Tag: Artists
Meet Liliane Karnouk at ‘Anamnesis III’ exhibit
It's the last chance to meet Liliane Karnouk during the exhibition "Anamnesis III."
‘Toilet Paper Story’: Mérida printmaker responds ironically to the pandemic
Spanish printmaker Manuel Taure, known for his Mérida-based Graphic Bakery, is the subject of a pandemic-themed exhibition at Galeria El Zapote.
Merida muralist paints a monumental tribute to health care heroes
Arnold Daniel Cruz Cetina, better known as Datoer, is painting a mural to honor workers in the health sector. Photo: Courtesy
Pedro Tec puts down the camera to focus on caring for...
The young photographer whose haunting, hometown portraits have been displayed in museums and art galleries has returned...
Merida offers public spaces to artists around the world
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With the backing of consular officials, the Merida City Council cast a global net for its...
3 artists’ unique approach to glass seen in 1 show at...
Three Merida artists will present three ways to look at glass at an upcoming art exhibit in Santiago.
Yucatan inspires a dance-party ‘jungle’ in faraway Queens, N.Y.
A Yucatan-inspired jungle has been built in Queens, N.Y., by a pair of architects who returned from a...
Renowned muralista Juana Alicia in Yucatan: Tear down that wall!
Juana Alicia's huge mural at the art school was covered up a few years after it was revealed. Photo: Courtesy
La Cupula exhibit tour with artist Samantha Michell
Artist Samantha Michell leads an intimate tour of her show, "Perniciem," in English and in Spanish, at La Cupula.
Cross-cultural perspectives at Amaro art show
Art that represents both Mérida and the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean is focus of "The Eclectic Caimito," which opens today at El Foro Cultural Amaro.
Pedro Tec’s dreamlike photo exhibit heads to U.S.
Pedro Tec's exhibit of Mayan portraits is migrating north of the border.
Artists on the Paseo
Artists set up shop every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the east side of the Paseo de Montejo.
Famous artist’s mural remains buried at Yucatan art school
The mural space belongs to all students, ESAY leader says; others feel an important mural is being suppressed
MEL Artist Studio Tour 2019
The Merida English Library's annual artist studio tour now has a two-day format on Feb. 16 and 17. The self-guided tour allows a glimpse...
MEL Artist Studio Tour has gotten so big, it needs 2...
This year there are 40 artists in 32 studios. Sculptors, painters, printmakers, photographers and more are represented on the tour.
Loteria gets a millennial makeover
The card game Lotería, sometimes described as Mexican bingo, has been played by generations of Latino children....
‘Mérida in 5 Days’ watercolor artists to meet for 20th year
A dozen watercolor artists will gather for a week of plein air painting in various locations.
Architectural Digest celebrates artist’s ‘vibrant dream house’ in Mérida
Cuban-American artist Jorge Pardo and his colorful Centro home are featured in Architectural Digest, one of the most respected shelter magazines in the U.S.
Ricardo Martínez de Hoyos’ late-career paintings exhibited at Casa Montejo
Bringing together 19 works created in the last decades his life, "Ricardo Martínez and the Human Figure" is now on view at the Museo Casa Montejo.
Spencer Tunick finds artistic inspiration in sargassum
The New York artist Spencer Tunick, who is known for his large-scale nude portraits, returned to Mexico. This time, his inspiration was the sargassum in Tulum.
Andrea Pasos, ‘Transfiguraciones: A Través del Inconsciente’
Andrea Pasos' exhibition, "Transfiguration: Through the Unconscious" in English, opens at La Galería La Eskalera 8 p.m. Friday, July 20.
Pasos began her studies in drawing...
Remembering Fernando García Ponce 31 years after his death
On the 31st anniversary of his untimely death, we remember Fernando García Ponce, after whom Mérida's Macay Museum was named.
Mérida artist Francisco Barajas explains the chaos on his canvases
"As the picture progresses, it asks you what color to add, what else to do, until you lose control. The work flows by itself," the Mérida artist says.
An explosion of color from a Yucatecan artist at 80
True to his style, the painter Gabriel Ramírez Aznar will present 27 abstract acrylics at the Fernando García Ponce-MACAY museum starting Friday, May 25.