Curator: Patty Ortiz

Fantastic Fuerzas/Forces investigates the integration of comics into contemporary artistic practice. For many Latino artists, it is a way to discuss pop culture's mainstream choices. For others, it is a way to discuss America's mass media manipulation into marginal worlds. A common thread is the universal dive into humor, commerciality, and sociological fronts, resulting in sometimes-confrontational questions regarding our future.

Artists:
David Almaguer (Texas)
Albert Alvarez (Texas)
Rafael Fajardo (Colorado)
Xavier Garza (Texas)
Jaime Higa (Peru)
Nadin Ospina (Colombia)
Dulce Pinzón (Mexico)
Angel Rodríguez-Diaz (Texas)
Gustavo Higuera (Hawaii) &
Juan Felipe Salcedo (Colombia)

Guadalupe Gallery
723 S. Brazos St., San Antonio, Texas

GALLERY HOURS:
MTWF 10 AM-6 PM
TH 10 AM-8 PM
NEW! SAT 12-5 PM

OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday, September 16, 6-9 PM, Free

ARTIST PLÁTICA HAPPY HOUR CHAT
Saturday, September 18, 4 PM, Free

Meet international visiting artists Gustavo Higuera from Hawaii, Juan Felipe Salcedo from Colombia, and Rafael Fajardo from Colorado.

This two-part talk will begin with Higuera and Fajardo as they discuss "Comics and Gaming in the Digital Age." The special second portion of the talk will be in Spanish and will feature Salcedo as he discusses "Comics in Latin America."

MEET THE ARTISTS
Thursday, October 28, 7 PM, Free

Get an up-close-and-personal tour with some of the local artists of Fantastic Fuerzas/Forces, and discover what inspires their art.

LUCHA LIBRE: DE LA MENTE (CANCELLED)
Thursday, November 11, 6-9 PM, Free

Local arts luchadores battle verbally on subjects from post-modernism to the ubiquitous paint-by-number. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Read more.»

LUCHA LIBRE: SUPER REAL
Thursday, November 18, 6-9 PM, $5

Come see the real thing! San Antonio's best luchadores fight it out in the Guadalupe Gallery parking lot ring. Witness our very own and first-ever West Side Super Real Championship!