Lotsa News
So we’re curating another big show; this time in Austin. Show opens in June at the MACC here in Austin.More details to come.
One of our members has been selected to be a part of the Texas Biennial this year! Michael’s sculptural work will be in the 2011 Biennial.
Jaime curated By Your Powers Combined in Chicago and organized and directed a successful art competition as part of the East Austin Studio Tour this year. He will curate the winner’s work in a solo shot at Pump Project.
Hector’s work is being published in
and has been producing Art Czar a blog about artists and their work.
Our website is up and running. http://tinyurl.com/we-are-los-outsiders
Also we have a facebook page now. http://www.facebook.com/LosOutsiders
We’re having a pretty good year and it’s just about to start. Thanks to everyone who’s helped us and supported us along the way!
event: Texas Biennial 2009
Sorry there’s no video, audio only.
You can download the m4a audio from here.
Hasta La Basura Se Separa [artcrush] extended 2 weeks
For Immediate Release [updated]:
Curated by
Salvador Castillo, Michael Anthony García and Hector Hernandez
Galleria del Espacio Cultural de la Antigua Aduana
Nuevo Laredo, Tamps, MX
November 15 – December 31, 2008
Extended two weeks, through January 16, 2009
On November 15, 2008, the chair of the cultural committee, Manuelita Gallegos Garza and engineer Ramón Garza Barrios, warmly inaugurated the Galleria del Espacio Cultural de la Antigua Aduana. Complete with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Hasta La Basura Se Separa [artcrush] ushered in a new chapter of contemporary art programming for the city of Nuevo Laredo’s cultural center.
In a homecoming presentation, Hector Hernandez invited co-curators Salvador Castillo and Michael Anthony García to organize an exhibition in the expansive space of the Antigua Aduana. Together as Los Outsiders, they organized the work of 15 contemporary artists from Texas, New York and Utah.
The artists in this exhibition, Robert Boland (Austin, TX), Jaime Castillo (Austin, TX), Hunter Cross (Austin, TX), Michael Anthony García (Austin, TX), Katy Heinlein (Houston, TX), Hector Hernandez (Austin, TX), William Hundley (Austin, TX), Kathy Kelley (Houston, TX), Michelle Mayer (Brooklyn, NY), Eduardo Muñoz (Austin, TX), Teruko Nimura (Austin, TX), Jared Steffensen (Salt Lake City, UT), Jade Walker (Austin, TX), Mike Womack (Brooklyn, NY) and Eric Zimmerman (Austin, TX), consist mostly of sculptural and installation practices.
El uso de los materiales rescatados de los basureros, hablan de “presentar lo representado y usado”. < The use of materials salvaged from garbage dumps, they speak of “presenting what’s used and represented”. >
- Diana Deándar, Lider Informativo: Hojalata #34, November 2008
With a special emphasis on found objects and the use of recycled materials these artists relate the identity of objects, whether in their present states, altered or how they are represented in images, to their individual connotations as well as their shared meanings.
As this exhibition was conceived specifically for Nuevo Laredo, the artists mix their personal memories with our greater cultural histories creating different levels of site specificity to their sculptures and installations. Hector Hernandez, a native of both Laredos, presents an annotated narrative of a local park turned playground turned parking lot using one of the actual felled basketball goalposts. Jared Steffensen and Eric Zimmerman continue their previous investigations of landscape and architecture respectively, but also take into account their placement within the gallery. Jade Walker and Mike Womack created new work reacting to the architecture and in response to physically observing the Antigua Aduana. Eduardo Muñoz’ photographs are layered with personal, family photographs that double as Cuban/Communist political documentation, but it’s the architectural elements within the collaged images that relate to the Antigua Aduana’s recent restoration/renovations. Robert Boland’s sculpture and videos are not site specific, but the proximity to the Rio Bravo/Rio Grande warrants contemplation. Hunter Cross includes a nuanced effort that touches on the seasonal timing of the exhibition, the Aduana’s history as a warehouse, US-Mexico immigration relations and US military “mass detention centers”.
La complejidad conceptual de las intervenciones nos remiten a un cuestionamiento sobre el exceso de desechos por el consumismo desbordado. Demuestran la inquietud por encontrar alguna solución. < The conceptual complexity of the interventions refer us to question the excess waste of overwhelming consumerism. They express concern for finding a solution. >
– Diana Deándar, Lider Informativo: Hojalata #34, November 2008
Consolidating the histories of the materials, the artists, the gallery and the city itself, Hasta La Basura Se Separa [artcrush] pushes the viewer beyond what has already transpired. Waste is no longer a discarded remnant, memories have not faded into obscurity, architecture has not been forgotten and life has not ended. Instead of lamenting shifting realities, this group takes the products of transition and rebuilds looking toward tomorrow. New objects, new structures and new relationships take form and renewed hope becomes possible.
The Antigua Aduana Cultural Space in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico is a historical building that originally served as the warehouses of the Custom House.
The complex also contains the Sergio Peña concert Hall.
The Antigua Aduana Cultural Space is located at the intersection of César López de Lara and Arteaga, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Because of successful attendance the exhibit has been extended an additional two weeks. The show will run until Friday January 16, 2009. Photos of the artwork and installation shots, artist interviews and press coverage are available on the website: www.artcrush.net
Hasta La Basura Se Separa [artcrush] will be on view through January 16, 2009.
Galleria del Espacio Cultural de la Antigua Aduana
Avenida César López de Lara y Arteaga
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00am to 7:00pm
For further information please visit www.artcrush.net
or contact Los Outsiders at info@artcrush.net.
– END –
Outro – Neverending Thanks
Much love goes out to all of those that helped make Hasta La Basura Se Separa [artcrush] a success!
Los Outsiders would like to express our gratitude to:
each other- Salvador Castillo, Michael Anthony García, Hector Hernandez
Robert Boland
Jaime Castillo
Hunter Cross
Michael Anthony García
Katy Heinlein
Hector Hernandez
William Hundley
Kathy Kelley
Eduardo Muñoz
Teruko Nimura
Jared Steffensen
Jade Walker
Mike Womack
Eric Zimmerman
The Mexican State of Tamaulipas
The city of Nuevo Laredo
Espacio Cultural de la Antigua Aduana
Hector R. Lecanda
Maria Rosa Muñoz
La presidenta del Comité de Cultura, Manuelita Gallegos Garza
ingeniero Ramón Garza Barrios
Alan Alvarez
Juan Flores
Imelda Kazares
Myrna Santos
Magaly Villanueva
Gladys Varela
Jhovanni Raga
Joaquin Muñoz Mejia, agente aduanal
Palos Garza Transporte
Jorge & Ana Rodriguez from Casa Verde Coffee & Cake Boutique
Bibi Zarate
Hector Hernandez Garza
Enrique R. Vilches
Bobby Bacon
Elaine Bradford
Meghan Turner
MASS Gallery, esp. Xochi Solis and Jules Jones
If you can’t make it to Nuevo Laredo between Nov 15 and Dec 31, 2008, here’s a sneak peak on Flickr.
Hasta La Basura Se Separa [artcrush]
For Immediate Release:
Curated by
Salvador Castillo, Michael Anthony García and Hector Hernandez
Antigua Aduana de Nuevo Laredo
November 15 – December 31, 2008
Artists’ talk, Saturday November 15, 3pm
Opening reception, 7 – 11pm
The Antigua Aduana proudly announces Hasta La Basura Se Separa [artcrush], an exhibition curated by the Austin-based group Los Outsiders: Salvador Castillo, Michael Anthony García and Hector Hernandez. Presented in the border town of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, Hasta La Basura Se Separa [artcrush] features the work of 15 contemporary artists from Texas, New York and Utah.
The artists in this exhibition, Robert Boland (Austin, TX), Jaime Castillo (Austin, TX), Hunter Cross (Austin, TX), Michael Anthony García (Austin, TX), Katy Heinlein (Houston, TX), Hector Hernandez (Austin, TX), William Hundley (Austin, TX), Kathy Kelley (Houston, TX), Michelle Mayer (Brooklyn, NY), Eduardo Muñoz (Austin, TX), Teruko Nimura (Austin, TX), Jared Steffensen (Salt Lake City, UT), Jade Walker (Austin, TX), Mike Womack (Brooklyn, NY) and Eric Zimmerman (Austin, TX), consist mostly of sculptural and installation practices. With a special emphasis on found objects and the use of recycled materials these artists mix their personal memories with our greater cultural histories.
The Antigua Aduana Cultural Space in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico is a historical building that originally served as the warehouses of the Custom House.
The complex also contains the Sergio Peña concert Hall.
The Antigua Aduana Cultural Space is located at César López de Lara and Arteaga, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Hasta La Basura Se Separa [artcrush] will be on view Nov 15 thru Dec 31, 2008.
Antigua Aduana
Avenida César López de Lara y Arteaga
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Hours: Monday through Saturday, 11:00am to 6:00pm
For further information please visit www.artcrush.net
or contact Los Outsiders at info@artcrush.net.
– END –
March 2008
Saturday, March 1
Gordon Fowler: Paintings, Texas to France – Wally Workman Gallery
fACCulty 08 art exhibit – Carver Museum & Cultural Center
Jade Walker: Merriment – Big Medium, Bay 10 Project Space
Gary Sweeney & Bill Amundson: Loose Connections – Big Medium, Bay 12 Gallery
Wheelchair Epidemic – Gallery Lombardi
Boston <-> Austin: work by eight transplanted artists – The Opera House
All People Dream – Quattro Gallery
Christopher St. Leger: Mudville – Davis Gallery
Eric Zimmerman: Atlas – Art Palace Gallery
Friday, March 7
Intersections: Artists from Art City Austin 2008 – Art Alliance Austin
Saturday, March 8
Ewan Gibbs: Pictures of Pitchers
Intermezzo: Recent Works by Benita Huerta
Paraphernalia
It’s About Time
Digital Showcase – Laptop Battle
Thursday, March 13
Autumn de Wilde: Elliot Smith
Tuesday, March 18
Show & Tell: A digital slide jam
Thursday, March 20
Curator’s Tour: In Katrina’s Wake
Viewpoint Lecture Series: Katy Siegel and Wade Saunders 2
Artistic License: In Katrina’s Wake
Saturday, March 22
Cult of Color: Call to Color – Notes on a Collaboration
Panel discussion with Trenton Doyle Hancock, Stephen Mills and Graham Reynolds
Ewan Gibbs: Pictures of Pitchers
We’ve Got Tissues
Dave Bryant: Mice Space, Paper Graveyard, Welcome Wealthy Patrons
Tuesday, March 25
Artistic License: Matheus Rocha Pitta
