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Oct
16
6:30 PM18:30

Cellular Poetry / Poesía celular

Free (donations welcome) / Entrada libre (agradecemos sus donaciones)

Cellular Poetry / Poesía celular

Volumes Bookcafe. 1373 N Milwaukee Ave

A poetry reading and conversation in Spanish and English featuring writers from Mexico, Venezuela, and the US, including Maricela Guerrero, Adalber Salas Hernandez, Valerie Mejer, and Jose Luis Moctezuma. Hosted by Daniel Borzutzky.

Una lectura u conversacíon de poesía en español e inglés con escritorxs de México, Venezuela y Estados Unidos, incluyendo Maricela Guerrero, Adalber Salas Hernandez, Valerie Mejer, and Jose Luis Moctezuma. Presentado por Daniel Borzutzky.

Presented in partnership with UIC’s Center for Latinx Literature of the Americas and Volumes Bookcafe

 

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Oct
16
6:00 PM18:00

An Artist Talk with Huehuecoyotl (Fernando Palma Rodriguez)

Free (donations welcome) / Entrada libre (agradecemos sus donaciones)

An Artist Talk with Huehuecoyotl (Fernando Palma Rodriguez)

Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th St, Penthouse Room 901
Visiting artist Huehuecoyotl (Fernando Palma Rodríguez) will give an in-depth presentation of his artistic practice spanning over three decades. Combining his early training as mechanical engineer and as an artist, Huehuecoyotl 's installations and robotic sculptures utilize custom software to perform complex, narrative choreographies that respond to issues facing indigenous communities in Mexico, addressing human and land rights, violence, and urgent environmental crises. Accompanied by visiting curator and Lit & Luz Visual Arts Director CDMX, Esteban King, the two together will discuss the themes and concerns behind Huehuecoyotl’s artistic practice.

Huehuecoyotl (Fernando Palma Rodríguez) lives in the agricultural region of Milpa Alta outside Mexico City, where he runs Calpulli Tecalco, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of Nahua language and culture. Central to Huehuecoyotl's practice is an emphasis on indigenous ancestral knowledge, both as an integral part of contemporary life and a way of shaping the future.

El artista visitante Huehuecoyotl (Fernando Palma Rodríguez) dará una presentación en profundidad de su práctica artística a lo largo de tres décadas. Combinando sus primeras prácticas como ingeniero mecánico y como artista, las instalaciones y esculturas robóticas de Huehuecoyotl utilizan software personalizado para performar complejas narrativas coreográficas que responden las problemáticas que enfrentan las comunidades indígenas en México, abordado derechos humanos y territoriales, y urgentes crisis ambientales. Acompañado por el curador visitante y Director de Artes Visuales de Lit & Luz CDMX, Esteban King, ambos discutirán los temas y preocupaciones detrás de la práctica artística de Huehuecoyotl.

Huehuecoyotl (Fernando Palma Rodríguez) vive en una región agrícola de Milpa Alta, a las afueras de la Ciudad de México, donde dirige Calpulli Tecalco, una organización sin fines de lucro dedicada a la preservación de la lengua y cultura náhuatl. Un elemento central de la práctica de Huehuecoyotl es el énfasis en el conocimiento ancestral indígena, como parte integral de la vida contemporánea y como una forma de dar forma al futuro.

Presented by the Open Practice Committee in the Department of Visual Arts alongside the 2023 Lit & Luz Festival and in collaboration with the Media Arts and Design Program at the University of Chicago

 

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Oct
16
1:00 PM13:00

Virtual: Promises of Gold: A Conversation with Poet José Olivarez and Poet-Translator David Ruano

Virtual: Promises of Gold: A Conversation with Poet José Olivarez and Poet-Translator David Ruano

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Join us in this virtual talk with poet José Olivarez about his book Promises of Gold. He’ll be joined by the Mexican poet and English-to-Spanish translator of the collection, David Ruano González. Hosted by Miguel Jiménez, Lit & Luz Book Club founder.

Acompáñanos a esta charla virtual con el poeta de Chicago José Olivarez sobre su libro Promises of Gold, y el poeta y traductor mexicano David Ruano González, quien tradujo este libro en su totalidad bajo el título de Promesas de oro. Modera Miguel Jiménez, fundador del Lit & Luz Book Club.

In partnership with Latin American Literature Today.

 

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