The country’s largest Día de Los Muertos
celebration will pay homage on Saturday, October 28th, 2017 to the Mexican
illustrator JOSÉ GUADALUPE POSADA (1851-1913), best known for his
satirical and politically acute Calaveras (skulls)
 His featured work will include the iconic illustration
“LA CALAVERA GARBANCERA”, which was later renamed “LA CATRINA”,
an inspiration for many artists including Diego Rivera
and widely acknowledged as a symbol of the celebration.
"La Catrina has become the referential image of Death
in Mexico, it is common to see her embodied as part of the celebrations of
Day of the Dead throughout the country; she has become a motive for the
creation of handcrafts made from clay or other materials, her
representations may vary, as well as the hat."
– J.G. Posada
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DIA DE LOS MUERTOS is a lively celebration
that honors heritage, regardless of age, race, culture or
creed.
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The dead are awakened from their eternal sleep, to celebrate
with their loved ones, and experience death as a part of the circle of
life. "Death is democratic, in the end it does not matter if
you are white, black, rich or poor, everybody ends up becoming a
calavera”. – J.G. Posada
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J.G. Posada reminds
us that art is power - political and social speech - mass produced by the
printing presses and now social media. La Catrina asks us to embrace the
beauty and grace inherent in facing our own death and those we have loved.
This four-stage
festival, known for bringing together over 100 mind-blowing altars,
delicious food, drinks, traditional dancing, curated art exhibits, and some
very special musical guests, boasts a consistently diverse roster of
entertainment, year after year. Previous headliners have included Lila
Downs, Julieta Venegas, Saul Hernández and Carla Morrison. The festival’s
18th edition, will take place at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery grounds on
October 28th, 2017. Admission for children under 8 years of age is
free before 5pm.
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Early bird tickets will go on sale,
Friday July 21st at at 12pm PST
www.ladayofthedead.com and Ticketfly.com
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