GIGANTES INVADEN ARUBA! PROME ENCUENTRO BIENAL ARTE CONTEMPORANEO DI CARIBE ARUBA, 2011-2012 ARTISTS : Edouard Duval Carrie | Jose Bedia | Alejandro Mendoza | Yovani Bauta | Othon Castaneda | Frank Hyder (guest artists USA) | Mariano Costa Peuser | Leonel Matheu | Blanca Caraballo The present project aims to reflect the dynamism of today’s Caribbean, focussing diverse and pluralist points of view and modes of visual development on the region and its migrations, and its comp

You won’t be able to miss Giants in the City on The Porch! Come snap a selfie in front of large-scale inflatable sculptures created by local artist Alejandro Mendoza. Giants in the City transforms communities through art, fosters urban vitality, promotes cultural exchange and inspires individuals to build more prosperous communities. The Book Fair will feature two impressive, large-scale art installations, including twenty-2 giant, inflatable sculptures to be peppered through

When Alejandro Mendoza flies, his carry-on luggage includes the usual items: a toothbrush, spare eyeglasses, a 35-foot sculpture. As the creator of a nomadic public art exhibit called "Giants in the City," the Cuban-born, Miami-based artist totes massive inflatable sculptures to urban spaces around the world. But when there isn't a show in Monaco, Aruba, or Mexico City, the sculptures -- a nearly 50-foot arm grasping for downtown towers, a cloud pulled down from the sky and t