I wondered whether the folk traditions I remembered from my upbringing in Mexico could offer solutions to problems in technology. I was fascinated by the idea of Santeria rituals as computer code.
Lauren Moya Ford
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The tide of hateful anti-immigrant and racist rhetoric has sparked a renewed commitment by younger generation of artist-activists to speak openly on the issue.
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Lauren Moya Ford talks with Assistant Curator Michael Wellen about the art of breakfast tacos, how museums build collections, and Latin American exhibitions at the MFAH.
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When I was six, I saw a “chafa” (a derogative term used for soldiers in Honduras) beat up a guy so badly that he passed out. The soldier gave no thought at all to the children who were watching.
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UT Art History PhD candidate Rose Salseda discusses Afro-Latin American identity and art that fuses punk rock, immigration, and post-identity politics.
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In today’s installment, Houston artist Gabriel Martinez talks about trespassing, staking a claim for art, and making a scene.
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The Exploring Latino Identities series examines issues in Latino/Latin American contemporary art through interviews with artists, art historians, and others. In this installment, Dr. Rex Koontz discusses the evolution of…
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The Exploring Latino Identities series examines issues in Latino/Latin American contemporary art through interviews with artists, art historians, and others. In today’s installment, multimedia artist, writer, DJ, and recent Austin-NYC…
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Glasstire intern and University of Houston MFA candidate Lauren Moya Ford heads back to Austin… Domy Books Austin is currently displaying Matt Lock’s “Hammer of Power”. Though the small drawings…