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| "The young Chilean pop artist has begun to receive attention in the United States as well as his home country" | ||||||||||
The
Washington Post |
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"Mena's subjects
- blandly perfect catwalk mannequins, Jessica Simpson playing Daisy Duke, portraits
of the artist as a chick magnet - are culled from contemporary pop culture, fashion
spreads..." more "Portraits
of beautiful people superimposed on '60s-style backgrounds such as plaids, polka
dots and atomic energy symbols... His paintings - like the media, consumer and
popular cultures..." more "With
his self-portrait as a star, through his self-fulfilled prophecy of celebrity,
he confronts our expectations for contemporary art precisely at a time..."
more "An
officious investigation for his study on contemporary life... The specificity
of pop seems futile when compared to the scope of Daniel Mena's proposal."
more "Daniel's
work reflects what anyone in Santiago is exposed to everyday... Day in and day
out, we float on a constant flow of consumer products "Made in U.S.A. ..."
more |
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| "Young Chilean artist Daniel Mena's striking neo-pop creations that reflect on contemporary culture, both in his homeland and in the United States." | ||||||||||
The
Washington Diplomat |
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| "Swingin' Pop Art from Chile: Like a modern Andy Warhol, artist Daniel Mena paints portraits of celebs fresh off the cover of US Weekly." | ||||||||||
The Washington Post City Guide |
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| "Presentación de la nueva propuesta de retratos de Daniel Mena" | ||||||||||
Washington
Hispanic |
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*This exhibition was sponsored by the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cultural Division, DIRAC. |
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Embassy of Chile - 1732 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20036 |
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