Cecilia Z. Miguez: A Thousand Years in One Night

Louis Stern Fine Arts is pleased to present Cecilia Z. Miguez: A Thousand Years in One Night. On the evening of January 7, 2025, the deadly Eaton Fire ignited and rapidly spread, ravaging the foothill communities of the San Gabriel Mountains. Amongst the thousands of structures destroyed were Cecilia Z. Miguez’s Altadena home and studio, where scores of her bronze, wood, and found object sculptures were damaged or lost entirely to the blaze. This exhibition showcases what survived, albeit transformed by the fire: bronze torsos and limbs, glass cups and marbles, and the artist herself. Miguez’s salvaged sculptures, which she has reworked and reimagined in a makeshift studio, proudly bear the scars of the inferno on their beautiful, imperfect forms. They tell a powerful story of resilience, reincarnation, and the healing power of creative work.