Michael Mehl
2012 : Michael Mehl – Curator : Mixed Metaphors FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA Exhibit At Instituto Cultural De México : San Antonio Express News
San Antonio Express-News | August 31, 2012 Friday | STATE EDITION | SECTION: S.A. LIFE; F; Pg. 1 | LENGTH: 1382 words | LOAD-DATE: September 4, 2012 | LANGUAGE: ENGLISH | PUBLICATION-TYPE: Newspaper PHOTOGRAPHY : Festival highlights diverse collection; Fotoseptiembre exhibits explore familiar surroundings | BYLINE: Elda Silva – lsilva@express-news.net Copyright 2012 … Continue reading →
2011 : Michael Mehl – Curator : Chang Chaotang FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA Exhibits In San Antonio : Taipei Economic And Cultural Office In New York Web Site
2011 : Michael Mehl – Curator : Isa Ho FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA Exhibit In San Antonio : Taipei Economic And Cultural Office In New York Web Site
2011 : Michael Mehl – Curator : Crosswinds Exhibit At Instituto Cultural De México: San Antonio Scene
2011 : Michael Mehl – Curator : Crosswinds Exhibit At Instituto Cultural De México : San Antonio Express News
Eugenio Toussaint : 1954 – 2011 : In Memoriam
In memory of our dear friend. May his journey be peaceful. All photographs © Michael Mehl.
Continue reading →2006-2009 : Michael Mehl & Ann Kinser X-Mas Cards : Robert Johnson : mySA – San Antonio Express News
2006-2009 : Michael Mehl & Ann Kinser X-Mas Cards : Robert Johnson : mySA – San Antonio Express News Blue Christmas Robert Johnson Weekender 24/7 mySA – San Antonio Express News 12/12/2006 Folks in the newspaper business are kinda grinchy this time of year. Days off are hard-won; we’re jealous … Continue reading →
Home Is Where The Art Is Where The Money Is Not
If you are not a city, state, or federal employee, odds are these days, you stand a good chance of losing your job, your home, or your pension; or all three. If you are a retiree, you probably don’t have a job –yet, your home is paid for, and your … Continue reading →
Snitches
We are snitches. Yep, that’s right. We are just friggin’ snitches. According to recent numbers from Crime Stoppers USA, due to the rough times many folks are experiencing trying to make ends meet, there has been a substantial increase nationwide in calls with tips for rewards. Turning in perps for … Continue reading →
Recession-Proof
We are officially Macondo.A recent report published by Forbes, concluded that San Antonio is in effect, the second most recession-proof city in the United States, right behind the gangbuster bastion of enterprise and compelling travel destination that is Oklahoma City. On the one hand it is good to know that … Continue reading →
210 Chillin’
210 CHILLIN I saw these words the other day, decalled onto the rear window of a souped-up, black, late-model Suburban -Westbound on Highway 90, just off the I-35 South intersection, near downtown San Antonio- layered over a silver silhouette of our downmarket city’s unprepossesing skyline. The semiotics -hard at work … Continue reading →
Easy
easy | achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties. Easy is good. Unless it’s bad Easy. Then it’s not good. I’m sure that somewhere, there’s a mathematical formula for this. But it eludes me at this time. Which is a shame. Because with a good formula at hand, the probabilities … Continue reading →
Window Dressing
Simply said: Engaging artists as window dressers for civic boosterism is always a losing proposition, both for the artists and for the city. Even though it may be well intended, it is unfortunate when political leaders –furthering assumptive notions of cultural relevance, or trying to generate tourism dollars to pick … Continue reading →
On Philanthropy (From 2004)
What is the single, most fundamental problem facing the development of art programs and the long-term stability of cultural organizations? If you answered Lack Of Funding, congratulations; your choice reflects sentiments shared by approximately ninety-five percent of cultural organizations and administrators, whom although altogether comprising a small and elite segment … Continue reading →