Alejandro Almanza Pereda © 2011, Spare the rod, spoil the child. Fluorescent light bulbs, bowling balls, lamp, books, tatted doilies, textiles, wood Polynesian bust, electric cords, glassware, ceramics, wood side and coffee tables, metal tray, end tables, wooden stools, c. 17th–18th century Qing dynasty Chinese bronze libation vessel, c. early–20th century Chinese rosewood stacking tables, c. 18th century Qing dynasty Chinese bronze vase, c. 20th century, Nigerian Yoruba brass equestrian figure, c. 20th century Iranian Karaz wool rug, c. 20th century Iranian Hamadan wool rug, A.D. 1927 stone from the College of Wooster Memorial Chapel. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.

Alejandro Almanza Pereda © 2011, Spare the rod, spoil the child. Fluorescent light bulbs, bowling balls, lamp, books, tatted doilies, textiles, wood Polynesian bust, electric cords, glassware, ceramics, wood side and coffee tables, metal tray, end tables, wooden stools, c. 17th–18th century Qing dynasty Chinese bronze libation vessel, c. early–20th century Chinese rosewood stacking tables, c. 18th century Qing dynasty Chinese bronze vase, c. 20th century, Nigerian Yoruba brass equestrian figure, c. 20th century Iranian Karaz wool rug, c. 20th century Iranian Hamadan wool rug, A.D. 1927 stone from the College of Wooster Memorial Chapel. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.

Alejandro Almanza Pereda © 2011, Spare the rod, spoil the child. Fluorescent light bulbs, bowling balls, lamp, books, tatted doilies, textiles, wood Polynesian bust, electric cords, glassware, ceramics, wood side and coffee tables, metal tray, end tables, wooden stools, c. 17th–18th century Qing dynasty Chinese bronze libation vessel, c. early–20th century Chinese rosewood stacking tables, c. 18th century Qing dynasty Chinese bronze vase, c. 20th century, Nigerian Yoruba brass equestrian figure, c. 20th century Iranian Karaz wool rug, c. 20th century Iranian Hamadan wool rug, A.D. 1927 stone from the College of Wooster Memorial Chapel. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.

Alejandro Almanza Pereda © 2010, The tie that binds. Cinder blocks, chain, lock, key chain. Courtesy of the artist.

Alejandro Almanza © 2010, I was adored once too. Plaster statues. Courtesy of the artist.

Alejandro Almanza © 2014, Sticks and stones. Concrete, brass, aluminum, bust, table, found rocks, cue ball, drift wood, bowling ball, fluorescent light bulb. Courtesy of the artist.

Alejandro Almanza © 2015, Perdimos por que no ganamos. Archival print on cotton paper. Courtesy of the artist.