A Century of Covarrubias: Ye Gods in Narrow Places
Tuesday, July 5, 2005
IF Miguel Covarrubias was still alive, he would probably be disheartened with the developments in Bali. The artist, born in Mexico in 1937, published a special book, Island of Bali, in which he called Bali a living museum. It was partially as a result of this book that Bali became famous the world over. One important question raised in the book concerned the future of Bali. Would it be capable of withstanding the onslaught of tourism? History, according to Covarrubias, proved that Bali was tough in the face of missionary tactics, but the tourism industry could have been another matter. Join in reflection with Tempo as we herald a hundred years since the birth of Covarrubias.
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SERGIO Lopiz Orozco, an artist from Mexico, recently traveled from Mexico to Bali. He brought with him a number of special paintings, created on paper he had made by hand. The material used to make this paper came from the cambium ficus tree, which only grows in Mexico, and was processed using a technique he learned from an old Indian tribe in Mexico. The paintings, Postmortem Message to Miguel Covarrubias, Nacimiento de Miguel Covarrubias, Crema
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