Throughout the history of Central America, there is not one single artist that has flaunted worldwide fame as Guillermo Vargas “Habacuc,” who stepped into the international arena with his solo exhibition at the Códice de Managua gallery in Nicaragua, on August 16th 2007.[...]
Every book has its own story. Some have inspired ways of living; others have rescued people from boredom and suffering. What has been written in books is a means of support by which other books are written. Books, as everything alive, give birth to other books.[...]
2010 is the year in commemoration of the Mexican Declaration of Independence’s Bicentennial. Miguel Rodríguez Sepúlveda explores topics of Mexican national identity, human economic transactions and the concept of Freedom.[...]
Everywhere we go, it seems that advertisements are progressively invading our public and private spaces. We are constantly being bombarded with messages trying to persuade us to consume a certain product or brand. Billboards hovering over crowded highways are a perfect example of this effort in mass consumption.[...]
When I saw Catherine Matos Olivo’s work for the first time at the 2nd San Juan Poligraphic Triennial, it did not immediately grab my attention. I was strolling through the room looking at the different works displayed, when I caught a quick glimpse of several postcards of photographs neatly placed on a shelf. Not only did I not know it was her work, since the tag with her name was not placed on the wall, but what I saw did not instantly provoke a reaction within myself.[...]
Is there a correlation between colonialism and consumerism? In what ways does colonial history shape contemporary life? Living in Puerto Rico, these are questions I ask myself quite often. Consumers acquire products to satisfy a need created by advertisers. The effect is not inconsequential, as the consumer is never fully satisfied. Through this process of mass consumption, an alternate milieu is created where global socioeconomic problems simply do not exist. Is consumerism a driving force of colonialism?[...]
