Mexico

Jul 04

A Mexican Tradition of Collaborative Printmaking, on Both Sides of the Border

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La Trampa Gráfica Contemporánea in Mexico City and Familia Printshop in Dallas engage in a long tradition of Mexican printmaking. The two print shops also illustrate the power of collaboration. By Ania Hull

Mar 10

Janette Terrazas: An Artist’s Fight to Preserve Water at the Border

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Janette Terrazas utilizes her artistic practice to protest against water contamination in the El Paso-Juárez binational region. By Edgar Picazo Merino

Mar 03

Accidental Beauty in Unexpected Shapes: María José Crespo, the River, and Artistic Research

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Writer and artist JD Pluecker writes about the Artpace exhibition of María José Crespo and their joint trip to the border to do artistic research around Del Rio, Texas. By JD Pluecker

Aug 26

Lorena Sosa on Lessons Learned from the Chihuahuan Desert

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As a member of the inaugural cohort of La Semilla Food Center’s Chihuahuan Desert Cultural Fellowship, Juárez-based writer Lorena Sosa shares her work on the U.S.-Mexico border. By Michelle E. Carreon

Aug 19

Illustrations from a Murder Capital: Alice Leora Briggs Portrays Ciudad Juárez’s Recent Dark History

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Abecedario de Juárez by artist Alice Leora Briggs and photojournalist Julián Cardona is partly an illustrated glossary of narcolenguaje and partly a collection of stories from the streets. By Natalie Hegert