AURORA, a Dallas-based public arts organization, has announced New York City-based artist and curator Kendal Henry and Austin- and Mexico City-based curator and writer Leslie Moody Castro as the curators of its 2024 biennial exhibition.
Leslie Moody Castro
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Over the years my definition of the word “border” has become fuzzier. I have learned about divisions that come from walls, language, geography, man-made structures, and unnecessary differences that cause conflict — something we are all witnessing currently.
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Leslie Moody Castro on her seamless (and accidental) boarder crossing between Estonia and Latvia.
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Leslie Moody Castro writes about arriving in Warsaw, Poland, and being surprised by the nation's culture of capitalism.
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Brandon Zech sits down with Leslie Moody Castro, who is currently serving as Glasstire's Guest Editor, to discuss the art scene in Mexico City, the foibles of curating, and a no-nonsense way to teach prospective artists.
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Moody Castro is neither a stranger to the Texas art scene nor to Glasstire — she has been writing for the publication for 11 years.
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Leslie Moody Castro writes about her time in Ukraine while visiting Kiev and Lviv, and her troubles trying to cross the border with Poland.
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Part 3 of Leslie Moody Castro's reflections on her recent visit to the NART Artist Residency, which is located in the Estonian border town of Narva.
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Part two of Leslie Moody Castro's reflections on her recent visit to the NART Residency, which is located in the Estonian border town of Narva.
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Leslie Moody Castro on how a trip to the Estonian border town of Narva brought up memories of her family and life on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Glasstire's Events and Social Media Editor walks us through some current exhibitions on view across Texas.
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"This year’s Idea Fund seeks to support new projects developed by Black, Indigenous, and POC artists and encourages creative projects that raise awareness of local social and cultural issues."
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Christina Rees checks in with curator and writer Leslie Moody Castro, who is sheltering in place in Mexico. They talk about the true meaning of being an introvert, the beauty of studio visits, and their attempts to keep a handle on art across the whole state of Texas.
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Libertad, Menchelli and Moody Castro not only restructure the roles they play in the making of the show, but they also unfurl the medium, and persistently inhabit the in-between.
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"Do we seek to embrace or to dominate? Do we seek a thoughtful exchange of ideas or simply to impose our own?"
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The call, open to all US residents working in any 2D/3D media and video, and whose works have been completed within the past two years, closes on October 1.
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Art-wise, Mexico City is structured very differently from Guadalajara and Monterrey. Here, we would visit residencies, the SOMA school, and artists we had wanted face time with for some time.
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There was a sense of disorientation that stood between us and understanding the city, both geographically and culturally.
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News
Open Call: 2019 Vignette Art Fair to be Curated by Leslie Moody Castro
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechThe event is scheduled for April 10-14 and will again be hosted in the Women's Museum building in Fair Park.
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