ArtXchange show gives a sense of depth, breadth of Latino art in the NW
“!Sense Us!” group show at Seattle’s ArtXchange, includes Latino and Latina painters and photographers whose work ranges from photorealism to shadowy abstraction.
The punning title of “!Sense Us!” — ArtXchange and La Sala’s new group show — refers to the upcoming 2010 census and the need for Latino and Latina artists to register their presence in our local arts scene.
But the show itself, far from presenting a unified voice, has a 10-fold resonance. The quality of the work generally is high. Preferences for one artist over another will depend entirely on whether your taste inclines toward reportage or reverie, the colorful or the somber, the mysterious or the whimsical.
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