Week in Review: The art of immigration reform, Barmini & saying “No” to Pinochet
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Los Angeles artist Ramiro Gomez Jr. displayed his politically charged work on the Capitol’s East Lawn last week, just as the debate over immigration reform opened in U.S. Senate. Gomez, known for his paintings on cardboard of immigrant workers, says he is “documenting the undocumented” by placing his art in communities where immigrant workers go unnoticed. The Washington Post had this story. National Public Radio also did an in-depth piece available here and the artist’s website is here.
Spanish chef José Andrés has opened Barmini, a cocteleria—a cocktail bar—in D.C.’s Penn Quarter. The intimate bar functions as a small “laboratory” where the cocktail waiter interacts with the customer, serving combinations based on patron’s individual responses, according to this article in El Tiempo Latino.
GALA theater’s adaptation of Isabel Allende’s The House of the Spirits received generally positive reviews (1) (2) (3) following its recent debut.
El Teatro de la Luna also premiered its new play, “Sexo, Pudor y Lágrimas” last week.
President Obama presented D.C. resident María Gómez last week with the Citizen’s Medal for community service. Gomez founded Mary’s Center, part of the group launching First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Read, Let’s Move” campaign. “Lo que sí sé es que éste es un reconocimiento no sólo a mi persona sino a toda nuestra comunidad latina en Washington,” Gómez told El Tiempo Latino.
The critically acclaimed yet controversial film, No, about the advertising campaign that helped persuade Chileans to cast Gen. Augusto Pinochet from power in a 1988 national referendum premiered in some parts of the United States last week. But the film, which has won many awards and is nominated an Oscar this year in the “Best Foreign Film” category, won’t arrive in the Washington-area until Mar. 1. More information about local screenings as well as a movie trailer are located on the movie’s website.
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