“There is a great article on LA Times about your show.” One of Gregg’s artist friends Mike Maas e-mailed us. I went to buy the paper and sure enough there was a powerful essay recognizing Gregg’s effort to bring two countries together by art rather than to divide by the wall.
‘The Great Wall of Chinga’ show was a smashing success! Nearly thousand people came to see, thanks to the LA TIMES and other magazine’s articles. An owner of ‘Juxtapose (prominent art magazine)’ came and took many photos with Gregg and Mexican artists. It was good to be exposed to an art connoisseur of his caliber.
Artists from Mexican side were absolutely flabbergasted to see so many people came to see the show and were very grateful to be invited. I saw many friendly exchanges between Mexico/US artists and I foresee that there will be more joint art exhibitions in the future. I am happy to say that Gregg constructed a friendly bridge between the two countries. However small it may seem, the friendship tree may bloom and multiply some day.
esperanzaさん >おめでとうございます!! > >http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-culture2jun02,1,2198575.story?ctrack=1&cset=true > >上のLAタイムスの記事拝読しました。米墨両国の参加アーチストには作品を観てもらえるチャンスが増えるでしょうし、鑑賞した人たちやブログの読者たちにも国境問題、移民問題を考える機会になりますね。国と国との問題といってもやっぱり始まるところは人一人一人。私には何ができるかな~。 > >グレッグさん、参加者のアーチストの皆さんの今後のますますのご活躍を! >Ojala que habra mas exito en el futuro para ustedes! ----- あら、LA Times が、ネットで読めるのですね。 なべちゃんに、おしえてあげてください。