Description: In this first publication devoted to Tapia's artistic legacy, leading art historians, curators, and literary figures consider Tapia's art as a visual touchstone for a tradition in transition, one that Tapia continues to hold to and break through.
Brief description: Edward Hayes is curator of exhibitions at the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA), a position he began in 2013 after working at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio. Hayes curated MOLAA's Luis Tapia: Cada mente es un mundo (2017) and has coordinated numerous other MOLAA exhibitions, including Dreamland: A Frank Romero Retrospective (2017), Korda: Revolutionary Photographer (2015), Frida Kahlo, Her Photos (2014), and Neomexicanism (2014). Hayes is author of Dreamland: A Frank Romero Retrospective and has supported several McNay publications, including Andy Warhol: Fame and Misfortune (2012) and Estampas de la Raza: Contemporary Prints from the Romo Collection (2012).