Patents on the soles of your shoes...: Cinco de Mayo

Sunday, May 5, 2019

Hijacking The Wall in celebration of Cinco de Mayo

Question: Who’s gonna build the wall?

Answer: Ron English, the famous street artist, is building The Welcome Wall with his street artist friends from around the world, on the Tex-Mex border.

The Welcome Wall?

Yes, a 2000 ft, 15 ft high Welcome Wall. Each artist gets 100 feet of wall, both to express his or her perspective on the wall and to generate more dialogue. The Welcome Wall project was launched on April 22, 2019. The Welcome Wall will stay up until election night in 2020 when the pieces will be auctioned in partial support of wildlife, indigenous communities, and non-profits.

In the interim, the artwork might be prepared offsite, on the three full sheets of 15/32" x 4 ft x 8 ff plywood that make up the wall panels, and then assembled on site. Alternatively, the art might be created on site by the artists. The Welcome Wall project is crowdfunded at Indiegogo.

Below, The Welcome Wall concept and a Youtube video of the state of the Welcome Wall in April 2019.

¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

References

Ron English

http://www.popaganda.com/

Friday, May 11, 2018

Please get this straight for 2019!...

Cinco de Mayo is the celebration of Mexico’s victory against France, in the Battle of Puebla, in 1861, and not an equivalent of the Fourth of July, south of the border, which would be Mexico’s Independence from Spain in 1821.

Despite all the criticism surrounding the celebration, north of the border, elders in Mexico celebrate with La danza de los viejitos.

In the YouTube video below, the Orquestro Flor de Dalia de Jarachuaro de Michoacan is accompanying the dancers.

References

Cabrera, C & L. Lucero II (May 5, 2018) What is Cinco de Mayo? – NY Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/05/business/cinco-de-mayo-facts-history.html

Young, C. (May 5, 2018) The real history of Cinco de Mayo and how its celebrated around the world
http ://www.businessinsider.com/cinco-de-mayo-history-2018-4

Battle of Puebla

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Puebla

Bataille de Puebla

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataille_de_Puebla

Mexican War of Independence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_War_of_Independence

Guerre d'indépendance du Mexique

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerre_d%27ind%C3%A9pendance_du_Mexique