By setting these forms in dialogue, Chacon seeks to transform environmental blight into a new narrative. After the Biennial closes, one of the sculptures will be installed on the land of the Navajo Nation.

Las esculturas de Nanibah Chacon señalan las similitudes visuales entre las pinturas de arena de las deidades Diné (Navajo) y las torres eléctricas utilizadas por las refinerías de carbón en la nación Navajo. Al colocar estas formas en diálogo Chacon busca transformar la degradación ambiental en una nueva narrativa. Una vez concluida la Bienal, una de las esculturas será instalada en el territorio de la Nación Navajo.

Our Gods Are Below Us, 2026

Three tall metal sculpture towers stand on a rooftop overlooking a city skyline.
Three tall metal sculpture towers stand on a rooftop overlooking a city skyline.

Installation view of Whitney Biennial 2026 (Whitney Museum of American Art, March 8–August 2026). Photograph by Audrey Wang

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