DETROIT — The central piece, and the one that immediately draws the eye when entering the main gallery of United States of Latin America at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD), is a full wall mural by Minerva Cuevas entitled “America.” The 2006 painting is a mash-up of two […]
Captures from a film “Tapitapultutas (Catapults)” by Donna Conlon and Jonathan Harker “If you don’t know what the south is – It’s simply because you are from the north” That is the simple, pointed statement made on a set of posters by Runo Lagomarsino, free for the taking by anyone who […]
America by Minerva Cuevas. Image courtesy of the artist and MOCAD. The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) is buzzing with activity in preparation for the opening of “United States of Latin America” (Sept. 18, 2015-Jan. 3, 2016). Organized by MOCAD senior curator at large Jens Hoffmann (also deputy director […]