Tag: Paulina Sierra
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Review: Paulina Sierra at the Consulate of Mexico
November 27, 2013. Pelican Bomb.com Baked, fried, rolled, diced, grilled, or eaten plain; the works in Paulina Sierra’s exhibition all examine the quintessential Mexican staple—tortillas. As a symbol, the tortilla might be an obvious choice, yet Sierra executes her work with a keen sense of appropriation. In her silkscreen Pila de Tortillas/Tortilla Piles, blue, yellow, and…
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NOLA NOW Part II: Landscape, Seascape, Cityscape (1986 & 2012)
Pelicanbomb. March 7, 2012 NOLA NOW, Part II: Landscape, Seascape, Cityscape (1986 & 2012)” had the potential to be merely a romantic reminiscence of live oak trees and water-filled expanses. Curator Don Marshall, however, balanced the classical images of Louisiana environments with edgier installations to achieve an egalitarian look at the city’s contemporary visual arts…