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 Vallarta Living | Art Talk
Meet the Artists Season Opener at Dante
 Claire & Joe Guarniere
Be sure to stop by Vallarta’s favorite art gallery on Wednesday, November 14th, as Galleria Dante presents the works of Luis Valui and Hector Buigues at their first "Meet the Artists" night of the 2007/2008 Puerto Vallarta art season.
Cassandra Shaw Meets Success with Style
 Twila Crawford
On Saturday, November 17th from 7-10 pm Cassandra Shaw will be celebrating the success of the new jewelry, accessories and clothing store she opened last October at 276 Basilio Badillo. Refreshments will be served including wine and chocolate.
 Matisse Sells for Record $33 Mil
 Reuters
American collectors went home with half of the artworks at Christie's auction of impressionist and modern art. Christie's sold nearly 400 million US dollars worth of art, putting to rest fears that the subprime mortgage crisis would keep bidders at bay.
Mexican Treasures of the Smithsonian
 DCist
Hidden underneath the Smithsonian museums on the National Mall is a treasure waiting to be discovered — the Smithsonian Latino Center, which has been celebrating Latino culture, spirit, and achievement in America for 10 years.
Newly Discovered Works by Mexican Artist
 Ula Ilnytzky
Some 140 drawings by the late Mexican folk artist Martin Ramirez, once destined for the trash, survived for more than two decades in a California garage and will be shown next year at the American Folk Art Museum.
Down's Patients Lifted Up by Art in Mexico
 CCTV.com
The Mexican School of Down Art provides art education to adults with Down syndrome. It recently opened its doors to show the results of a program that have stunned experts and art fans alike.
Sol y Luna Día de los Muertos Art Exhibit
 PVNN
Sol y Luna Contemporary Art Gallery in Old Town Puerto Vallarta invites you to a unique Día de los Muertos Celebration, Art Exhibition and Wine Reception on Wednesday, October 31st from 6 to 10 pm.
Puerto Vallarta Remembers Hurricane Kenna
 PVNN
It's been five years since Hurricane Kenna brushed Puerto Vallarta. Photographer Javier Pérez Jiménez has created an artistic photo documentary, which will be on display in various locations around town from October 25th through November 10th.
Cuban Artist Shows in Mexico
 Prensa Latina
Cuban digital artist Eduardo Molto will open an exhibition on Thursday in Mexico with Mexican artist, Marely Becerra.
Artist's Work Found in NYC Trash Could Sell for $1 Million
 Ula Ilnytzky
An abstract painting by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo, found lying in trash on the street on Manhattan's Upper West Side, could be worth up to $1 million.
Mexican Arts Festival Breaks Ticket Sales, Earnings Records
 Xinhua
The 19-day festival held in Guanajuato attracted more than 384,000 visitors to 168 events and 293 performances which included dance, concerts, theatre, film, visual arts shows, master classes and children's events also presented in 23 states and 51 cities across the country.
Warrior Art
 Maryalice Bitts
For Calixto Robles, creating art is more than a means of personal expression; it's an opportunity to change the world. Robles' mission as an artist began more than 20 years ago, when, in his mid-20s, he moved from his native Mexico to San Francisco. There he began to do some cultural soul-searching.
Diego Rivera's Daughter Rips Frida Kahlo's Work
 Agence France-Presse
A daughter of Diego Rivera criticized the Mexican art legend's famous third wife, Frida Kahlo, as a subpar painter whose work became pricey thanks to pop star Madonna's interest in it.
Feather Art Will Move Delicately Into the Spotlight at 2009 Mexico City Exhibit
 Suzanne Muchnic
One of the most dazzling tidbits in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's big show "The Arts in Latin America 1492-1820" is enshrined in a gallery devoted to silver. A richly ornamented chalice made in Mexico City around 1575 and given to the museum by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst in 1948, it stands a mere 13 inches tall.
Fake Art Harms American Indian Artists
 Joseph Dits
These days, fakes in the American Indian art world look so much like the real thing that customers are being fooled. And the real artists are losing out on income.
Galleria Dante Reopens for High Season
 Claire & Joe Guarniere
After a busy summer, Galleria Dante reopened its doors on October 1st. To start off the season, Andie Hathcote will be painting at the gallery on October 11th and and Oscar Solis and Juana Cortez will be painting on October 16th & 17th.
Tony Gleaton Aims Lens at Black Mexicans
 Sean Mitchell
Race is not an issue for Tony Gleaton, the photographer told students at Loyola Marymount University recently. Yet an irresistible musing on the meaning of race has been his destiny.
Get Ready for the 2007-2008 Art Walk
 Denise Derameé
Puerto Vallarta has become a very important art center, with more galleries than any other Mexican coastal destination, representing Mexico's finest artists as well as artists from other countries who have chosen Puerto Vallarta as their home.
Artist Shows His Sisyphus Side
 Christopher Knight
In UCLA Hammer Museum exhibit, whether Francis Alÿs is pushing ice and driving up an insurmountable road, he makes a point about the nature of hard work.
Peso Picks
 Ricardo Gandara
Stuart Brady, creator of the "peso pick," hopes that each of his works of art will end up in the hands of guitarists who will create a unique sound - deep and clear - that only comes from metal plucking metal guitar strings.
Still a Messiah?
 Isabel Hilton
Forty years after his death, Che Guevara has little to offer as a guide for making revolution. So why does his image continue to inspire an almost religious following?
Exhibit Reflects on How the Latin West Was Won
 Robert L. Pincus
Awe is what the Spanish clergy and conquerors wished to inspire in the cultures that already populated Latin America. The colonizers couldn't make that motive any clearer than with the sort of larger-than-life Jesus on the cross, commissioned in 1792 for a Brazilian church that was its home.
'Lost' Siqueiros Mural to be Restored
 Patrick J. McDonnell
He was a celebrated painter and political agitator who put revolution before art. She was a twentysomething poet, dazzled by her charismatic suitor, David Alfaro Siqueiros, one of the leading Mexican muralists who audaciously combined public art and social militancy.
Muralist Diego Rivera Honored
 Associated Press
A mural believed to have been lost nearly 50 years ago will be the centerpiece of a new exhibit marking 50 years since the death of Mexican artist Diego Rivera.
Exploring The Arts In Puerto Vallarta
 Justin Burch
While most tourists visit Puerto Vallarta to experience the beaches, resorts and unmatched natural beauty, there is a more creative allure just beneath the surface. Though Puerto Vallarta is far from a sprawling city, the community houses more galleries than any Mexican destination outside the capital.
R.I.S.E. 2008 Poster Competition
 PVNN
The Refugio Infantil Santa Esperanza is sponsoring an annual Poster Competition to raise awareness of the needs of the children at the shelter. The theme of this year's contest is “Los Niños Son El Futuro” and everyone is encouraged to enter.
Az Jackson Wins International Photo Awards in Mexico
 Westender
Sydney-based snapper Az Jackson returned from the world’s biggest swimwear competition this September with some excess luggage - the lion’s share of the tournament’s photography trophies.
Penis Sculpture Pulled From eBay
 Mark Bonokoski
Q: What is pink, weighs 72 lbs., is 5-foot-2 tall, 3-feet in diameter, got the bounce from eBay, and is likely the largest of its kind in the world? A: The penis in Jo Mann's kitchen.
Mummy of Girl Sacrificed by Incans Prompts Gasps
 Associated Press
Museum-goers gasped at the well-preserved mummy of an Inca maiden that is on display for the first time, a serene gaze etched on her face hundreds of years ago when she was sacrificed and froze to death in the Andes.
Frida Kahlo Lives On in Mexico
 Paul Pihichyn
If the allure of the world's most populated urban area isn't enough, then the cobalt-blue house at the corner of Calles Allende and Londres may be all the reason you need to visit Mexico City.
A Foot in the Grave, and Loving It
 Reed Johnson
The house of the dead awaits your arrival. Just off the courtyard of a former Carmelite convent in Aguascalientes, half a dozen clay sculptures of the dark Aztec underworld lord Mictlantecuhtli fix you with voracious grins and hollow eyes.
Frida Kahlo and Zacatecas at Havana-Mexican Festivities
 Pedro de la Hoz
An exhibition with the work of more than 50 Mexican artists titled: Long Live Life: Frida, opens September 14 at the Havana Cultural Center.
Spencer Tunick Gets Hundreds Naked on Glacier
 Anne Richardson
Hundreds of people posed naked on Switzerland's shrinking Aletsch glacier for US photographer Spencer Tunick as part of a Greenpeace campaign to raise awareness of global warming.
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