LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US-Mexican Border

 A long term project by photographer Stefan Falke

For many years I visited the major cities on both sides of the 2000 miles long U.S. – Mexico border  and photographed about 200 painters, photographers, musicians, writers, dancers, architects and art promoters in order to shine a spotlight on the vibrant cultural activities and cross-border opportunities that exist despite the tremendous challenges in this bi-national region.

I am trying to show that most people on both sides of the US – Mexico border are very passionate about their bi-national region and the unique opportunities and cross-border collaborations and friendships that come with it. I chose artists for my project because they always seem to have a finger on the pulse of their communities, and reflect their status in real time; I believe these artists deserve our attention. I hope my project is adding a positive and humanitarian aspect to the usual negative stories about the border region and the people who live and work there.

LA FRONTERA was featured by:

The New York Times, BBC, The Huffington Post, Wired, aCurator, The FORWARD THINKING MUSEUM, Hyperallergic, L’Oeil de la Photographie, AI-AP Pro Photo Daily, Hahnemühle, FAZMagazin, Courrier International, Trip Magazin, Photoville … and many others. Please also see Press on this website.

LA FRONTERA exhibitions:

Casa del Tunel (Tijuana, Mexico), Casa Familiar (San Ysidro, California), The Mexican Cultural Institute (Washington, DC), IMAS Museum (McAllen, Texas), Cervantes (Frankfurt, Germany), The Mexican Embassy Frankfurt (Frankfurt, Germany), Photoville 2014 (Brooklyn, NY,supported by the Mexican Cultural Institutes of New York and Washington DC, and BRIC Media House, Brooklyn), The Triennial of Photography 2015 (Hamburg, Germany), Deutsches Haus (New York City), Goethe Institut (Washington DC), Festival Tijuana Interzona (on the border fence at San Ysidro Port of Entry, Tijuana, Mexico 2016), Galeria 409 (Brownsville, Texas, 2017), CEART (Mexicali, Mexico, 2017), SDSU Gallery (San Diego, USA, 2017) , D.A.I. Tübingen (Tübingen, Germany, 2017), German-American Institute (Stuttgart, Germany, 2018), American Space Leipzig, (Germany, 2018), Steppling Art Gallery at SDSU Imperial Valley(Calexico, California), Centennial Museum at UTEP (El Paso, Texas, 2019), Galerie Max Hünten Haus Zingst (Germany, 2021, photos here).

All images © Stefan Falke www.stefanfalke.com

The LA FRONTERA website: borderartists.com

La Frontera on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/borderartists/  @borderartists

Stefan Falke Biography:  stefanfalke.com/about

I work for international magazines, film studios and corporate clients and I live in New York City. I am the author of four books: “MOKO JUMBIES: The Dancing Spirits Of Trinidad”,  “LA FRONTERA: Kuenstler entlang der US-Mexikanischen Grenze“, “KEEP GOING NEW YORK !!“and “Reflecting New York“.

Please visit my website www.stefanfalke.com for references.

My work is represented and distributed by the German photo agency laif (www.laif.de) with partner agencies (like REDUX Pictures in New York) worldwide.

Contact:

email: stefanfalke@mac.com

web: www.stefanfalke.com  

Stefan Falke Photography

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New York, NY 10001