As the founder of the Latino Arts Project, Jorge Baldor has long explored the intertwined history between North and South America. Through his curation of “The Journey North: Hope, Labor and Culture” at the Latino Cultural Center, his nuanced look at one of the most fractious issues of our time transcends media, yet the message remains the same.
Showcasing more than 40 works by emerging and established artists, including a talented high school student, “The Journey North” fills two galleries and highlights many facets of the immigrant experience.
“The first gallery addresses the journey itself,” Baldor explains. “The other examines hope, labor and culture.”
With works by artists from seven countries, standouts include Oliver Parr’s Lego Rio Grande Valley sculpture The Divide, Jesus Alba’s life-size canvas and steel The Border (with a photograph of his immigrant father) and Karla Ramirez-Santin’s Monarch migration-inspired mixed-media piece, Nos Cortaron las Alas y Aun Volamos.
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Baldor feels the timing is ideal for a show of this scope, especially as immigration permeates every part of our culture, from Congress to the Super Bowl.
“I think right now the climate we have is so divided, and just having this topic to talk about is so important,” he says. “The point of this exhibit is to have a public conversation in humanizing the process — why people come, what they bring and how they enrich life. My grandmother used to say the greatness of America is the goodness of its people.”
Details
“The Journey North” is on view through Feb. 27 at the Latino Cultural Center, 2600 Live Oak St., in Dallas. Admission is free. lcc.dallasculture.org.
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