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Q&A with Four Houston Latinx Artists
With its world-class museums, galleries, and diverse art scene, Houston is a welcoming place for artists from all over the world, offering visitors a chance to see unique art that they may not see elsewhere. To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Visit Houston spoke to four Latin American artists who call Houston home.
September 19, 2019
Gerardo Rosales, Visual Artist
When Venezuelan artist Gerardo Rosales came to Houston 20 year ago, he wasn’t expecting to stay long, but the city captivated him. His upcoming exhibit, Undercover, opens at the Galveston Arts Center on October 12.
What led you to explore issues of class, gender and race in your art?
I’ve been exploring this theme since I lived in Venezuela. When I came to Houston, I was very interested in the issue of immigration because I saw that many of the people who came to the United States, especially from Latin America, looking for a better life in some ways replicated the life conditions they had in the countries they came from. So I became interested in opening up a dialogue about that reality….
