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Juan de Dios Mora and Zeke Peña

Presented by Contemporary at Blue Star at Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum, San Antonio TX

Mar 03 2023
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Jun 04 2023
Juan de Dios Mora and Zeke Peña

Zeke Pena, River History is an excerpt from River Stories (2019), an on going project illustrating oral histories about the River that sustains the present-day Paso Del Norte region. Courtesy of the artist.

This two-person exhibition explores themes of belonging and community through vivid and fantastic imagery.

Zeke Peña and Juan de Dios Mora have cultivated distinct, graphic styles to build worlds which expand time and space to address immigration and human rights, influenced by science fiction and satirical and cartooning traditions.

El Paso-based artist Zeke Peña makes comics and visual narratives that reclaim stories and remix history. His work is a mash-up of political cartoon, border rasquache and Hip Hop culture that addresses universal themes of identity, politics, ecology and social ... view more »

ADMISSION INFO

Phone: (210) 227-6960

Email: hello@contemporarysa.org

INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*

Additional time info:

First Friday exhibition opening on Friday, March 3, 2023 | 6 - 9 PM

Free and open to the public. The Contemporary at Blue Star is open

Wednesdays, 12 – 5 p.m.
Thursday – Friday, 12 – 8 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

* Event durations (if noted) are approximate. Please check with the presenting organization or venue to confirm start times and duration.

PHOTOS

  • Gallery 1 - Juan de Dios Mora and Zeke Peña
  • Juan de Dios Mora, Montando a la Escoba Voladora Riding the flying broom. Courtesy of the artist.

LOCATION

Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum

116 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX 78204

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