THE TAOS CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND UNM TAOS PRESENT AMBOS LADOS
The 4th Ambos Lados exhibition opened on January 13th, 2020 -- and Manuel Guerra and Karl Whitaker gave a talk on Saturday, January 18th, 2020.
made the cover of the "Tempo" magazine,
People in the gallery
before attending the talks
"Tempo" magazine, January 16 - 22, 2020
also listed the Ambos Lados exhibition and talks
featured in the "Tempo" listing
of the magazine from January 16 - 22, 2020
ENCORE GALLERY PHOTOS
OF THE EXHIBITIONS
TALKS
David Farmer gave the first talk at 2 PM -- "Printing the Future: Graphic Arts in Oaxaca." David Farmer was previously a scholar at SMU in Dallas, and the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin.Manuel Guerra and Karl Whitaker gave the second talk at 3 PM -- "Prints Travel Easily and Start Dialog (Our Experience in Mexico)." This talk is posted on THIS LINK.
Manuel Guerra doing a sound check --
he and Karl Whitaker gave the second talk
David Farmer gave the first talk,
"Printing the Future: Graphic Arts in Oaxaca"
Geraldo Martinez, second from the right in the red shirt --
with (l to r) Nancy Mayagoitia, founder of "Galeria Arte de Oaxaca,"
Hazam Jara Chávez the new director of IAGO in the blue shirt,
and David Farmer to the right
The Taos group that went to Oaxaca in September 2019
In the photo, clockwise --
Joy Purcell, Jane Farmer, Andy Johnson, David Farmer,
Carol Farmer, Nancy Mayagoitia, Frank Purcell
This picture below surfaced in David Farmer's slide show. It is of Maestro Abraham Torres (left, pointing) with his small portable press, making prints in the center of Oaxaca with a small portable press -- "Taller de Grabado Bambulante." Sam Gardner, an Ambos Lados artist, is in the center of the photo.
Maestro Abraham Torres printing in the plaza,
with Sam Gardner, of Ambos Lados
Francisco Toledo was a great artist and printmaker of Oaxaca,
who founded the IAGO,
and died last September, 2019
Sarah Parker came to our Taos talk. We met her at the Southwest Print Fiesta 2019 in Silver City, where she made a huge steamroller print, and sold us a smaller print in her Coyol Designs booth.
Manuel Guerra with printmakers
Sarah Parker and Morgan
David Farmer talking to Manuel Guerra
after the talks
OAXACA PRINTS
A group from Taos -- David and Carol Farmer, Joy and Frank Purcell, Jane Farmer and Andy Johnson -- bought prints in Oaxaca in September 2019, and those were also hung at the gallery. More information at THIS LINK.
UNM TAOS
UNM Taos (University of New Mexico at Taos) co-sponsored the Ambos Lados exhibition at the Taos Center for the Arts. It is located a bit outside the town, in the south, on a beautiful new campus. The printmaking department is run by professor Gary Cook (YouTube link).
UNM Taos
(University of New Mexico at Taos)
Professor Gary Cook in his printmaking studio
The printmaking studio at UNM Taos
One of the galleries at UNM Taos
The beautiful view from UNM Taos
THANK YOU
A big thank you to Jane Farmer and Andy Johnson, for putting Manuel Guerra and Karl Whitaker up during their Taos visit. Also to Bob Parker for hosting the after party.
Manuel Guerra with Jane Farmer and Andy Johnson
Jane Farmer is a curator, who is currently working on a publication of the work of Jiro Okura (see YouTube video).
She curated a huge international exhibition called "Cross Over Changing Places" (catalog on Amazon).
After party at Bob Parker's house
(center, addressing the crowd)
Bob Parker co-organized with David Farmer, a previous print exhibition in Taos called "Pressing Through Time: 150 Years of Printmaking in Taos" in 2015 at the Harwood Museum (another link about the exhibition).
At the party we met Sarah Hart, who runs the Hart Print Shop. She told us about a previous Taos exhibition of young printmakers in 2014 called "Pressing On," and organized by Tim Jag.
