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ARCHIVED REVIEWSPlan de la Villa: Traditional Mariachi Music, Vol. 1Review by Manuel Peña, Ph.D., Professor, Music Department, California State University, Fresno
Los Cenzontles with Julian González. 2002. Listen to El perro and Los arrieros
Voodoo: Spirits in Haitian ArtReview by Ysamur M. Flores-Peña Ph.D., Folklorist
© Museum of Man The Voodoo exhibit at the San Diego Museum of Man features an interesting sampling of the private collection of Dr. Robert C. Brictson, an avid collector and admirer of Haitian art. Not new to the museum scene nor to Haiti where he has maintained a home for almost thirty years, Dr. Brictson has already presented portions of his collection in several exhibitions in the U.S. and abroad.
Hair in African Art and CultureReview by Sojin Kim
© Museum for African Art, New York City
"De Aquellitas"Review by Jo Farb HernandezArt Department Gallery
"De Aquellitas comes from the language of Caló, Spanish slang made popular throughout the Pachuco era. De aquellitas defines and sets apart that which is beyond cool. When something is 'de aquellitas' it stands alone to uniquely be of the coolest." ---Aldo Maspóns
©Jo Farb Hernández
An exhibition of some forty baseball caps, slickly machine-embroidered with characteristic low-rider themes, was installed in the Art Department Gallery at Santa Clara University for a brief display during February, 2001. Students in Sam Hernández' studio seminar Art #196 curated the exhibition, designed the installation, wrote the wall labels and educational panels, and taught their professors, colleagues and other viewers about the cool concept of "de aquellitas." (Complete review with photographs)
HuupuKwanum - Tupaat Out of the Mist: Treasures of the Nuu-chah-nulth ChiefsReview by Mary MacGregor-Villarreal, with links to additional informationAutry Museum of Western Heritage
"Out of the Mist explores the rich and vibrant culture of the uu-chah-nulth people of British Columbia and northwestern Washington State by examining their history and art. This exhibition, the first of its kind, was developed jointly through the efforts of the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria, B.C. and the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council. Born out of a three-year collaboration, this unique exhibition is presented through native voices and delivers a powerful experience to those who visit." ---the Autry Museum ©Royal British Columbia Museum & the Autry Museum of Western Heritage
1900: Two Armenian Sisters and their DowriesReview by Mary MacGregor-Villarreal, with links to additional information
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California African American Museum
Styled into dread locks or afros, shaved into patterns, embellished with beads, or braided with hair extensions, contemporary African and African American hairstyles exist in dynamic relation to one another as well as to traditional styles of the past. This is among the most resonant messages of the exhibition Hair in African Art and Culture now on display at the California African American Museum (CAAM) through August 16, 2001.
Glendale every Sunday through June 24. Tina Dermirdjian, great-granddaugher of the two women, assembled the exhibit with the help of her mother and a textile expert Sofi Khachmanyan. Special events accompany every Sunday in June. The exhibit is supported in part by a grant from the California Council of the Humanities, with special thanks to the Glendale Historical Society and The Doctors' House.