Tijuana's art scene is very young. There's no venerable tradition of art history here that explains what is happening now in terms of what came before. And, as art critic Lucía Sanromán explains, too often, this means that Tijuana art and artists are studied in relation to the mythologies of the city, Tijuana's rapidly expanding […]
Since his early days as an architecture student, Tijuana sculptor Fernando Mendez Castillo has wanted to take part in the traditions of Mexican architecture. [p]And a new exhibition of sculpture at the Institute of Culture of Baja California (ICBC) in Tijuana, which opened to a packed house on August 28, amply demonstrates the maturity and […]
Tijuana artists shone brightly this year in the 14th Biennial of Visual Arts of the Northwest. The art competition, initiated in 1986, was born out of a regional base–FORCA–Regional Fund for Culture and the Arts of the Northwest–made up of the states of Sinaloa, Sonora, Baja California, South Baja California and with equal participation by […]
Friday night, and the Centro was hoppin' in downtown Tijuana. A long line was forming on the sidewalk in front of Black Box, concertgoers eagerly waiting for the Chilean indie rock band Lucybell. Down the street, friends enjoying cocktails gathered at small tables at the new chic Cantina 67 by Bambi. [p]And in spots here […]
Locals in Baja California call Tecate el pueblo magico. Nestled beneath the awesome Mount Cuchumá, sacred to the Kumeyaay, Tecate embraces the visitor with her quiet tranquility. A new exhibition of paintings by Tecate native Sayllí Salazar Gil–opening Friday, September 5 at the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California in Tecate–draws upon the magical power of […]
Children swing from the top of electric poles while two dogs wander below. A solitary female figure sits inside the bedroom of a beautiful, empty house. In the distance, rows and rows of tiny houses create a grid pattern against the landscape. These are just a few of the sights and scenes from the ambitious […]
