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Me Muero Por Verte Art Show
HOLA's El Corazon Gallery presents
Me Muero Por Verte
Exhibition Dates: Thurs., October 15, 2009 – Friday, November 20, 2009
Opening Reception: Friday, October 30, 2009 5-8pm
Location: 600 S Lafayette Park Pl., 3rd floor, Los Angeles CA 90057
Contact: 213 389 1148 ext 229/224 elcorazon@heartofla.org
Gallery Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 2-6 PM Saturday 11 AM-4PM
Inspired by the Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) holiday, Me Muero Por Verte (I Am Dying to See You Again) features paintings, prints, drawings and sculptures by Heart of Los Angeles and University of Long Beach students as well as by established artists based in Los Angeles.
Dia de Los Muertos is celebrated mainly in Mexico and by people of Mesoamerican descent residing in the US and Canada. The holiday has its roots in an Aztec festival presided by the goddess of death, Mictecacihuatl. The Aztecs considered death not as an end to life, but as a temporary departure. The souls of the dead were believed to return and visit the living during this holiday, thereby prompting the month-long festivities of Miccailhuitontli (from the end of July to the beginning of August) in preparation for the re-encounter (encuentro). Today in rural Mexico, the Day of the Dead (November 1-2) is a time to visit loved ones at the cemetery, to decorate their gravesides with flowers and candles and to bring them offerings of personalized delicacies once enjoyed in life, with toy offerings given for those deceased in childhood. In the U.S., Canada and in Mexico's larger cities, families build and decorate altars within their homes in honor of the ancestors and in celebration of deceased family members. The celebration of Dia De Los Muertos falls at about the same time as Halloween, though the two observances are unrelated in origin and significance.
Curated by Maria Galicia, Alex Nataren, Javier Carrillo and Dan McCleary, Me Muero Por Verte opens October 15th and will be showcased through November 20, 2009. The opening reception on October 30th will include a Dia de Los Muertos celebration with a procession, food, music, face painting and dance. The reception and celebration are open to all.
