SAMA Tuesdays: Franco!
Posted by thomas-cummins on 10 Jul 2009 at 11:42 am | Tagged as: upcoming events
| Tue, Jul 21 | ||
| 4:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Open to 9 free after 4 on Tuesdays
A Conversation with Franco Mondini-Ruiz
Dear friends, fans, family, as well as the occasional detractor,
Please join me at one or all of the following events Tuesday, July 21. (Please mark your busy calendar.)
A conversation with Franco Mondini-Ruiz San Antonio Museum of Art 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (auditorium,free).
Doughnut and Prosecco reception and book signing for High Pink: Tex-Mex Fairy Tales by Franco Mondini-Ruiz 7:30 to 8:30 (San Antonio Museum of art, Great Hall,free)
Glam after party! At the old Luigi’s at 6825 San Pedro 78216. (It is now called La Focaccia, do not get this confused with the La Focaccia in King William). Fabulous 1960’s Dolce Vita style restaurant previewing Franco’s latest work. First two drinks and Roman Summer Buffet complements of the artist. 8:30 to 11:00.
Venue:
A Conversation with Franco Mondini-Ruiz
Tuesday, July 21, 6:30 pm
Auditorium. Free. Limited seating.
Please join David S. Rubin, The Brown Foundation Curator of Contemporary Art, for a conversation with artist Franco Mondini-Ruiz. Originally trained as a lawyer, Mondini-Ruiz turned to art making in the 1990s, a decade when artists across the United States were dealing with the constant tug-of-war between the need to identify with one’s heritage and the desire to pursue typical American ideals. The son of an upper-class Italian father and a Mexican-American mother, Mondini-Ruiz grew up in San Antonio’s white suburbs in a household filled with dialogue and conflict based on class, ethnicity, and cultural perspectives. This complex family dynamic echoed the cultural milieu of San Antonio during the artist’s coming of age. Mondini-Ruiz lives and works in San Antonio, Texas.