I don’t often watch mainstream news, but every now again when René turns it on and something catches my eyes, I sit down for a moment. Today, I’m reminded...
Read more19 Aug, 2010
17 Jun, 2010
It’s been many months since…
17 Jun, 2010
It’s been many months since I’ve posted anything on my blog. Given all the excitement at VBB, it’s been a challenge to carve out moments to be just still,...
Read more19 Apr, 2010
patti smith in houston!…
19 Apr, 2010
I first met Patti Smith in La Guardia Airport in 2003 when she was on her way to Houston to install her Strange Messenger exhibition and perform in a special...
Read more18 Mar, 2010
searching for an image…
18 Mar, 2010
photo of buraq on wooden chest; photograph by Minal While I visit art collector Anj Rana, Minal walks around her house and documents truck art that’s scattered around Anj’s...
Read more17 Mar, 2010
Exploring truck art in Mauripur, Karachi
17 Mar, 2010
Exploring truck art in Mauripur, Karachi — all for the purpose of dressing up the little red Honda hatchback for the art car parade.
Read more13 Mar, 2010
Dubai airport…
13 Mar, 2010
Dubai airport. I’d love to say that I’ll never fly through there again.
Read more09 Mar, 2010
As always, the plane journey between…
09 Mar, 2010
As always, the plane journey between Houston and El Paso is short. Right at the end, a few minutes before landing, the airplane skids through a thick layer of...
Read more27 Feb, 2010
I’ll be doing a reading and workshop…
27 Feb, 2010
I’ll be doing a reading and workshop on the border in El Paso, along with Michelle Otero. The event is being organized by my friends Carolina Monsivais and Rich...
Read more31 Jan, 2010
I just published an essay…
31 Jan, 2010
I just published an essay in The Mantle’s online roundtable “Pens and Swords” organized by Shaun Randal. The roundtable was a virtual conversation between Tolu Ogunlesi (Lagos, Nigeria), Vicente...
Read more20 Jan, 2010
Minal’s MLK Jr Drawing
20 Jan, 2010
Minal’s homework in honor of Martin Luther King Jr: “Write or draw 3 of your dreams.” Dream #1: a magic pot so I can get whatever I want. Dream...
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