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Thu18Sep2008

Happy Chilean Independence Day : Violeta Parra

Last night I was watching TV Nacional de Chile and the ending of the series Grandes Chilenos, that featured the artista Violeta Parra. It was incredibly moving and also sad. Sad because she came in last place in terms... Read more »

Thursday, September 18 2008 | 10:41 H

Wed10Sep2008

Save the Dates : 5th Encuentro de Poesia en NYC

Need a reason to come to NYC? In about two weeks, poets and other artists, predominantly Latino and Latin American, will descend upon three New York boroughs for the 5th Encuentro de Poetas en NY. Yours truly, Maegan la Mala,... Read more »

Wednesday, September 10 2008 | 11:54 H

Mon18Aug2008

Countdown to the DNC : Exhibit Highlights Denver Latino Artists

With the Democratic National Convention kicking off in exactly one week and VivirLatino being there live to cover the action, we feel it's important to look at the community around where the convention is taking place. Given all the media... Read more »

Monday, August 18 2008 | 17:23 H

Fri08Aug2008

What is a Jibarito Sandwich?

In 2005, I had an opportunity to visit Chicago for a few days for a business conference and as soon as I arrived to the hotel my conference was being held at, I recieved an email on my blackberry from a friend Dulce Ramos. Dulce Ramos is a Chicago native and very successful woman that has an amazing career in real estate as well as very unique women's shoe store called the Pump Room Boutique. I decided to call Dulce to let her know I was in town and before I knew it...she was at the Hotel picking me up to give me the Chicago Express Latino Tour.

You see...I had written an article inquiring about the existence of Latino Life in Chicago and Dulce really wanted to show me how proud the Boricuas are out in Paseo Boricua. What I encountered was fascinating, all these really nice shops and boutiques with very interesting themes and personality all of their own. She asked me if I wanted to have a "Jibarito" and I looked at her with a puzzled look...I had no idea what she was talking about. She took her time to explain it to me as we drove to a place called "Borinquen Restaurant" which is also known as the home of this Mysterious "Jibarito Sandwich". Read more »

Friday, August 08 2008 | 12:21 H

Mon21Jul2008

Monday in the Museum With Mala : Dalí : Painting and Film at the MOMA

Over the weekend I had the opportunity to catch the very packed Museum of Modern Art exhibition on Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí , his paintings and his films. The exhibit, on view at the top floor of the MOMA through... Read more »

Monday, July 21 2008 | 07:58 H

Fri30May2008

Tamayo Paintings Sold for Millions

Mexican master painter Rufino Tamayo is known worldwide for his amazing work, though not necessarily as famous in the U.S. as other Mexican artists who have had a lot marketing dollars behind them. But appreciation for Tamayo's work has been... Read more »

Friday, May 30 2008 | 11:37 H

Thu22May2008

El Museo del Barrio Has It's Quinceñero Tonight

El Museo del Barrio, located in Spanish Harlem, New York City, is actually older than 15 years old, but I'm able to stay quiet about an institution's age. Founded in 1969, by a group of artists and community activists, tonight... Read more »

Thursday, May 22 2008 | 08:00 H

Tue18Mar2008

Rafael Tufiño, Puerto Rican Artist, Is Dead at 85

Over the weekend in Puerto Rico, flags were flying at half-staff by order of the governor, Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá. The island was mourning one of it's own hijos, painter and printmaker Rafael Tufiño, who died last Thursday in San Juan at... Read more »

Tuesday, March 18 2008 | 12:30 H

Thu21Feb2008

How Much Frida-Mania is too much?

As a Latina artist, I thought that naming a tequila after legendary Mexicana artista Frida Kahlo was crossing a line. A bus trying to bring attention to women's issues? A little closer to the spirit of Frida. A skin care... Read more »

Thursday, February 21 2008 | 15:46 H

Wed09Jan2008

Picasso Lost and Found in Brazil

One Pablo Picasso painting and a second painting by Brazilian artist Candido Portinari were found leaning against a wall of a house after being stolen last month from a Sao Paulo museum. Two suspects were arrested. The theft of the... Read more »

Wednesday, January 09 2008 | 11:46 H

Wed31Oct2007

Spain's Prado Museum Gets Extended

The Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain is one of my favorite museums and today it opens a shiny new 237,000 square foot extension. King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía attended the opening ceremony for the extention designed by Spanish architect... Read more »

Wednesday, October 31 2007 | 09:54 H

Thu18Oct2007

Chocolate Jesus is back!

Back in March, Maegan told us how a sculpture of Jesus made in chocolate was raising a stink among Catholics. The artist, one Cosimo Cavallaro, even had to cancel his exhibit due to the controversy. But now the chocolate Chuy... Read more »

Thursday, October 18 2007 | 10:14 H

Fri13Jul2007

It's a Good Weekend to Be Latino in Nueva York

I love living in New York City in the summer. Yes it's hot and humid but the city offers some of the best free entertainment around. This fin de semana is jampacked with Latino events, thanks in large part to... Read more »

Friday, July 13 2007 | 15:06 H

Mon09Jul2007

Fridamania around the world

As Mexico celebrates the 100 year anniversary of the birth of one of its most famous artists, Frida Kahlo, the rest of the world is also celebrating. Friday retrospectives, exhibits and other events are happening across the globe. Mexico City's... Read more »

Monday, July 09 2007 | 11:38 H

Thu21Jun2007

Mexican Left: Frida belongs to us

A one hundred year retrospective of the life and art of Frida Kahlo at Mexico City's Palacio de Bellas Artes was the site of political unrest yesterday, as supporters of leftist ex-candidate for the Mexican presidency, Andrés Manuel López Obrador... Read more »

Thursday, June 21 2007 | 11:08 H

Fri08Jun2007

Largest-ever Art Exhibit de la Frida Kahlo

Artist and legend Frida Kahlo celebrates her 100th birthday this year and Mexico City is set to celebrate her with the largest-ever exhibit of her paintings at the Palacio de Bellas Artes. The 354 pieces displayed include one-third of her... Read more »

Friday, June 08 2007 | 08:17 H

Tue08May2007

Spencer Tunick Snaps in Mexico City and at Casa Azul

Despite the controversy about where he would shoot photographs of thousands of nude Mexicans, U.S. photographer Spencer Tunick went ahead and held his largest photo session yet this past Sunday, where he photographed a record number of 18,000 people in... Read more »

Tuesday, May 08 2007 | 10:35 H

Tue17Apr2007

Mexico: Get your naked bodies off our ruins

American photographer Spencer Tunick is famous for capturing the image of the nude masses by the thousands in locales from New York to Buenos Aires to London. His presence isn't always welcomed by local officials, and such is the case... Read more »

Tuesday, April 17 2007 | 14:12 H

Mon19Mar2007

Los Desaparecidos Found in El Barrio

Across Latin American countries military dictatorships (often with unofficial help for the U.S. government) disappeared tens of thousands of men, women and children. An exhibit, currently on view at NYC's El Museo del Barrio, presents a multimedia remembering of the... Read more »

Monday, March 19 2007 | 13:53 H

Thu22Feb2007

Favelas As Art

When people travel, housing projects aren't usually part of their itineraries. Just like most people don't seek out their art in housing projects either. The housing projects of Brazil, favelas, are notorious for their violence. Those same favelas ,though, are... Read more »

Thursday, February 22 2007 | 16:00 H

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