HERITAGE
New York City’s Latin culture draws from an extraordinary web of heritage lines — the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the European colonizers who reshaped the hemisphere, the African nations whose descendants forged new traditions, and the Asian communities who arrived through indentured servitude and later migration. More recent arrivals, from Lebanese to Japanese communities, have woven themselves permanently into Latin identity across generations. Explore events, artists, and cultural traditions organized by heritage, spanning the full breadth of the communities that make up NYC’s Latin world.
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Dionisio González
The Spanish photographer who imagines living spaces over real settings is at Galerie Richard Sep 5 – Oct 12, 2013
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Pedro del Hierro Spring 2014 Collection
In her first Spring collection for the house of Pedro del Hierro, Creative Director Carmen March manages to put the carefree warmth of a Mediterranean summer breeze in the collection, and brings to mind the classic fabric and design of Mariano Fortuny.
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Desigual Spring 2014 Collection
Spanish fashion house Desigual launched their Spring 2014 Collection with their first show at New York Fashion Week. It was a joy to watch.
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Paulo Laport
EDELMAN ARTS, UPPER EAST SIDE, May 29-July 13, 2013 ~ Paulo Laport’s paintings are like a crystal ball. At a glance it’s just a piece of glass, but when you stop and look inside, images appear like magic. #BRAZILIAN #ARTIST
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Opera Hispanica Festival
March 6, 2013 ARGENTINE CONSULATE NY Midtown, Manhattan – The opera festival opened with a special performance for diplomats.
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Shoe Has Soul by Helio de Sousa
I am very proud to open the New York Latin Culture virtual gallery of New York artists with a Spanish, Portuguese or Latin American heritage with this exhibition of the work of Brazilian artist Helio de Sousa. I first stumbled upon one of Helio’s paintings on Facebook. Being a woman, I love shoes and started…
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The Condemned
March 5, 2013 ~ “The Condemned” 2012 by writer/director Roberto Busco-Garcia, is a psychological thriller set in small town Puerto Rico.
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Anna Tonna
December 4, 2012 HISPANIC SOCIETY Washington Heights, NYC The opera singer sang Spanish boleros for the Duchess of Alba (Goya) a lady of Spain, who watched coyly without saying a word -¡New York Latin Culture Sponsor!
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Sergio Hernandez ~ Popol Vuh
An exhibition of paintings and drawings by Mexican artist Sergio Hernández inspired by the “Popol Vuh” at the Mexican Cultural Institute’s Galeria Octavio Paz.
