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ENCORE of ‘American Alien,’ culturally abducted and appropriated from “My Alien Abduction” by Leo Garcia – Get link to entire story and exhibit

ENCORE of ‘American Alien,’ culturally abducted and appropriated from “My Alien Abduction” by Leo Garcia – Get link to entire story and exhibit

by Deborah Granger

My Alien Abduction is Garcia’s pursuit to recover that which was taken from him … from a culture and a people. He does this through the manipulation of a digital program that in and of itself is a device of appropriation.

ENCORE of “Fear Not” from the Alien Abduction series by Leo Garcia at Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica

ENCORE of “Fear Not” from the Alien Abduction series by Leo Garcia at Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica

by Deborah Granger

Not only is Leo Garcia an acclaimed visual artist, but as a filmmaker, he produced the independent full length feature Excess Flesh, a psychological thriller with tones of body horror…

ENCORE of Leo Garcia’s “My Alien Abduction” – the exhibit that brought cultural Abduction & Appropriation to the forefront in L. A. + video trailer

ENCORE of Leo Garcia’s “My Alien Abduction” – the exhibit that brought cultural Abduction & Appropriation to the forefront in L. A. + video trailer

by Deborah Granger

If the myth of power is in part sustained by taking, or “abducting” (appropriating) what is owned by someone else and then making it your own and claiming it, then Garcia’s pantheon literally apes a hierarchical power structure that is human in invention. –Clayton Campbell

Review: Architect, Artist, and Gallery Owner Flavio Bisciotti built a City – Life after the Ashes (story and video)

Review: Architect, Artist, and Gallery Owner Flavio Bisciotti built a City – Life after the Ashes (story and video)

by Janice Bremec Blum

But like the studio fire that melted things together, the fire within Bisciotti is melting together his passions as he works on his new project titled, Invisible Cities: a series of paintings with an architectural flair. “I’ve always been attracted to buildings.

The Review: In 2016, Flavio Bisciotti was cleaning up the remains from a fire that burned down his home art-studio in Venice

The Review: In 2016, Flavio Bisciotti was cleaning up the remains from a fire that burned down his home art-studio in Venice

by Janice Bremec Blum

#PALIMPSEST: something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form) Venice, is an appropriate name for an exhibition that not only brings creativity from the loss-damage…

The Review: Erin Hanson’s new San Diego Art Gallery opens February 25, 2017

The Review: Erin Hanson’s new San Diego Art Gallery opens February 25, 2017

by Hattie Xu

San Diego is a great destination city, with lots of fun activities to fill a weekend. The Erin Hanson Art Gallery recently opened and you may want to check it out. Call for appointment. Her website is: http://erinhanson.com/.

We’ve got an exclusive must read exclusive story by Hattie Xu with Erin Hanson at this link.

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