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![Rigoberto Gonzalez Alonso in Harlingen and Houston: Corridos Baroccos, Part II](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/glasstire/20130119011328im_/http://glasstire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/head3-150x150.jpg)
Rigoberto Gonzalez Alonso in Harlingen and Houston: Corridos Baroccos, Part II
By Sarah Fisch on March 29, 2012
Continued from Part I… V. Reynosa, Narcolandia and sad, sad data It’s important to point out that Rigoberto Gonzalez is not a Chicano artist, though he shares a lot of the same concerns, and is deeply interested in Chicano art and culture. But he’s a Mexican artist living (legally, understand) in the United States. He [...]
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!["Se Los Cargo La Chingada (Beheading)" oil on linen 7ft by 7ft](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/glasstire/20130119011328im_/http://glasstire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/beheading-150x150.jpg)
Rigoberto Gonzalez Alonso in Harlingen and Houston: Corridos Baroccos, Part I
By Sarah Fisch on March 22, 2012
I. Some Art Context I have so much to show you. This is the first painting I ever saw by Rigoberto Gonzalez. It appeared in the Virginia Rutledge-curated Texas Biennial show of 2011, and it stopped me cold. The marriage of subject matter and technique felt shockingly fresh. This is a hell of an accomplishment; [...]
Posted in Article, Feature | Tagged baroque on the border, border issues, Christina Rees, chupacabrona world tour, Ciudad Juarez, corridos, delilah montoya, figurative painting, harlingen, Houston, jennie ash, la llorona, mcallen, mexican artist, Reynosa, rigoberto gonzalez, San Antonio, Sarah Fisch, social realism, spider-man, Tamaulipas, Tejano culture, The art league of houston, the Rio grande Valley, University of houston, video | 8 Responses