Alma Lopez
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Alma Lopez is a Mexican-born
artist. She was born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa and is married to Alicia Gaspar de Alba
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from November 2000 to January 2001. It portrays a woman on her deathbed thinking of herself and her lover holding hands on the moon. was defaced with Bible verses and the gallery staff received homophobic threats and a gunshot through their window.
in Santa Fe, New Mexico
caused controversy when her work Our Lady was exhibited there. Three weeks after the exhibit opened, a group met with museum curators and asked that the image be removed immediately.
The curator of the exhibit received threatening phone calls.
and that her visit to the conference was preceded by a large number of emails and petitions being sent to UCC. She said that the work was not blasphemous and that the campaign by the group was motivated by racism, sexism and homophobia.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
artist. She was born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa and is married to Alicia Gaspar de Alba
Alicia Gaspar de Alba
Alicia Gaspar de Alba is a scholar, cultural critic, novelist, and poet whose works include historical novels and scholarly studies on Chicana/o art, culture and sexuality.-Biography:...
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Heaven 2 mural
Heaven 2 was a mural displayed outside La Galería de la RazaGalería de la Raza
Galería de la Raza is a non-profit art gallery and artist collective that serves the heavily-Latino population of San Francisco's Mission District. GDLR mounts exhibitions, hosts poetry readings, workshops, and celebrations, sells works of art, and sponsors youth and artist-in-residence programs...
from November 2000 to January 2001. It portrays a woman on her deathbed thinking of herself and her lover holding hands on the moon. was defaced with Bible verses and the gallery staff received homophobic threats and a gunshot through their window.
Santa Fe exhibition
An exhibition at the Museum of International Folk ArtMuseum of International Folk Art
The Museum of International Folk Art is a state-run institution in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. It is one of many cultural institutions operated by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs...
in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
caused controversy when her work Our Lady was exhibited there. Three weeks after the exhibit opened, a group met with museum curators and asked that the image be removed immediately.
The curator of the exhibit received threatening phone calls.
UCC Exhibition
An exhibition containing her work Our Lady was picketed by protestors. Alma Lopez argued that the protests were the result of a campaign by America Needs FatimaAmerica Needs Fatima
America Needs Fatima is a campaign of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property . Its stated goal is to: "win the heart and soul of America for Mary by spreading Our Lady's Fátima message and promoting devotion to Her Immaculate Heart."-History:The effort was begun in...
and that her visit to the conference was preceded by a large number of emails and petitions being sent to UCC. She said that the work was not blasphemous and that the campaign by the group was motivated by racism, sexism and homophobia.