Here are some of the final images from the Dr. Lakra and Herbert Baglione mural collaboration done during the Day of the Dead festivities in Oaxaca, Mexico last week. They made a good pairing. We want to thank everyone at Upper Playground Mexico City and FIFTY24MX Gallery for making this happen, and of course, thank you to Dr. Lakra and Herbert Baglione for getting together.
These are photos from Day 2 of the Herbert Baglione and Dr. Lakra collaboration in San Agustin Etla for the Dia de los Muertos (“Day of the Dead”) celebration this past week. The piece continued to evolve through out the process, and Day 2 saw new surprises come to fruition…
Upper Playground Mexico City was able to coordinate our good friend and longtime collaborator, Herbert Baglione, to paint with one of the great contemporary Mexican artists, Dr. Lakra (who has collaborated with UP in the past, and has a major museum exhibition in Mexico City in December 2011), in San Agustin Etla for the Dia de los Muertos (“Day of the Dead”) celebration this past week. This is Day 1 of the 3-Day project, and as you can see, both artists were able to combine their unique styles in a seamless, dramatic piece.
A good show if you can see it, Dr. Lakra’s first NYC solo show at the Drawing Center (another good spot to see regardless of who is showing). Lakra has created a complete 360 degree wall mural in his signature handstyle and found objects mixed in as well. The show is done in conjunction with the Boston ICA, where Lakra showed last year. Show is up through April 23…
Images courtesy of NY Times.
Dr. Lakra is the current cover of Juxtapoz Magazine, and they have a nice companion feature on the Mexico-based tattoo and fine artist. Caleb Neelon, who is a writer and artist himself, interviewed Lakra, and they had this exchange:
Caleb: I heard that somewhere along in this time, your work came out in the very first issue of Juxtapoz.
Dr. Lakra: When the first issue came out I think they invited a few people to participate or to recommend people they liked. One of those people was Ed Hardy, and he recommended me. I met him at a few conventions, maybe a few months before that, around 1993, and the magazine came out in 1994.
Read more here.
