Byron Galvez. Wedding invitation, oil on canvas 1998. 61x65 in
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rt and energy efficiency meet to good effect in the remarkable home of Princeton residents Ilana and Mauricio Gutierrez and their three children. “We’re fortunate to have a lot walls,” observes Ilana as she leads a visitor into the ultra-modern house they have occupied for 18 months. The welcome wall space, which includes an actual art gallery, is used to display the couple’s growing collection of modern Mexican art, mostly acquired through Eva Beloglovsky, a Mexican art dealer who also happens to be Ilana’s mother. Some of the art is for sale; the rest has a permanent place, at least for now, here in Princeton. The collection is comprised mostly of paintings on canvas and prints; sculptural pieces include a large outdoor work on the front lawn.
MAY 2014 PRINCETON MAGAZINE
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