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Ruben C. Cordova
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Curator and Writer, Freelance
Texas
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Biography
I have a BA from Brown U. (Semiotics) and a PhD from UC Berkeley (History of Art). I have published more than 90 articles and reviews, which have appeared in Art Lies, Aztlán: a Journal of Chicano Studies, Burlington Magazine, Glasstire, Institute of Maya Studies Explorer, San Antonio Report, The New Journal of the Philosophical Research Society, Trouble Art Magazine, and Voices of Art. I have written or contributed to 22 catalogues and books, and I have curated 34 exhibitions. I previously taught art history at UC Berkeley, UT-Pan American, UTSA, Sarah Lawrence College, and the University of Houston.
Generally, I do not cover politics.
Content
By Ruben C. Cordova| Glasstire Verified This is the story of three tattooed men, and in particular, how tattooed men of color are regarded in the U.S. We begin with Vincent Valdez’s So Long, Mary Ann (2019), which hung at the entrance to his recent exhibition in Houston (click here for my Glasstire review). The museum label connected the painting to Leonard Cohen’s 1967 song “So Long, Marianne,” with the following lyrics:For now, I need your hidden love.
By Ruben C. Cordova| Glasstire Verified This article is about the friendship between two highly distinguished cultural workers, both of whom relocated to San Antonio. When the Puerto Rican-born painter Ángel Rodríguez-Diaz (1955-2023) encountered the writer Sandra Cisneros at a party in San Antonio, he was struck by her look, and he invited her to pose for him in New York, where Rodríguez-Diaz lived and worked. Cisneros, originally from Chicago, had moved to San Antonio in 1984.
By Ruben C. Cordova| Glasstire Verified In a mid-career survey exhibition that fills both floors of the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston (CAMH), Vincent Valdez’s (b. 1977) “Just a Dream…” demonstrates a dazzling mastery of the human form, keen sensitivity to social and political injustices, and – with his finger always on the pulse of American culture – a remarkable handling of allegorical narratives and political reportage.
Company Info
Freelance
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