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Lifshutz says sculpture he brought to downtown San Antonio ‘mocks’ Lenin, Mao

March 23, 2022 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

The sculpture "Miss Mao Trying to Poise Herself at the Top of Lenin’s Head" resides on the back of private property on the 300 block of West Commerce Street near the San Pedro Creek Culture Park.

“The intention of their piece was not to honor or glorify Lenin or Mao. And it’s not my intention, either. … I’m not trying to glorify authoritarians, particularly Communists. I’m a capitalist, through and through,” said James Lifshutz, the downtown developer who brought a controversial sculpture depicting Chairman Mao and Vladimir Lenin to west downtown.

Filed Under: Art, Centro San Antonio, City of San Antonio, Commerce Street, General News, San Pedro Creek, West Downtown Tagged With: Alameda Theater, Andi Rodriguez, Centro San Antonio, Chairman Mao, Fletcher Benton, Gao Qiang, Gao Zhen, James Lifshutz, Kline building, Krystal Jones, Miss Mao Trying to Poise Herself at the Top of Lenin’s Head, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, Shanon Shea Miller, Texas Public Radio, Vladimir Lenin, West Commerce Street, West Houston Street, Weston Urban, Zona Cultural

Photos: ‘Stargazer’ sculpture by Mexican artist Pedro Reyes debuts on San Antonio River Walk

March 9, 2022 By Ben Olivo 75 Comments

"Stargazer (Citlali)," a large-scale sculpture by Mexican artist Pedro Reyes, was officially unveiled earlier this week on the River Walk.

About a week ago, the wrappings that had covered “Stargazer (Citlali)” were finally removed revealing the large-scale sculpture by Mexican artist Pedro Reyes.

Filed Under: Art, City of San Antonio, Parks & Plazas, Photos, River Walk, San Antonio River Tagged With: City of San Antonio, Department of Arts & Culture, Gary Sweeney, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Labor Plaza, Octavio Quintanilla, Pedro Reyes, Ries Niemi, River Walk, River Walk Public Art Garden, San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk, Stargazer (Citlali)

Travis Park Church ‘stained-glass’ mural project shines light on social justice issues

December 19, 2021 By Rocky Garza Jr. 45 Comments

This past May, the Travis Park Church, launched a 3,500 square foot mural project called “All are Welcome, Love Conquers Hate”, to help promote the message of love and acceptance. To help illustrate their message the church had a city-wide process and wound up selecting six artists. Those artists include Hailey Marmolejo, Rhys Munroyo, Albert Gonzalez, Raisa Melendez, Scotch Willington, and Victor Zarazua.It wasn’t until September when the church was given the approval from the Office of Conservation to proceed with the project, and it expected to be completed by the end of this month. Regarding the longevity of the six murals, Munroyo said the church didn’t inform them they were going to be replaced by a certain amount of years, and she hopes they can inspire people with their artwork. Dec. 10, 2021.

This past May, Travis Park Church began its search for artists for a 3,500-square-foot wide mural project on the side of their building that highlighted “social issues, diversity and inclusivity.”

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: Adriana Garcia, Albert Gonzales, Hailey Marmolejo, McNay Art Museum, Office of Historic Preservation, Paul Elizondo Community Mental Health Clinic, Raisa Melendez, Rhys Munro, Scotch Willington, Travis Park Church, Victor Zarazuab

Conservation Society concerned about lack of long-term mural plan for downtown

November 6, 2021 By Rocky Garza Jr. 2 Comments

"The Last Parade" by muralist Rudy Herrera is on display on the side of the Kress building, on the 300 block of East Houston Street.

The Conservation Society of San Antonio is concern over the proliferation of street murals in downtown San Antonio.

Filed Under: Art, Centro San Antonio, City of San Antonio, Conservation Society of San Antonio Tagged With: Art Everywhere, Astrodome, Centro San Antonio, City Council, Houston, Houston Street Tax Reinvestment Reinvestment Zone, Houston Street TIRZ, Kathy Rhoads, Kress building, Los Ostros Murals, Mark Wolfe, Matt Brown, Nik Soupè, Ron Nirenberg, Rudy Herrera, San Antonio Street Art Initiative, Shek Vega, Texas Historical Commission, The Conservation Society of San Antonio, The Last Parade, Travis Park, Vincent Michael

Artist celebrated at Esperanza’s Día de los Muertos event where she volunteered

November 5, 2021 By Kayla Padilla 4 Comments

An altar by Blanca Rivera honors her friend Angie Merla, who was a volunteer at the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, during the center's annual Día de los Muertos event at the Rinconcito de Esperanza arts hub on the West Side.

Angie Merla, an artist and long-time volunteer at the Esperanza’s Día de los Muertos event, was honored with an ofrenda after she died of cancer earlier this year.

Filed Under: Art, Día de los Muertos, Holidays, Obituary, People, West Side Tagged With: Angie Merla, Blanca Rivera, Boys & Girls Club, Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, MujerArtes, Rinconcito de Esperanza

Alameda Theater restoration poised to resume as new mural is unveiled

October 21, 2021 By Benjamin Gonzalez 2 Comments

The restoration of the Alameda Theater at 318 W. Houston St. is set to resume soon.

A small crowd of more than 20 people gathered outside the Alameda Theater on West Houston Street recently to view the unveiling of a new, five-part mural project by local artist Alan Calvo.

Filed Under: Alameda Theater, Art, Bexar County, City of San Antonio, Houston Street, West Downtown Tagged With: Alameda Theater, Alameda Theater Conservancy, Alan Calvo, Alberto Alegre, Amor Eterno, Antonio Aguilar, Art Everywhere, Bexar County, Cantinflas, Centro San Antonio, City of San Antonio, Houston Street TIRZ, Isabel Marie Sanchez, Lola Beltran, Maria Felix, Trey Jacobson, Vicente Fernandez

West Side’s ‘Comprando y Prestando’ mural restored on 25th anniversary

July 28, 2021 By Jose T. Garza III 2 Comments

Years of sun damage and graffiti have brought about the latest restoration of “Comprando y Prestando,” which illustrates two Native American tribes trading goods on the side of a West Side food mart.

Filed Under: Art, West Side Tagged With: Alex Alvarez, April Dawn Rocha, Comprando y Prestando, Cristina Mauri, Cruz Ortiz, Crystal Tamez, Inner City Development, Juan Miguel Ramos, Manuel Castillo, Mary Helen Herrera, Patti Radle, Rod Radle, San Anto Cultural Arts, San Antonio Museum of Popular Culture, TexPopS.A.

Artistic memorial to Taco Land owner Ram Ayala goes up at San Antonio’s Velvet Taco

May 22, 2021 By San Antonio Current 2 Comments

Matt Simpson spreads thin-set onto the wall of Velvet Taco while Mig Kokinda figures out which hand-stenciled tiles go on next.

Ram Ayala, the late owner of Taco Land, received a fitting tribute last Saturday with the installation of a memorial mosaic at the site of the storied underground rock club.

Filed Under: Art, Food & Drink, Music, Nightlife, Tobin Hill Tagged With: "Gypsy Doug" Morgan, Jeff Smith, Matt Simpson, Mig Kokinda, Pearl, Ram Ayala, SausTex Records, Taco Land, Tacoland, Velvet Taco

‘The Last Parade’ mural honors indigenous cultures, underground artists

May 8, 2021 By Valeria Torrealba 1 Comment

“The Last Parade” by muralist Rudy Herrera is the latest downtown public art project to be completed as part of Centro San Antonio’s “Art Everywhere” initiative.

Filed Under: Art, Centro San Antonio Tagged With: Alameda Theatre, Ana Hernandez, Andi Rodriguez, Art Everywhere, Ashley Alvarez, Bakery Lorraine, Barbaro, Centro San Antonio, Chad Carey, Crystal Tamez, Empty Stomach Group, Hot Joy, Kathy Sosa, Lionel Sosa, Mark Hogensen, Paper Tiger, Rudy Herrera, San Anto Cultural Arts, Southwest Workers Union, Tāp Pīlam Coahuiltecan

Pabst expands its downtown San Antonio footprint with immersive art pop-up at the Aztec Theatre

April 6, 2021 By Josh Feola 3 Comments

Entitled “In Living Pixels,” the immersive show will feature work by seven San Antonio-based artists and begins this Friday.

Filed Under: Art, Aztec Theatre, Museums, Music, Nightlife Tagged With: Aztec Theatre, Canopy By Hilton, Charlie Kitchen, Chris Sauter, Domeinic Jimenez, Live Nation, Midnight Swim, Natalia Rocafuerte, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Paloma Cortez, Pamela Rachél, Seamus Gallagher, Travis Park Church, Wide Awake

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