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 Vallarta Living | Art Talk
The Last of the Obsidian Artifacts in Puerto Vallarta
 Jim Scherrer
Obsidian is located in a number of regions throughout the world; basically anywhere there is a volcano in the vicinity of water. In Mexico, the Trans Mexican Volcanic Belt extends from Puerto Vallarta on Banderas Bay all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.
Mexico: Traveling Photo Show Explores Global Migration
 Sophie Nicholson
From the fear-struck eyes of a Senegalese man waiting to scale a wire fence into Europe to the blank stare of a Russian housewife in Panama, a provocative exhibition setting off from Mexico explores the many faces of one of the world's pressing issues - immigration.
New Deadline for the Boca Raton Artists’ Guild With No Permanent Home in Sight
 PRNews
August 24, 2008 The Artists’ Guild of Boca Raton, its Images Gallery and all of its 445 artists and Members will be homeless beginning October 2008. After receiving their official 60 day notice this month to vacate their current temporary space held at Mizner Park, they now face an urgency to relocate within this short timeframe.
 Life on the Other Side of the Cameras
 PVNN
BanderasNews Videographer Devon Allistone goes behind the scenes with the professional photographers and some of the world's most beautiful models at the 'Olympics' of swimwear competitions, the 2008 UjENA Jam Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
PV Art Talk: Art As Social Commentary
 Barbara Peters
Now with the hot political issues and worldwide problems, Portland, Oregon is offering a wide range of expositions in September. This list of diverse approaches to art should give our local artists some creative ideas for the coming season.
The Artist Behind the Iconic 'Running Immigrants' Image
 Scott Gold
John Hood, a Navajo and Vietnam vet, has created many works in his job as a Caltrans graphic artist. But the picture of an immigrant family running has resonated far beyond his office cubicle.
WORLD ART VISION 2008 to be Launched in Cancun
 PRWeb
World Art Vision will take place from 5 to 14 December 2008 at the Cancun Center, Cancun, Mexico. It is the first edition of this contemporary art fair that is to become essential to the art scene of the Americas.
Capa Photography Mystery Remains Unsolved
 Chris Cheesman
An investigation that could have solved whether one of Robert Capa's most famous war photographs was staged has found no fresh evidence.
Exhibit Explores African Slavery and Rebellion in Mexico
 Nan Bailey
Spanish traders took African slaves to colonial Mexico early in the 16th century, long before the first slaves arrived in the British colonies of North America. Mexico has a rich history of anti-slavery rebellions and the country was a destination of the Underground Railroad. Slavery was ended in Mexico in 1829. Jim Crow-style laws were never enacted there. These are some of the facts presented in an exhibit titled, “The African Presence in Mexico: From Yanga to the Present.”
Galeria Pacifico Joins Open House Exhibition
 PVNN
Galeria Pacifico, recognized by Frommer’s as one of Mexico's finest galleries, joins the Open House Gallery by Tropicasa Realty concept showroom in Flamingos this month, adding to the already impressive roster of art galleries displaying work there.
Graphic Novelist in Amnesty Book on Mexican Murders
 Martin Roberts
U.S. graphic novelist and artist Phoebe Gloeckner is a contributor to a book funded by human rights group Amnesty International about the largely unsolved murders and disappearances of hundreds of women near the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez.
Guadalajara Guggenheim Project in Motion
 Katie Weatherall
The week of July 10th saw 'some' developments in the much anticipated Guggenheim Project in Guadalajara, when promoters of the project flew to New York for discussions with members of the Guggenheim Foundation.
President Felipe Calderón Acknowledges Antonieta Rivas Mercado’s Contribution to Cultural Dissemination and the Promotion of Democracy in Mexico
 Presidencia de la República
President Felipe Calderón inaugurated the exhibition at the Palace of Fine Arts honoring Antonieta Rivas Mercado. The exhibition contains a total of 180 artistic works and personal objects belonging to the writer who supported young writers after she had become famous, such as Andrés Henestrosa.
Puerto Vallarta Art Talk - July 2008
 Barbara Peters
Though the Puerto Vallarta Old Town Art Walk doesn't return until October, with over 30 art galleries and museums featuring art in all mediums, there's always something going on in this renowned International art community.
Lens On Democracy Video Contest
 yvo.overseasvotefoundation.org
Youth Vote Overseas and 18 in '08 recently announced the first joint YouTube contest, "Lens on Democracy," giving young Americans in the U.S. and around the world the chance to share their opinions on American democracy today.
'Dancing,' a Near-Perfect Piece of Internet Art
 Charles McGrath
There are no weekend box office charts for online videos. But if there were, near or at the very top of the list right now might well be a four-and-a-half-minute "travel" video called "Dancing," which more than four million people have viewed on YouTube, and perhaps another million on other sites, in the just over two weeks since it appeared.
Ups and Downs Of Zero Gravity Art
 Reuters
British artist Nasser Azam goes weightless for his latest creations,leading a team of five artists aboard a Russian transport plane specially modified to simulate zero gravity conditions feet for his new project, Life in Space.
Art Exhibit: Works by Ed Ruscha at the Portland Art Museum
 Brian Libby
As a pioneering figure of Pop Art who first gained wide critical notices in the 1960s, Ed Ruscha's place in history is alongside such contemporaries as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Wayne Thiebaud. But unlike those late artists, the 71-year-old Ruscha is still going strong.
World Tourism Day 2008 Photo Competition
 unwto.org
In celebration of World Tourism Day on September 27, 2008, the United Nations World Tourism Organization has organized a Photo Competition. This year the theme is Tourism: Responding to the Challenge of Climate Change and anyone can enter.
Why the Guggenheim Won’t Open a Branch in Guadalajara
 Jason Edward Kaufman
The Guggenheim Foundation’s proposal to build a museum in Guadalajara has failed because the foundation’s director Thomas Krens refused to scale down the project to fit Mexico’s art budgets, says Guadalajara businessman and art collector Jorge Vergara.
 Frida Kahlo at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
 Ed Voves
Frida Kahlo dated her birth to July 7, 1910. It was the year when the Mexican Revolution began and, to quote Virginia Wolfe, “human character changed.” Kahlo’s birth certificate recorded a different date, July 6, 1907. Kahlo’s choice is significant, because it demonstrates how Kahlo asserted herself, creating her own version of the facts of her life, literally from the day she was born.
Artist Claims Record With Quarter-Mile Drawing
 Associated Press
He forgot to eat, sleep or even drink water. But Mexican artist Filemon Trevino accomplished his lifelong dream of entering the Guinness Book of World Records, declaring his quarter-mile-long pencil drawing as the world's largest.
Frida Kahlo: Portrait of a Woman
 NMPBS
Born near Mexico City in 1907, Frida Kahlo lived in the shadow of her renowned muralist husband for much of her married life.
Mexican Artists Enrich, Inspire Bay Area
 Tyche Hendricks
The opening this week of a major San Francisco exhibit of the work of Frida Kahlo is a reminder that Mexican artists have found a home and inspiration in the Bay Area at least as far back as 1930, when Kahlo and her husband, Diego Rivera, spent a year working here.
Most Important Offering in Past 30 Years Discovered in Great Temple
 Presidencia de la República
President Felipe Calderón toured the House of the Bows and Bells of the Great Temple Archaeological Zone, where the largest, most important offerings recorded in 30 years of excavations in this zone were recently discovered.
The Fine Art of the Heist
 Noah Charney
The recent theft of Mexican jewellery and sculptures created by Canadian artist Bill Reid from the University of British Columbia Museum may prove that crime does pay.
President Felipe Calderón Inaugurates First Exhibition by José Luis Cuevas at Bellas Artes
 Presidencia de la República
President Felipe Calderón hailed the artistic work and career of José Luis Cuevas, regarded as one of the greatest artists in the 20th and 21st century, "a completely Mexican, yet at the same time universal artist."
Puerto Vallarta's Not Just For Tourists, It's For Artists Too
 Reed Johnson
Last week, a small but energetic group of artists, writers, curators and other cultural savants joined the locals in hopes of adding a new, positive attraction to the area - "Puerto Vallarta Arte Contemporáneo 08," a five-day marathon of art shows, panel discussions, walking tours and public art projects.
Remembering a Red Flag Day
 Jordan Bonfante
The signal to the world that Hitler had been defeated was a photograph of a Soviet soldier raising his army's flag over the Reichstag. The posthumous return of the photographer allows Berliners to reflect.
Berlin Inaugurates Memorial to Nazi’s Gay Victims
 Associated Press
Germany unveiled a memorial this week to the Nazis’ long-ignored gay victims, a monument that also aims to address ongoing discrimination by confronting visitors with an image of a same-sex couple kissing.
Stolen Scream Back on Display
 Reuters
Norwegian painter Edvard Munch's "The Scream" has gone back on display after being stolen in 2004. The world famous picture and another Munch painting "Madonna" were snatched by armed robbers in broad daylight at the Munch Museum.
Is Indy Chasing a Fake?
 Stephen Rouse
As Indiana Jones races against time to find an ancient crystal skull in his new movie adventure, he should perhaps take a moment to check its authenticity.
San Sebastian Silver Festival May 23-25
 Pamela Thompson
The first San Sebastian Silver Festival will be held in this quaint little town from May 23rd-25th. Leave the heat of Vallarta behind, come and tour the mines and enjoy music, dancing and the cool, fresh mountain air in San Sebastian del Oeste.
Poet Fined for Insulting Mexican Flag, Calls Ruling Threat to Free Speech
 Associated Press
Mexican poet Sergio Witz Rodriguez, has been fined about US $5 for desecrating the country's flag by writing a poem in 2000 about using it to wipe up urine and excrement.
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