Gil Rocha’s ‘The Border is a Weapon’ explores the border’s impact on Mexican-Americans
Curated collection featured as part of Syracuse Symposium’s “Landscapes” theme
Multi-media exhibit explores the unification of cultural diversity in regions surrounding the Rio Grande valley
A cascade of western boots hangs above a trail of soil, while illustrations and photographs of life around the United States and Mexico border cover the walls of the “The Border is a Weapon” exhibit. Artist Gil Rocha curated the collection as part of the Symposium’s “Landscapes” theme for the 2023-24 year, which he’s set to discuss on September 29 with Juan Juarez, an associate professor in the School of Art... (Read the full Daily Orange article.)