The Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California, is a great way to spend a rainy day with visiting family!
On display were arpilleras — textiles sewn by the women of MEMCh (Movement for the Emancipation of the Chilean Woman) to protest the 17-year-long fascist regime of Agosto Pinochet. The dictator seized control of Chile with the backing of United States President Nixon in 1973 and further support of later U.S. President Bush’s family. (More about the exhibition here)…
Dreams, politics, and beauty merge in the art of Argentine artist Matias Duville…
Award-winning animation was also on display — the alternative worlds created by Quique Rivera, a Puerto Rican animation artist, sculptor, photographer, and film director. His sculptures such as these…
…created videos such as these! Also, more about the Museum of Latin American Art is here and here and here.
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Described well. I like it
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Thank you, Ullas 🙂
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You certainly do visit some fascinating places. I also love museums and this one looks fascinating. The textile pictures are incredible.
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It’s a lovely little museum 🙂
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Beautiful artwork da-AL!!! 😊
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glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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Amazing and very different kinds of pictures. Thanks.
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My pleasure!
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This is such beautiful handcrafted work created in despair of these women. I love that Long Beach Art Museum, especially for their many shows on Frida Kalho. Thank you for sharing.
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you’re very welcome!
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