The popular Holalola brand began as artist Priscilla Aguirre's rebellion against trite images of Costa Rica in favor of an offbeat, urban approach, and has become a delight for Costa Ricans and tourists alike.
"The cartoon has become, for me, an instrument of constant social critique. The cartoonist is a chronicler of history." Luis Demetrio Calvo steps into our Weekend Arts Spotlight.
What artist would want his workshop to be located in the Ministry of Public Security? One who is using decommissioned guns to send a powerful message about peace: Juan Carlos Chavarría.
Does San José's "La Chola de la Avenida" fit into complex race and gender dynamics that span the globe from Beyoncé to the South African slave Sarah Baartman? Or is she in a category all her own?
