With twenty-six photographers and poets plus six years of working closely together, photographer George Malave and poet and educator José Angel Figueroa are heading towards the culmination of their book project, Poetic Visions: Contemporary Latino Words and Images. JOIN THEM this Thursday, February 9 from 6-8pm, at Hunter College for a forum titled Migratory Dreams, sponsored by the Center for Puerto Rican Studies.
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Poetic Visions: George Malave and José Angel Figueroa’s Collaborative Project
Posted in Artist's News, culture, diversity, Documentary, En Foco, fine art, Latina, Latino, photography, tagged creative thinkers, latino heritage, pedro pietri, poetic visions on February 8, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Art & Cocktails Benefit Honoring Deborah Willis
Posted in african american, culture, En Foco, fine art, Latino, Permanent Collection, photography on December 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Deborah Willis has long been a mentor for not only our organization, but also for many of the photographers we have worked with and in this spirit we presented her with En Foco’s first award for making a notable difference in photographic history and beyond.
Words on the Street: an Intercambio with Three Photographers
Posted in african american, culture, Documentary, En Foco, fine art, Latino, Nueva Luz, photography on November 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Street photographers Orville Robertson (New York), Richard Koci Hernandez (San Francisco) and Ibarionex Perello (Los Angeles) recently got together to speak about the topic of street photography and how they each practice and observe the tradition. This article is an extended version of Words on the Street, published in Nueva Luz Volume 15#3 (2011).
Print Program Highlight: Juan Sanchez’s Abuelita
Posted in En Foco, fine art, Latino, photography, Print Collectors Program on August 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Abuelita became about the cycle of humanity. Feet tend to symbolize one’s journey, possibly the hardships of that journey as well as the continual drive to keep moving forward.
Print Program Highlight: Adál’s Memorias Olividadas
Posted in Artist's News, En Foco, Exhibitions, Latino, photography on July 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Adál’s work has not only allowed for his own voice to be heard, but has allowed for other voices to become accessible as well. In an art world that has historically been dominated by a colonial force, artists like Adál are crucial in order to begin breaking down institutionalized colonialization that is so prevalent in today’s art world.
Hypervisibility and Invisibility: an Interview with Frank Guridy
Posted in african american, culture, En Foco, Latino, South American on May 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
In this podcast, Dr. Guridy shares his thoughts about growing up in NYC, living in the Bronx, Ugly Betty, the West Side Story, Yankee Stadium, and how it all relates to the hypervisibility and invisibility of Latinos in the U.S.
Daniel Ramos: East of the Nile
Posted in culture, En Foco, Exhibitions, fine art, Latino, New Works, photography on April 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
In support of this year’s New Works Photography Fellowship Award Exhibition and to share the work of this year’s photographers with the online community, En Foco partners with juror and FlakPhoto.com creator Andy Adams to highlight their work in a series of blog posts. For more information, preview the exhibition catalog. Part 1 of 5. [...]
The Illusion of History and Photo Education
Posted in Artist's News, Community, culture, diversity, Documentary, En Foco, Latina, Latino, Nueva Luz, photography on March 10, 2011 | 10 Comments »
…I noticed a different type of discussion about photographic education happening on Facebook – a question was asked regarding resources on photos of Latino communities on the group called “A New History of Photography.” The thread develops an interesting discussion about outside versus local views, turning into an engaging and meaningful discussion. It was short lived (the thread was deleted), but it raised the kinds of questions we should all be asking, as educators, students and viewers, when photographing within and beyond our own backyards.
A Latin Paradox — Mexico + Afuera
Posted in En Foco, Exhibitions, Latina, Latino, photography on January 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
En Foco’s recent exhibitions at the Aperture Gallery in New York City, Mexico + Afuera: Contemporary Mexican and Mexican-American Voices, and Selections from En Foco’s Permanent Collection, were presented as one of the many events occurring around the world in celebration of México’s Bicentenario de Independencia (the 200th Anniversary of its Independence). However, its relevance [...]
A Conversation with Graciela Iturbide and Martín Weber
Posted in Artist's News, Documentary, En Foco, fine art, Latina, Latino, Nueva Luz, photography, South American on October 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On Sunday, October 24th, Graciela Iturbide and Martín Weber spoke before an attentive audience at the annual Nueva Luz Artist Talk co-sponsored by En Foco and Lucie Foundation, as part of the week long festivities leading up to the Lucie Awards. Graciela Iturbide Many of her fans had come out to listen to this [...]
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