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W H AT ’ S N O W Clockwise from left: MCA
SANTA BARBARA helps
kick off the event with an exhibition dedicated to contemporary Guatemalan art; DARIO ESCOBAR ’s Untitled in plastic, gold leaf, and pigments; digital photography from ANDREA ARAGÓN ’s
Home Series, printed in vegetable inks on cotton paper.
Starting in September, Santa Barbara cultural institutions are celebrating Latin American and Latino art by participating in PACIFIC STANDARD TIME: LA/LA: A CELEBRATION BEYOND BORDERS , a Southern California-based initiative sponsored and supported by the Getty Foundation. The program kicks off locally on September 15 with a series of openings and continues through early 2018 with multiple exhibitions, artist lectures, family activities, and more. Here are a few not-to-be-missed highlights. PACIFICS TANDARD T IM E . O R G
What’s Now
MCA SANTA BARBARA , 805-966-5373, mcasantabarbara.org, debuts “Guatemala from 33,000 km: Contemporary Art, 1960-Present” from September 16 through December 17 in partnership with the WESTMONT RIDLEY-TREE MUSEUM OF ART , 805-565-6162, westmontmuseum.org, and the COMMUNITY ARTS WORKSHOP
Left to right: DANIEL
CHAUCHE ’s Baile
del venado, Santiago Atitlán, silver gelatin on paper; MOISÉS BARRIOS ’s Banana
Liberty, oil on canvas.
(CAW), 805-324-7443, sbcaw.org. The three venues share the first museum exhibition dedicated to the study of modern and contemporary Guatemalan art. Featuring more than 75 artists whose work addresses a range of social and political concerns, the exhibition demonstrates that despite ongoing political unrest, artists in Guatemala are fully aware of contemporary movements in Latin American art. Don’t miss the grand openings at all three locations on September 16, the scholarly symposium at Westmont on October 20, and the weaving workshop for teens at CAW on October 21.
S A N TA B A R B A R A
BAILE DEL VENADO, SANTIAGO ATITLÁN, COURTESY DANIEL CHAUCHE; UNTITLED: COURTESY DARIO ESCOBAR; ANDREA ARAGON PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY THE ANDREA ARAGÓN AND THE 9.99 GALLERY, GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA; BANANA LIBERTY, COURTESY MOISÉS BARRIOS
LATIN AMERICAN ART, WITH LOVE