I still might run in silence, tears of joy might stain my face and the summer sun might burn me ‘til I’m blind - but not to where I cannot see you walking on the back roads by the rivers flowing gentle on my mind
Male
103 years old
El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora de los Angeles, CALIFORNIA
United States
Have I mentioned drawing and painting? Mexican Colonial Art of the Viceregal Period; the Kronos Quartet; 19th century photography (particularly Magic Lantern Glass Slides); Brian Eno from all the way back and up unto the present; Gustavo Santaolalla; Southern California history of the 18th and 19th centuries; todos los santos y santas del cielo, in particular Mary of Egypt; illuminated manuscripts; Romare Bearden; Gerard David; Sigur Ros; Joseph Arthur; Philip Glass; la Sierra Tarahumara and the way the light there speaks of Rembrandt; el Valle de Oaxaca - San Bartolo Coyotepec, San Martin Tilcajete, and Teotitlan del Valle; "One Red Rose that I Mean" by Captain Beefheart; Baaba Maal's first album; my studio, particularly in the late afternoon sun; driving at night, no traffic; Joni Mitchell, early and late; Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Wallace Roney; meeting Sun Ra and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, but not - unfortunately - the same night; fifteenth century art of northern Europe; la Virgen de Guadalupe, particularly in popular devotion; Angela Correa; Portuguese translations of haiku translated by Babelfish into English; the first Bach violin concerto I ever heard; Beck's Sea Change; mashups; ukiyo-e woodblock prints; chardonnay and good coffee; 19th century lithography, particularly the illustrations accompanying the 1850's USPRR and US-Mexico border surveys; Jacobo and Mimi, the two most wonderful people I've ever had the pleasure of sharing a home with.
Music
So, I think we covered music already, right? But then: Nils Petter Molvaer, Wagon Christ, Sidsel Endresen, Petracovich, Sibylle Baier, Chris Whitley, Daniel Johnston, Pedro Infante, Jorge Negrete, Maria Dolores Pradera, Caetano Veloso, Holger Czukay, Leela James, Jorge Drexler, Robert Fripp, Cafe Tacuba, Robbie Robertson, Joseph Arthur, Electric PResidents, Gilbert Isbin, Osvaldo Golijov, and so on
Television
I am one of those people who says they never watch television who actually never watches television.
Books
The Travels of John Mandeville; Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Economical Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, volume 1-12, 1853; Explorations of the Valley of the Amazon, 1856; The White Men, by Julia Blackburn; and a thousand other books in my studio library....
"Nuestra Seora de Guadalupe: J. Michael Walkers Life with the Virgin and Saints", which opened at the Yale University Institute of Sacred Music, New Haven, from Oct Nov 2005; and is now on display at the National Museum of Catholic Art and History, in East Harlem New York City, from Dec 2005 September 30, 2006 (CATALOG AVAILABLE);
"Las Geisha Mermaids", at Avenue 50 Studio, Highland Park, Los Angeles, July-Aug 2005;
"Santos, Sombras y Sangre (Saints, Shadows and Bloodshed): The Early History of LA", at the Mexican Cultural Institute, Olvera Street, L.A., Nov 2004-Feb 2005;
and a dozen other solo shows, including at Harvard and the Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares in Mexico City.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
Ninety-five exhibitions in the US, Mexico and South Korea, including:
Mirando al Norte, Mirando al Sur, at Cal State Northridge, Northridge, California, 2005 (catalog published);
"LA: Light, Motion, Dreams," at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, 2004 - 2005;
"The Colour of God," at the Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Marymount, Los Angeles, 2003;
"Bringing the Dark Madonna to Light," at the University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 2001 - 2002;
"Csar E. Chvez: An American Hero," at el Museo Chicano, Phoenix, Arizona, 2001;
"Representing LA: California Narrative Painting," at the Frye Museum of Art, Seattle, Washington, 2000 (Catalog published)
Grants, Fellowships, Commissions:
Over a dozen, including: California Council for the Humanities; California Arts Council; Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department; Seattle University; and Art Matters, NYC.
Who I'd like to meet: Creative people, thoughtful people, and a few more good ideas while I'm still around.
- All the bands set up at the same time along the perimeter of the room with the audience in the center - Each band does one song at a time, no breaks, back to back to back etc., until the show is completed - There is no headliner or opener, no front row or back of the room
CARMEN ARGOTE DAMIAN CHAVEZ SEBASTIAN CHAVEZ ROBERTO DELGADO KIKKI EDER ELIZABETH FUENTES DAVID FLURy MARGARET GARCIA FRANK GUTIERREZ ROBERTO GUTIERREZ GERARDO HACER MARIE KANE WINNIE LEONG POLA LOPEZ HERIBERTO LUNA ANDRES MONTOYA RONALD OWNBEY DOMINGO RODRIGUEZ RICHARD VALDES MAURICIO VALLEJO NESTOR VEGA GEORGE YEPES
ARTISTS RECEPTION Saturday, November 29, 2008 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM Exhibition to January 7, 2009 rsvp@fremontgallery.com www. fremontgallery. com P: 626.403. 9901 FREMONT GALLERY 812 Fremont Avenue Suite 100 South Pasadena, California 91030 P: 626.403.9901 Fax: 626.403. 9525
Hey JMichael, love your work. I have a show at the Wilshire grand hotel this friday salon Belleza night 5-9 p.m. would like to meet you and talk. peace Christopher
HERIBERTO LUNA : ONTARIO MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND ART: ASU MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY
EXHIBITION: EL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS
EXHIBITION OPENS FRIDAY OCTOBER 2 THROUGH NOVEMBER 23 2008 CURATED BY STEVE THOMAS LOCATION: MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND ART 225 S.EUCLID, AVE CA 91765 ONTARIO , CA 91765 (909) 983-3198
EXHIBITION: ANCIENT OFRENDAS: ELEMENTS OF AN ALTAR
EXHIBITION OPENS MONDAY OCTOBER 27 2008 THROUGH JANUARY 23 2009 CURATED BY CATHERINE NICHOLS LOCATION ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY 900 S CADY MALL, SHESC BLDG TEMPE ARIZONA 85287 (480)965-6224
Whats up from Dr. Grey!!!! Hope all is going well in your world. We just came out with a new song called Rainbow Tears, so check it out and tell me what you think. If you got anytime you should also drop a vote for us at http://www. delllounge. com/soundandjury/?id=079e8bc2-1923-4134-8daf-6a92f17b1c61 Thanks for the love and have good days!
THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! It was really awesome to Rock with ya! Glad you loved the show! We loved having you there:D Its so great they invited us back...Sunday July 27 @ 10:00pm! I'll will hit ya later this week before I go to your exhibit! So excited! Later:)
