Latest Release: ‘Julio Galán: Performative Transgression’ by Teresa Eckmann

June 12, 2024

Teresa Eckmann, UNM PhD Art History alumna, studied under emerita Associate Professor of Chicano Art, Holly Barnet Sánchez. Currently serving as Associate Professor of Contemporary Latin American Art at UT San Antonio, Eckmann has recently released her second book titled “Julio Galán: The Art of Performative Transgression” published by UNM Press. In this publication, Eckmann explores Julio Galán’s complex production and artistic process.

https://colfa.utsa.edu/faculty/profiles/eckmann-teresa.html

“This is a very welcome book, and a model of how to approach a (near) contemporary artist. Eckmann’s achievement is all the more impressive since until now there has been no serious English-language art-historical discussion of Galán.” -Rubsinstein
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Julio Galan book cover

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