It’s a joy and honor to participate in the Belgrade Biennale and show Border-Ball here in Belgrade. Grateful for the opportunity! Border-Ball is on display from June 1-5 at Gallery Vlada Divljan (Mitropolita Petra 8, Belgrade, Serbia). It will also be shown June 5 at the House of King Petar I Karađorđević (Vase Pelagića 40, Belgrade, Serbia).
Joel Tauber, Border-Ball at Gallery Vlada Divljan (Belgrade, Serbia)Joel Tauber, Border-Ball at Gallery Vlada Divljan (Belgrade, Serbia)Joel Tauber, Border-Ball at Gallery Vlada Divljan (Belgrade, Serbia)Opening remarks for the 2023 Belgrade BiennalePlaying catch!Time to play some more catch!Border-Ball catalog page, 2023 Belgrade Biennale
I’m thrilled that my film Border-Ball is streaming on Chicano Hollywood TV. You can see the film now (anytime, anywhere) on the Chicano Hollywood TV app (via Apple TV, Roku…) or the Chicano Hollywood TV website.
So excited that the Border-Ball installation opens soon—March 10!—at the Williamson Gallery at ArtCenter College of Design (Pasadena, CA, USA).
Such a joy to work on the show with Christina Valentine and the rest of the ArtCenter exhibitions team!
We anticipate having a public reception at some point during the course of the show—which runs through June 4—just not at the opening because of the pandemic. Please register via the reservation link on the exhibition webpage to see the show.
It was beautiful walking with Albert Williams—twice, on two separate days!—during my pilgrimage along the U.S.-Mexico border. And it was absolutely amazing seeing him hit a ball over the Wall!
Well… to be more precise… Albert hit a ball over a metal fence in front of the Border Wall (and in front of a pretty substantial buffer zone). But still, it was awesome! Somehow, it made it feel like the Border Wall had lost some of its power. And that filled me with relief.
Albert’s majestic baseball feat will be shown in the installation version of Border-Ball, which premieres at the Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery at ArtCenter College of Design (Pasadena, CA, USA) March 10 – June 7, 2022.
It was so moving—and so terribly heart wrenching—talking with Alam Martinez in front of the Otay Mesa Detention Center during my pilgrimage along the U.S – Mexico border.
Here’s a bit of what he told me: “El centro de detención de Otay Mesa… no es un lugar grato pa’ver a mi hermano… Hemos crecido juntos en toda la vida y la verdad lo extraño mucho… Me duele mi corazón.” “The Otay Mesa Detention Center… is not an enjoyable place to see my brother… We’ve grown up together our entire lives and I really miss him… My heart aches.”
Alam’s interview is featured in both the movie and art installation versions of Border-Ball.
Many thanks to Abraham Fosce and everyone else who walked with me, played catch with me, and shared their stories during my 40-day pilgrimage along the U.S. – Mexico border.
Border-Ball is screening tomorrow (November 14, 10 am – 6 pm, award ceremony at 5 pm) at the Kerala Short Film Festival at the Joshi Socialist Foundation in Pune, India.