Dia de los Muertos Pop-Up

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• Friday, Sep 6, 2024  4pm - 9pm

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Discover the untold stories of Día de los Muertos with Artist, Master Sculptor, and Storyteller Zarco Guerrero at the opening reception of Cultural Coalition’s newest pop-up exhibit. Part of Cultural Coalition's Mask Alive Art Collection, the pop-up exhibits over two decades of Zarco's work. Featuring masks, giant 8-ft skeleton puppets, and life-sized skeleton sculptures that have been part of various festivals, special events, and art installations celebrating the traditional Mexican holiday. For First Friday, attendees are welcome to explore the pop-up, meet the artist, and enjoy a masked storytelling performance by Zarco as a cast of zany characters sharing their Untold Stories of Día de los Muertos. When asked what inspired two of the more satirical pieces featured in the exhibit, Katrina Copping a Tan (a full body skeleton sculpture in a bikini sunning herself) and Calaca Lowrider (a full body youth-sized skeleton on a lowrider bicycle), Zarco shares with a smile, "Dia de los Muertos for me has always been about attempting to solicit laughter. A smile. Dia de los Muertos is not about fear. It is about inspiring laughter and acceptance and letting go of our notions of life. The sanctity of life, it's a beautiful thing but it all has to come to an end. It's about letting go. So that's why we laugh at it.” Free.

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