My artist feature in the 7th edition of
@burnaway magazine’s reader is out and at the
@menilbookstore !
“The artists, works, and practices found in this volume are larger-than-life, existing as variations from a stereotype and nuanced understandings of the Ghost, the Trickster, and the Siren.”
My text is both prose and art historical research aided by the words of curators and historians in the field including
@torinerey , Collection Research Assistant at
@menilcollection . She and photographer
@cphilippone_studio were instrumental in the inclusion of an ancient Jaina whistle found in the Menil’s holdings in this text.
My writing weaves early memories of tejano music in Corpus Christi, ghosts of ancestors and their artifacts, and tricksters as they lead me in my own artistic practice:
“Tejano meets me where my grandmother’s Vicente Fernández records and my grandfather’s AM radio Banda could not. Amid tremendous loss, this song disrupts death. What feels more alive than unrequited love—what siren song is more alluring and painful?” (On
@bobbypulido425 Se Murió De Amor)
Go by and grab a copy, let me know what you think. 💫
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