text: Guillermo Bert, La Bestia from the Encoded Textiles series, 2017, wood, acrylic paint, gesso, synthetic fiber, and cotton, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Kelly and Steve McLeod and Michael and Frances Weber through the 2020 Decorative Arts and Design Acquisitions Committee (DA²) in memory of Peter Loughrey, © Guillermo Bert, photo courtesy of the artist