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Manhatitlan

Manhatitlan is an on-going, award-winning project created by Felipe Galindo. It is inspired by the intertwining of Mexican and American cultures in the New York area. It consists of a series of artworks on paper and 3 short animations. The series has been exhibited, published and screened worldwide. Manhatitlan is a name Galindo coined that merges the word Manhattan (the Lenape-Algonquin name for the island) with the Aztec name of Mexico City, Tenochtitlan.
Awards include: North of Manhattan Arts Alliance, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council; Puffin Foundation; National Association of Latino Arts and Culture; Cambridge Latino Film Festival; Latino Public Broadcasting; New York Council for the Arts; CineFestival, San Antonio; Ajijic Film Festival, Jalisco, Mexico; Imagen Foundation Finalist, and US/Mexico Fund for Culture, Rockefeller Foundation.
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Manhatitlan Animations
Manhatitlan Chronicles
The Manhatitlan Chronicles animation
The Manhatitlan Chronicles
(1999, 7 min. color, 16 mm.)
An animated flight of fancy that transposes elements of Mexican culture onto the cityscape of Manhattan. A humorous view on how Mexican and American cultures playfully intertwine. The Manhatitlan Chronicles celebrates the great ethnic diversity of New York, paying homage to the people who constitute its ever changing population. The film consist of 5 humorous segments that underscore ethnic tradition in this era of multiculturalism and globalization.

  • Awards: Best Experimental, Cinefestival 2000, San Antonio, TX; President Award, Ajijic Film Festval, Mexico. Screened at more than 50 film festivals worldwide and cultural institutions (Guggenheim Museum, New York City and the Reina Sofia Museum, in Madrid, among others).

Manhatitlan Codex
© Felipe Galindo 2008
Animation (5:32 min, 2008)

Felipe Galindo's new digital animation, narrates an imaginary migration of a group of Mexican people to the US, inspired by Aztec mythology and American history. This animation explores the concepts of homeland, migration and globalization. Music courtesy of Blaine L. Reininger (Tuxedomoon).
The Manhatitlan Codex project includes also a series of works on paper available for exhibition.

Manhatitlan Codex
Public Art



Magic Realism in Kingsbridge

Spring, Flight, Tropical New York & Speed of Life.

    231st Subway Station, No.1 line, New York City/Bronx.

4 Faceted glass windscreens installed at the station's platforms.

"In the past it might have been easy for Kingsbridge area residents to go about their daily business without a thought given to their neighborhood's history and surroundings-places like Kingsbridge Hills, Ewen Park, Harlem River, Jerome Park Reservoir, and Spuyten Duyvil Creek. This is no longer the case. Felipe Galindo's Magic Realism in Kingsbridge stems from his study of the area's residents and his hopes that the imagery in his designs will engage the audience, inspiring them to meditate on their surroundings and see things they take for granted in a different way.

Galindo says he sought to discover the unexpected treasures in the neighborhood-its life, diversity, nature, and most of all the power of imagination. Each element in the faceted glass panels presents a surprising scene. For example, a tropical island is found in the Harlem River, and a fire escape leads to the heavens, providing a sense of magic. Galindo feels that his artwork, with its combination of urban, natural, surreal and historical elements, provides an opportunity for viewers to experience something intriguing or surprising each time they pass through the 231 Street subway station."

(From the MTA Arts for Transit website).




Blue Jay, Firescape, Stairway to heaven, coockoo clock.
"Flight"
Island, Subway exit, Paper boat.
"Tropical New York"
Unicorn, Kite, origami, lamp post, cat.
"Spring"
Mixed Media Works

The artworks in this section are part of an on-going project of mixed media works.

Guided by the graphic qualities of packaging materials, in these works I explore the possibilities of using disposable materials as physical support for my sketched drawings, to make humorous commentaries on every day life scenes superimposed on familiar objects we use and discard.


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All images copyright ©Felipe Galindo (Feggo) 2009. All rights reserved. Images and content should not be used, printed or downloaded without the written authorization from the artist.