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La Mano de la Paz: Proposed public-art project in Tijuana

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

t Standing at the western end of the United States / Mexico border fence is like being plopped into the middle of an awkward conversation between Frida Kahlo and Dick Cheney. Nowhere are the differences between the two cultures more apparent. … Continue reading →

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Art in Tijuana maquiladoras

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

Guadalupe Rivemar Valle is a pragmatist. As director of Tijuana’s Sala Anguiano for the last three-and-a-half years, she’s seen how few people find time to stop by the downtown gallery to see the drawings, paintings and etchings of artist Raúl … Continue reading →

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Rosarito Art Fest

Posted on May 19, 2011 by

Rosarito Art Fest is happening May 28-29 on Boulevard Benito Juarez Sur in the Hotel Zone of Rosarito from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Free. 110 artists involved in this amazing exposition including Juan Angel Castillo, Miguel Nájera, Ruth Hernandez, Franco Mendez … Continue reading →

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Gringos Living in Tijuana by Katherine Sweetman

Posted on October 15, 2010 by

Katherine Sweetman’s documentary, Gringos Living in Tijuana, is screening tonight at 6 p.m. at Southwestern College in Chula Vista. Sweetman’s piece is part of the CONTRverse: Contemporary Visions of the US-Mexico Border exhibition on view at the SWC Art Gallery … Continue reading →

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Adapta Project vs. SEZIO.org: Round 3

Posted on December 8, 2008 by

The next Adapta vs. Sezio art show is opening at Cream, 4496 Park Blvd. in University Heights this Thursday, Dec. 11, from 6 to 10 p.m. Joel P. West is set to perform.

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Art breaking down borders

Posted on July 3, 2008 by

“Reverse Immigration” by Los Ilegales I wish we were able to make claims like, “we’re breaking down the border through art,” but that would just be silly and a tad ridiculous.  All we — as in my art collective, Adapta … Continue reading →

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Stop this crap

Posted on June 9, 2008 by

“Beauty in Ruin” by Kinsee Morlan A manifesto just came in from my friend, artist Luis Ituarte, who plans on sending it with signatures to the United Nations and other international human-rights organizations. If you want your name to appear … Continue reading →

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