Art/World: Mexico Virtual group exhibition bG Gallery Los Angeles, CA A virtual travel adventure exploring art around the world presented by bG Gallery and the Venice Institute of Contemporary Art Mexico is bordered to the north by the United States, to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea, and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexican society is characterized by extremes of wealth and poverty, with a...
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Brownout: Linda Vallejo Paints a New Color Scheme by Tulsa Kinney, Editor Artillery Magazine Los Angeles, CA November 4, 2014 Excerpt “I’m a hypocrite,” Linda Vallejo says, referring to her latest series “Make ’Em All Mexican.” “I grew up on Fred Flintstone and Frank Sinatra. I’m all American.” She adds, “I think we are all hypocrites in one way or another. We all have our prejudices and judge each other needlessly based...
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The Floating World Exhibition featuring works by Gina Stepaniuk and Linda Vallejo Metro Gallery Los Angeles, CA October 6—November 3, 2007 What makes Linda Vallejo’s art so compelling and relevant to contemporary life? by William Moreno, past Executive Director, Claremont Museum of Art “For one, her broad command of a variety of mediums: painting, sculpture and site-specific installations are all within her prolific...
Read MoreNotes from the Living Room Couch: A Collector Speaks Out by Armando Durón, major contemporary art collector, ex-president of the Board of Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) 2000 Each of us is obsessive about something. Each of us collects–for aesthetic, or utilitarian or other purposes. From wood for the fire to survive, to Timothy Dahlmer memorabilia to satisfy a macabre fascination, to a painting from the Bellagio...
Read MoreJohn Mendelsohn writes articles and reviews on contemporary art for Cover Magazine and ArtNet Magazine and has contributed to the forthcoming book, A Book of Images: Reflections on Symbols, C.G. Jung Institute, New York The phrase “an artist’s vision” makes a metaphor from the act of seeing, equating it with both creative imagination and a kind of insight. It suggests a “second sight” beyond the...
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Linda Vallejo: Make ‘Em All Mexican Avenue 50 Studio Curated by Dr. Karen Mary Davalos Artist interview with Armando Durón Lecture by Dr. Karen Mary Davalos Los Angeles, CA May 14—June 5, 2011 Catalog Contributors Dr. Karen Mary Davalos is an art historian and author. She served as chair and associate professor of Chicana/o Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Davalos states, “From...
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