"Piecing the Issue of Undocumented Workers in America" is a final project by Joseph D Cheung, one of my students from Teddy Cruz's Structures of Art class at UCSD. The final assignment worked around the idea of Border, Joe's result was a docu-style video. I found the video interesting, hope you enjoy.
27 March 2009
20 March 2009
Early notice: UCSD Open Studios 09
Greetings, here is an early notice of the upcoming University of California, San Diego graduate Open Studios 2009. The event will take place one day, Saturday April 4th from 2 - 8 pm. Its the day all the grads open their studios and let the community come by and see what is in development, there should be some great stuff to look at. I will be participating so come on down for the event and enjoy the day in San Diego or Tijuana, hope to see you there.
16 March 2009
Class work: Joann Yen
In a final project presented to my students at UCSD in Teddy Cruz's Structure of Art class i present the video work of Joann Yen. The assignment worked around the idea of Border (namely San Diego/Tijuana). Her conclusion was to rework found footage from Youtube re editted to this very strong piece titled "Dreaming the american dream". I please invite you to watch, if you are having difficulties i also provide the link
"Video where the audience is rather ambiguous. I wanted it so that it would literally piss off the Americans. The intended audience is not Mexican, although through the text it may seem so... The video was inspired by the numerous videos I watched about illegal Immigration and minutemen on youtube." Joann Yen
15 March 2009
Not all tacos are created equal
Coming from an individual who grew up in Los Angeles, not only spent time but use to live in Mexico City and is now residing in San Diego with a frequent visit to Tijuana, the idea of the Taco is nothing new to me. From the very common Carne Asada to the very elusive al Pastor it is easy for me to say that not all Tacos are created equal.
Last night i traveled to Tijuana for a social function and craved some off the street culinary fast creations known as the Taco. Oh how i crave the Taco. Now the true Taco is not what has been handed to the American consciousness, the hard shelled Taco bell Taco is a fragmentation and abomination. The true Taco is served on a small corn tortilla with the prepared meat (their are some Tacos served with veges "Rajas") and a variety of condiments: salsa, onions, cilantro, guacamole, etc. but salsa is a must. A great Taco is nothing short of art when properly prepared. The concept of the Taco, thou simple, is a very complex balance of ingredients to produce the right mix of flavor in a small package.
Like stated earlier, i was in Tijuana and had to get my taste buds pleased with the flavor of the Taco. However, the Taco i had of Carne Asada despite being good was not great compared to some of the many other spots through out the city of Tijuana. The result of the tang dismay created a comparison in my mind although this Taco was not as good was still far superior to many i have had in the United States. Now i know i'm speaking of a subjective topic of taste when it comes to cuisine but my last comment doesn't state that their are no good Tacos in the States.
In my home ghetto of Wilmas there are some really good Tacos that come from a lunch truck off of Wilmington Blvd. And i have had other good Tacos of al Pastor from the same area as well but some of the famous establishments known in LA, for example King Taco or el Gallo Giro, i find no where close to some i have had in Tijuana (i know that last judgment is going to bother a few). I am not saying that Tijuana gets full marks, i still haven't found a decent Taco al Pastor that will fulfill the savor memory of my days in Mexico City. It is definitely safe to say that not all Tacos are created equal and a personal Taco taste challenge should be conducted.
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