Measuring 7’6” by 5’6”, Mexican artist David Alfaro Siqueiros’s painting Portrait of George Gershwin in a Concert Hall is the largest work in the Mexico Modern exhibition. It also encapsulates the show’s theme of artistic dialogue between Mexico and the United States, doing so with a distinctive backstory. [Read more…] about Curator’s Choice: Gershwin’s mythical concert
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Gabriel García Márquez’s republic of letters
I have always loved to catalog presentation copies of books—those given as a gift from one person to another, usually with a signature or inscription. They represent a tiny piece of the people involved, and allow me to feel a connection to some of my favorite authors. Gabriel García Márquez’s library was no exception. [Read more…] about Gabriel García Márquez’s republic of letters
“Gabo the Storyteller”: Q&A with Gabriela Polit
Gabriela Polit is Associate Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The University of Texas at Austin. She will moderate Thursday’s, October 29, “Gabo the Storyteller” panel at the Gabriel García Márquez: His Life and Legacy symposium. Polit’s current research focuses on the often-dangerous work of journalists [Read more…] about “Gabo the Storyteller”: Q&A with Gabriela Polit
Texas, the state that stole the heart of literary giant Jorge Luis Borges
In 2014 the Harry Ransom Center acquired the archive of Nobel Prize–winning author Gabriel García Márquez. García Márquez would surely enjoy knowing that his archive resides alongside an important collection of papers by Jorge Louis Borges. [Read more…] about Texas, the state that stole the heart of literary giant Jorge Luis Borges
Los pentimenti de Gabriel García Márquez
Bajo las pinceladas finales de las grandes pinturas, debajo de la superficie, existen en ocasiones marcas de duda, líneas escondidas y colores suprimidos. Estas pinceladas casi invisibles se llaman pentimenti: arrepentimientos, rectificaciones, remordimientos. Me gusta la palabra pentimenti [Read more…] about Los pentimenti de Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez’s Pentimenti
Underneath the final brushstrokes of great paintings, below the surface, there are sometimes marks of doubt, hidden lines, and suppressed colors. These nearly invisible brushstrokes are called pentimenti—repentances, compunctions, remorses. I like the word pentimenti because it evokes a sense of drawn-out struggle and internal debate. [Read more…] about Gabriel García Márquez’s Pentimenti
