Category: Art
Mexican muralists fighting to save decaying town look towards US for Latino artists to help
LatinaLista — There is a new war being fought in Mexico, but it’s not a war fought to guard drug routes and territory. This war is fighting to save two things much more important — a globally respected cultural practice and the lives of decaying towns whose residents have lost hope for the future. The [...]
Art Along the Hyphen: The Mexican-American Generation
Amigos805.com One city, five exhibitions, more than eighty artists. L.A. Xicano is a unique collaboration between the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center and three major Los Angeles museums — the Autry National Center, the Fowler Museum at UCLA, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, organizers reported in a media release. A set of [...]
When sicarios threatened to kill her, the muralist brought her art to El Paso
By Danielle Urbina, Photography by Ivan Pierre Aguirre Borderzine EL PASO – Her art name means magician and just like a magician pulls a rabbit out of a hat, muralist Margarita “Mago” Gandara pulls creativity and rebellion from deep within her soul to produce intricate murals, sculptures and bronze pieces that mirror the Mexican-American culture [...]
Latino Art Beat competition winners express Hispanic heritage through art
By Deysi Cuevas, trad. Víctor Flores EXTRA news CHICAGO — Founded in 1998 by Don Rossi Nuccio and Daniel Oscar Cisneros, Latino Art Beat is a not-for profit arts organization aimed at encouraging high school students’ artistic talents. In May of each year, Latino Art Beat holds an art competition for high school students in [...]
Op Ed: San Antonio’s Museo Alameda – saved again by “La Mano Poderosa”
Staff Editorial La Prensa San Antonio San Antonio.- The intent of our city’s art leaders, the Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) and the Cultural Arts Board (CAB), to defund the Museo Alameda is alarming and warrants in-depth analysis. The recommendation, which could devastate one of the few Latino-dedicated visual arts museums in our nation, threatens [...]
Only requirement for new presidential straw poll is to be a comic book fan
LatinaLista — Straw polls are like the heart monitors of political candidates. How a candidate fares in a straw poll usually is a good indication of how much life is left in the campaign according to a select group of voters. The latest group to participate in a straw poll may have some members who [...]
Mexican artist puts voice and sound in honoring the dead found along US-Mexico border
LatinaLista — The dead bodies of hundreds of immigrants found along the US-Mexico border is a haunting reality by itself but Mexican artist Luz María Sánchez has created a special sound-based art installation that makes 2,487 of these dead souls hauntingly come alive. The sad statistic reflects the number of dead who were found in [...]
Historic Restoration of Chicano Park Murals Begins
By Gail Pérez La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO — In 1970 when the Chicano community took over the land under the Coronado Bridge and demanded that a long-promised park finally be constructed in the Logan Heights neighborhood, park activist José Gómez announced to the world that anyone attempting to take the land from the [...]
Latino artist creates global peace initiative with a simple box and message
LatinaLista — As much as the world is engulfed in revolutions and uprisings, there is a growing trend to get people to think more about the concept of peace and make it a reality. One person who wants the world to put aside hateful rhetoric, brutal violence and honestly discuss the issue of peace is [...]
Local comics strive to perform Chucano comedy
By Omar Lozano Borderzine EL PASO — Amidst a drab beige desert of lame punch line jokes, a group of subterranean wise-cracking comedians are reclaiming funny in the name of El Chuco. Since 2005, the El Paso Underground Comedy Group (EPUCG) has gradually risen from the darkest cantina crevices to routinely packing weeknights in local [...]
