Border Bang (Bilingual edition)

Name: Border Bang (Bilingual edition)
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9782374950419
Price: 39.99 NZD
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By Jorge Gutiérrez

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Border Bang is a passionate love letter to the Tijuana border between Mexico and the US, showcasing the unique bootleg artefacts sold to locals and tourists. Jorge Gutiérrez, raised in Tijuana and later crossing the border to study, captures the vibrant mix of Mexican pop and folk culture through images ranging from Mickey Mouse to Tupac Shakur. This bilingual edition reflects his childhood experiences and offers alternative narratives that illuminate global events through the lens of the border.
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Ideal for readers interested in arts and culture, especially those fascinated by border identities, Mexican pop culture, and the creative expressions found in bootleg art. Suitable for anyone curious about cross-cultural perspectives and visual storytelling.

Where Mexican folklore meets American pop culture

Description

Border Bang is a passionate love letter to the Tijuana, Mexico, and US border, documenting the bootleg artefacts sold to locals and tourists alike. Raised in Tijuana, Gutiérrez crossed the border to attend school. He was dazzled by the objects being sold, creating alternative narratives to the cartoon characters and celebrity portraits that he saw.

Border Bang is a reflection of his childhood narrative, using images from Mickey Mouse to Tupac Shakur to convey the reflections and meditations of global events as witnessed by the border, exploring his love affair with Mexican pop and folk culture.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9782374950419

Publisher: Cernunnos

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 08 July 2019

Country: France

Imprint: Cernunnos

Contributors:

Foreword by Guillermo del Toro

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 175.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 192

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Arts & Culture Jorge Gutiérrez Non-Fiction

About the Author

Jorge R. Gutiérrez is an Emmy Award-winning animator, painter, writer, and director born in Mexico City and raised in Tijuana. Gutierrez, a CalArts BFA & MFA grad, is famous for his films, cartoons, and paintings inspired by his deep love for Mexican pop and folk culture. He and his wife, Sandra Equihua, created the multiple Emmy Award-winning animated television series, El Tigre, The Adventures of Manny Rivera for Nickelodeon. In 2014 Gutierrez co-wrote and directed the Golden Globe-nominated film The Book of Life produced by Guillermo del Toro for 20th Century Fox. Most recently he directed the Emmy nominated VR short Son of Jaguar for Google Spotlight Stories.