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A Sober Take on Day of the Dead

10.27.2009 · Posted in ArteAntigua, Exhibitions, Photography

This isn’t art in La Antigua, but it’s certainly related to the celebrations LAG will be celebrating in days: The images aren’t pretty. With the eyes of the subjects closed, the photographs could be portraits of the sleeping. Black thread lacing up the skin across a naked chest suggests something else: these are photos of ...

Traditional Art of Kite-Making Celebrates the Day of the Dead

10.05.2009 · Posted in ArteAntigua, Festivals

In less than a month the skies will be filled with an exposition of giant, traditional art for all to see. Already, “pueblos” such as Santiago Sacatepéquez are creating this year’s kites for the more than 75,000 visitors expected to flood the town of 13,000. Expansive and richly ornamented, these kites are meant to help ...