Mexican artist Efedefroy makes a speciality of playful mashups mixing photos from traditional Mexican movies with American popular culture, an concept impressed by the point he spent as a toddler watching reveals and flicks from all over the world on tv.
One of many many hanging works in “Permanencia Voluntaria,” a must-see exhibit of his work on show by June 30 at Centro de Artes in Market Sq., places a distinct spin on one of many roles that made Judy Garland an icon.
Efedefroy took a picture of her as Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz” and changed her blue-and-white pinafore with a distinctly Mexican ensemble, together with a buying bag bearing the picture of the Virgen de Guadalupe. (Toto and the ruby slippers appear to have been left untouched.) “She’s not in Kansas anymore however is in Oaxaca,” the artist stated.
Different items within the present — which is his first exhibition in the USA — place Mexican artists and actors into scenes from such various movies as “Again to the Future,” “Star Wars,” “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and “Pulp Fiction.”
The GalleryCentro de Artes Gallery101 S. Santa Rosa Ave. Historic Market Sq.
The Work: “The Wizard of Oz” On show till June 30
