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‘Town of Clouds’ Opening at the MACC
The Mexican American Cultural Center opened three years ago. Already, people take it for granted. But for almost 30 years, it remained but a daydream for the Latino community and their friends.
Linda Crockett and Erlinda Zamora
During those three years, I’ve covered many events on the MACC’s plaza and in its performance space, but not at the upstairs art gallery. It glowed with late afternoon light on Saturday for the opening of “Town of Clouds,” Diego Huerta’s mesmerizing photographic exhibit. Huerta spent time documenting the Wirrarika people of mountainous San Andrés de Cohamiata, Jalisco.
Jeff Ogden and Ali Christoph
Most of the images were taken during a ceremony in May 2009 and are illuminated by a stagy golden light. The manipulated colors heighten the impression that the Wirrarika are mostly untouched by global culture. Downstairs are additional photographs by Huerta, but these are staged vignettes of urban emergency personnel. Very dramatic.
Taylor McGhee, Revlynn Lawson and Tisa McGhee
An assembly of 100 or so mingled around the prints, had their pictures taken by the always welcome Annie Ray and munched on tasty taco makings. A tad dressy for dusk, it was a gentle meeting of Old and New Austin, Latin-style.
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