{"product_id":"borderless-the-art-of-luis-tapia-9780980108088","title":"Borderless: The Art of Luis Tapia","description":"Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1950, sculptor Luis Tapia is a pioneering Chicano artist who for forty-five years has pushed the art of polychrome wood sculpture to new levels of craftsmanship and social and political commentary. Tapia's works speak to the complexity of Latino\/Hispano\/Chicano identity, history, and contemporary culture, offering compelling insights and challenging perspectives on life in the barrio, on the border, and beyond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rooted in a folk art tradition established in seventeenth-century New Mexico, Tapia's work at once honors its origins, reinterprets traditional subject matter, and revitalizes age-old techniques. As an artist and activist whose works have been internationally exhibited and collected, Tapia informs and educates non-Hispanic viewers about the Chicano and Nuevomexicano experience. At the same time, he transcends cultural and ethnic borders through the elegance of his craft and commentary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this first publication devoted to Tapia's artistic legacy, leading art historians, curators, and literary figures consider Tapia's art both inside and outside the local and regional contexts in which it is made. With more than 100 photographic reproductions, \u003ci\u003eBorderless \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates Tapia's relevance and vitality within the broader national and international artistic conversation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHayes, Edward:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eEdward Hayes\u003c\/b\u003e is curator of exhibitions at the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA), a position he began in 2013 after working at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio. Hayes curated MOLAA's\u003ci\u003e Luis Tapia: Cada mente es un mundo\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and has coordinated numerous other MOLAA exhibitions, including \u003ci\u003eDreamland: A Frank Romero Retrospective\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), \u003ci\u003eKorda: Revolutionary Photographer\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), \u003ci\u003eFrida Kahlo, Her Photos\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), and \u003ci\u003eNeomexicanism\u003c\/i\u003e (2014). Hayes is author of \u003ci\u003eDreamland: A Frank Romero Retrospective\u003c\/i\u003e and has supported several McNay publications, including \u003ci\u003eAndy Warhol: Fame and Misfortune\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and \u003ci\u003eEstampas de la Raza: Contemporary Prints from the Romo Collection\u003c\/i\u003e (2012).\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLippard, Lucy R.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eLucy R. Lippard\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, activist, sometime curator, and author of twenty-four books on contemporary art and cultural criticism, including \u003ci\u003eUndermining: A Wild Ride through Land Use, Politics and Art in the Changing West\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003eDown Country: The Tano of the Galisteo Basin, 1250-1782\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), \u003ci\u003eMixed Blessings: New Art in a Multicultural America\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), and \u003ci\u003eThe Lure of the Local: Senses of Place in a Multicentered Societ\u003c\/i\u003ey (1997). Recipient of nine honorary degrees, a Guggenheim fellowship, and a Lannan grant, among other awards, she lives off the grid in rural New Mexico, where she edits the monthly community newsletter \u003ci\u003eEl Puente de Galisteo\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGioia, Dana:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eDana Gioia\u003c\/b\u003e is the Poet Laureate of California. He is the author of five collections of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eInterrogations at Noon\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), which won the American Book Award, and \u003ci\u003e99 Poems: New \u0026amp; Selected\u003c\/i\u003e (2016). His three critical collections include \u003ci\u003eCan Poetry Matter?\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Award. Gioia has written three opera libretti and edited twenty literary anthologies. He served as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts from 2003 to 2009. He holds the Judge Widney Chair of Poetry and Public Culture at the University of Southern California. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Museum of Latin American Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461653532946,"sku":"9780980108088","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c16efb33-7db0-454a-8fc2-30fa7a0cffff.jpg?v=1730073860","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/borderless-the-art-of-luis-tapia-9780980108088","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}