Coming Soon: Mario Castillo's "Peace" Mural
https://2018.artdesignchicago.org/events/conversations-en-community-50th-year-commemoration-of-the-peace-mural , Image from the National Museum of Mexican Art Featured in the Chicago History Museum's exhibit Designing for Change: Chicago Protest Art of the 1960s and 70s
Nov 22, 20251 min read
Interview With National Museum of Mexican Art Chief Curator Cesáreo Moreno
On June 27th, I interviewed the Chief Curator and Visual Arts Director at the National Museum of Mexican Art, Cesáreo Moreno. This post...
Aug 26, 202410 min read
Tribute to Fernando Botero
At the age of ninety-one, the Colombian artist Fernando Botero, known for illustrating whimsical, rotund, and voluminous figures, passed...
Jan 28, 20242 min read
Judy Baca: La Memoria de Nuestra Tierra
Inspired by Judy Baca’s Paletas de la Frontera, I wrote a research paper on Baca’s contributions to the Latin American community in an...
Oct 29, 20232 min read
Mujeres Latinas Project
The Mujeres Latinas Project, initiated by the Iowa Women’s Archives in 2005, includes both a digital collection and in-person collection...
Aug 7, 20231 min read
1984: Space Time-Capsule by Beatriz Cortez
Before I discuss the Space-Time Capsule, I’ll provide the necessary context to understand the Art for the Future: Artists Call and...
Jul 28, 20232 min read
CHOI Jeonghwa, Flowers of Tomorrow
I normally post about Latine art, but today I am going to highlight a piece of Korean art to reflect my half Korean heritage! I recently...
Jun 30, 20231 min read