An Indigenous man rockets across Diego Romero’s Theater of War in this farcical response to President Donald Trump’s 2017 flirtation with a massive attack on North Korea. Romero, a self-proclaimed “chronicler of the absurdities of human nature,” draws on wide-ranging cultural references, from global pottery traditions to popular films and comic books. His precise, geometric imagery is a tribute to the centuries-old pottery of the Cochiti artist’s Mimbres ancestors. Romero is also inspired by Ancient Greek vessels, whose stylized portrayals of epic narratives resonate with his own passion for superhero comics.

View bonus videos about Romero’s artistic practice as well as videos about four other artists in the show.