There are two artists who moved from Europe to Mexico exhibiting their work as part of the Liverpool Biennial 2018: Francis Alÿs at the VG&M and Melanie Smith at the Bluecoat. Alÿs from Belgium and Smith from the UK. As a country more associated with departures than arrivals, especially with the current US President, Donald…
Tag: Chile
Grupo de Estudios Americanos
This is one of interest to those studying American history who speak Spanish. It is largely an aggregate site, but also has interesting reviews of books, films and events. It is sporadically updated, but has some interesting analysis and insight. In their own words: “Grupo de Estudios Americanos (GEA) nació entre personas ligadas al Instituto…
His Hands Were Gentle: Selected Lyrics of Víctor Jara
The full review will be published in the Journal of Socialist History. Today, I have been working on a review of His Hands Were Gentle: Selected Lyrics of Víctor Jara, a book of lyrics and poetry by the Chilean folk singer, Víctor Jara, whose life story has been overshadowed by his torture and death, yet the power…