“Telephone/Teléfono,” 2006, por Mike Rogers, una intervención fronteriza en Calexico, California. Foto cortesía de la Bienal MexiCali  

A man stands on a ladder overlooking a metal border wall

Fotograma de la grabación de la presentación de Raspado (Abolish ICE/Abolir ICE), 2020, por Annabel Turrado. Foto cortesía de la Bienal MexiCali por Stefany Turrado

Outdoors a person stands over a table in front of two large cactus plants

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Si nadie te pone en un espectáculo, ponte tú mismo en un espectáculo... Tienes agencia, tienes poder, tienes la oportunidad.

Selecciones de “La tierra de la leche y la miel”

Piezas de “Tierra que mana leche y miel”, muestra 2022-23 de la Bienal de MexiCali 
Asistentes en 2022 al Museo de Arte e Historia de Santa Cruz de pie ante “Sangre Sudor y Amor: Hunger for the American dream”, 2018, por Janet Diaz. Foto: Daris Jasper, Culture Saving

Gallery visitors mingle in an art space where large-scale artworks are displayed on the walls

“Three of Cups”, 2023, de Edgar Fabián Frías. Foto cortesía de la Bienal MexiCali por Ed Gómez 

In an art piece, a table is set with organic objects including food and stones and a colorful pattern

“FLOAT FOR RECLAMATION: Limit of Your Safe Space Iteration II”, 2023, por Shinpei Takeda. Foto cortesía de la Bienal MexiCali por Ed Gómez 

In an artwork, a large digital screen is sandwiched between two makeshift rafts

“Oranges + Brown Labor”, 2022, por William Camargo. Foto cortesía de la Bienal MexiCali por Ed Gómez 

Two framed photographs hang on a wall showing a metal fence up close and a hand holding a card that reads, ”Cheap Brown Labor“

”The Lost Garden of Mondrian”, 2021-2022, por Albert Lopez, Jr. Foto cortesía de la Bienal MexiCali por Ed Gómez 

A large colorful work of art is made of large geometric shapes that are illuminated and sit atop large buckets

“Liquid Light”, 2022, por Camilo Ontiveros y Javier Tapia. Foto cortesía de la Bienal MexiCali por Camilo Ontiveros 

Two people stand in a room that is darkened but illuminated by a screen that shows a barren landscape

“Comic Corrido de Tamales el primo”, 2023, por Ruben Ochoa. Foto cortesía de la Bienal MexiCali por Ed Gómez 

A pushcart is painted with colorful graphics and has a large open umbrella sticking out of it

“Homesign (An Ode to Diane Alejo Sorondo)”, 2018, por Boo Alejo Sorondo. Foto cortesía de la Bienal MexiCali por Ed Gómez

In an art installation, an image of two figures close up hangs above an alter that is adorned with food and ferns

“Transborder Game”, 2010, por Homeless Collective (Cristian Franco y Felipe Manzano), un evento que inspiró a varios jóvenes artistas y curadores Latinx a desarrollar relaciones duraderas con la organización. Foto cortesía de la Bienal MexiCali por Ed Gómez 

Seven people dressed in team jerseys and shorts stand facing a wall

“Transborder Game”, 2010, por Homeless Collective (Cristian Franco y Felipe Manzano), una presentación de fútbol que tuvo lugar en la frontera entre Calexico, CA y Mexicali, MX, como parte de la exposición Anti-Bienal 2009-10. Foto cortesía de la Bienal MexiCali por Ed Gómez 

In a view from above, two groups of people are standing on either side of a dividing wall that bisects the image

La Bienal de MexiCali ha reunido a una comunidad de creadores binacionales que están recontextualizando lo que significa vivir al límite.

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“Red Flag/Bandera Roja”, 2013, por Verónica Duarte. Foto cortesía de la Bienal MexiCali por Ed Gómez 

An extra long Mexican flag hanging from a holder on a white wall inside of a gallery space

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Un festín dinámico que está transformando fronteras

Artists as Catalysts

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Beyond Incarceration

A side profile of a Black poet who is wearing glasses and a hat with a feather hat pin.

Borderlands Cultures

In portrait orientation, an aerial view of a major highway running parallel to a large border wall set on a hilly landscape

Civic Engagement

A man in a brown jacket stands in front of blue bulletin board that is covered with papers and advertisements  

Evolving Higher Education

A vertical image of an Indigenous person who is sitting on a chair in front of a backdrop.

Expanding Public Knowledge

An interior room filled with audio and video equipment 

Monuments and Memory

A multicolored painted totem pole set in front of a foggy forest landscape

Multivocality

Five people stand together in a group photo. They are laughing and smiling.

Power of the Word

Five colorful neon signs hang on the wall with messages that include, "Freedom cannot wait," "Brown owned," and "America is for Dreamers."

Public Places‚ Public Stories

A group of Indigenous Maskoke people stand and sit in the wooden frame of a structure in a woods

Puerto Rico and Its Diaspora

In a vertical image, a black leather vest is adorned with colorful pins across the front of it. Embroidery on the vest reads: "Felícitas "La Prieta" Méndez" 

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