Betsabeé Romero, The Reflection and the Trace: Around the Globe (El reflejo y la huella: Alrededor del globo), 2026, security mirrors, LED, and stainless steel, 112 ½ x 112 ½ in. Courtesy the Artist. On view at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS, April 30 – December 6, 2026.
Betsabeé Romero, the internationally renowned Mexican artist, is set to bring a dynamic series of activations across various locations in the Kansas City metro area in anticipation of the World Cup 2026, kicking off in April and running through December 2026.
Stop by the Nerman Museum on Wednesday, April 29, from 6-7 p.m. for an artist talk and opening reception celebrating A Field with Roots (Un campo con raíces), a special installation by Betsabeé Romero. Romero will be introduced by Consul Soileh Padilla Mayer. A reception will follow. Livestream option available.
This event is free; RSVP is encouraged.
Betsabeé Romero lives and works in Mexico City. For more than 20 years, her work has focused on creating critical discourse about issues like migration and mobility through the re-contextualization of symbols and daily rituals of global consumer culture, such as cars, tattoos, and urban signage.
She has had more than 100 solo exhibitions on five continents, has participated in numerous residencies and international exhibitions, and her work is part of numerous museum collections around the world.
A Field with Roots (Un campo con raíces) will be on view in the Nerman Museum’s Richard I. and Jeanne S. Galamba Lobby, First Floor, from April 30 through December 6, 2026.
Betsabeé Romero’s works in Kansas City, spanning both sides of the state line, are part of a collaboration between the Consulate of Mexico in Kansas City, Belger Arts, the Kansas City Convention Center, Mattie Rhodes, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College.
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