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Izapa Stella 11, Michael Aakhus
Intaglio print from
"The Stones of Izapa -
A collaboration between
Timothy Laughton and Michael Aakhus"
© Michael Aakhus

Arara No 8, 2010

Edited by Ian Dudley and
Andrés David Montenegro

Tribute to Tim Laughton
-Suzanne Nolan

Tribute to Dr Tim Laughton, internationally recognised Mesoamericanist and former lecturer in the Department of Art History and Theory at the University of Essex.

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A Grammatical Analysis of Yaxchilan Lintel 25
- Mark Robinson

A reading of the primary text of Yaxchilan Lintel 25.

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Montezuma's Throne
- Emily Umberger

First English translation of "El trono de Moctezuma", an examination of the Aztec/Mexica monument known as the "Teocalli - Temple of Sacred Warfare".

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Xochitl's Bar: Pulquerías and Mexican Costumbrismo
- Deborah Toner

An investigation of pictorial and textual representations of Pulquerías and their associated drinking cultures in 19th century Mexico.

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Interview with Felipe Ehrenberg

Interview with Felipe Ehrenberg on the eve of "Xocoyotzin the Penultimate", his recent performance at the University of Essex.

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Tácticas de Intervención en la Esfera Pública / Tactics of Intervention in the Public Sphere
- Tamara Diaz Bringas

A consideration of some recent interventions into the "public" realm by artists working in Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

Artículo en Español en PDF

Article in English in PDF - Translation by Andrés David Montenegro

Sucia Copia!
- María Iñigo Clavo

A reflection on Hélio Oiticica's "Tropicália", Homi Bhabha, favelas and Paola Berenstein Jaques.

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Exhibition Preview: Structurescapes at the University of Essex Gallery, 1st-26th of June 2010

Press release for "Structurescapes", an upcoming exhibition at the University of Essex Gallery featuring León Ferrari, Sachiyo Nishimura, Jane Prophet and David Cotterrell.

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Exhibition Preview: Neo-Pangaea at the University of Essex Gallery, 27th of April-22nd of May 2010

Press release for "Neo-Pangaea", an upcoming exhibition at the University of Essex Gallery featuring Eduardo Padilha, Guillermo Gomez-Pena, Adnan Charara, Roderick Buchanan, Rasheed Araeen and Sama Alshaibi.

Press Release in PDF

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