Paul Ecke is a mid-career painter of contemporary non-figurative and figurative works on canvas and panel. His works are an amalgam of color, texture and movement achieved through application of oil and acrylic paints to canvas, all applied by brush, hand and even trowel. The results are magnificent, colorful, thought and emotion-provoking images that convey […]
Monthly Archives: July 2015
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA- PANTAGES THEATER- LOS ANGELES
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Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s phenomenal musical success, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, is on a brand new North American Tour. This PHANTOM features a brilliant new scenic design by Paul Brown, Tony Award®-winning original costume design by Maria Björnson, lighting design by Tony Award®-winner Paule Constable, new choreography by Scott Ambler, and a new […]
ANTIGUO COLEGIO DE SAN IDELFONSO- MURALS- MEXICO CITY
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Birthplace of Mexican Muralism Movement POSSE PHOTOS:
MUSEO JUMEX- IN GIRUM IMUS NOCTE ET CONSUMIMUR IGNI & JERZY GROTOWSKI- MEXICO CITY
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CURATED BY ARTISTS: FERNANDO MESTA EVA SVENNUNG BERNADETTE VAN-HUY SUSANA VARGAS PETER WÄCHTLER NICOLAS CECCALDI POSSE PHOTOS:
MUSEO JUMEX – GUSTAV METZGER- MEXICO CITY
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Colección Júmex is believed to be the largest contemporary art collection in private hands in Latin America, with special emphasis on Mexican contemporary artists. POSSE PHOTOS:
CHAPULTEPEC CASTLE- HILOS DE HISTORIA / HISTORIC GARMENTS – MEXICO CITY
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POSSE PHOTOS: IMG_2600
ASSOCIATED PRESS INTERVIEW OF LAYLA AT THE FRIDA KAHLO EXHIBITION IN MEXICO CITY
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Exposición de cartas presenta una Frida Kahlo íntima http://tucson.com/laestrella/gente/exposici-n-de-cartas-presenta-una-frida-kahlo-ntima/article_e4d4853c-3234-11e5-bbee-8ffe2f947300.html Abre exposición de las cartas de Frida Kahlo | El Universal http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/cultura/artes-visuales/2015/07/24/abre-exposicion-de-las-cartas-de-frida-kahlo Layla Felder, una admiradora de Frida Kahlo originaria de Estados Unidos, visita la exposición “Ecos de tinta y papel. De la intimidad de Frida Kahlo” en el Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida […]
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND HISTORY- MEXICO CITY
posted by Layla
The Coyolxauhqui monolith discovery in 1978, enabled the archaeologists to find the exact place where the pyramid stood, since the Huitzilopochtli myth tells that he threw his sister down from Coatepec mountain. The archaeological excavations of the Coyolxauhqui monolith that took place between 1978 and 1982 on the site of what was once the Main Temple of Mexica […]
SALA DE ARTE PUBLICO SIQUEIROS: FRANCIS ALYS- HOTEL JUAREZ- MEXICO CITY
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SALA DE ARTE PUBLICO SIQUEIROS- MEXICO CITY
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In 1973, the artist Siqueiros donated this building, which was his home and studio, to the people of Mexico. POSSE PHOTOS:
MUSEO CASA ESTUDIO DIEGO RIVERA Y FRIDA KAHLO – SAN ANGEL- MEXICO CITY
posted by Layla
The Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo is comprised of four buildings, three houses and a photo lab studies, which were designed and built by noted architect Juan O’Gorman Mexican artist Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo who inhabited the property from 1934. The museum is dedicated to the promotion, preservation and promotion of […]
TEOTIHUACAN – CITY OF THE GODS- MEXICO- PYRAMID OF THE SUN, TEMPLE OF QUETZALPAPALOTL, AVENUE OF THE DEAD
posted by Layla
FROM VISITMEXICO.COM: The so called City of the Gods, Teotihuacan, preserves the remains of one of the most important civilizations in Mesoamerica. Regardless of where you will be starting you tour, you will be amazed by the beautiful constructions and by the mystery kept within the wall of the Pyramid of the Sun, the Temple […]
MUSEO FRIDA KAHLO CASA AZUL- APPEARANCES CAN BE DECEIVING; FRIDA KAHLO’S WARDROBE – VOGUE EXHIBITION
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CASA AZUL FRIDA KAHLO MUSEUM- MEXICO CITY
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THE BLUE HOUSE: THE INNER WORLD OF Frida Kahlo By Hilda Trujillo Soto “Feet do I want if I have wings to fly” Frida Kahlo When you dig deeper into the knowledge of the work of Frida Kahlo and has the privilege of knowing your home, the intense relationship between discovered Frida, his work and his home. His […]
MUSEO SOUMAYA – MEXICO CITY
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A part of the Fundación Carlos Slim, A.C., Museo Soumaya opened its doors to the public in 1994. A non-profit cultural institution, its vocation is to collect, research, conserve, and exhibit the artistic heritage of Mexico and Europe principally. It aims to promote the understanding and enjoyment of works of art through a range of […]
MUSEO MURAL DIEGO RIVERA- MEXICO CITY
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The architect Carlos Obregon Santacilia under the cultural influence of the Mexican Renaissance, invited Diego Rivera to run on the walls of the then very prestigious Hotel del Prado, which would be one of the most significant works of the great Mexican muralist:Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda. Prepared fresh, the plasma wall, in […]
BELLAS ARTES PALACE- MEXICO CITY
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This monumental building is thought of as the “Cathedral of Mexico’s Art”, as well as an artistic monument by itself. It offers multiple activities, including the main seasons of the most important fine arts companies in institutions, such as the National Symphony Orchestra, the National Dancing company, the National Opera company, the National Theater company […]
THE TEMPLO MAYOR MUSEUM – MEXICO CITY
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Templo Mayor and its ceremonial center was the greatest architectural structure in the city of Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec Empire, located on the original islet of its foundation. It was a double temple, a pyramid with two stairways and an annex esplanade on each frontal corner of its base. On its top are the […]
FLOATING GARDENS OF XOCHIMILCO – MEXICO CITY
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At the embarcadero, take one of hundreds of boats (trajineras) through the canals which is all that is left of the lake on which Mexico City was built. The boats are colorfully painted and often bear the name of the owner’s female child or other relative. Bring your own food and drinks for a picnic lunch, […]
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