Via Postcards, El Paso Distances Itself From Bloody Juarez

We love postcards. Who doesn’t?

A gallery in my hometown of El Paso, Texas is installing an art exhibition consisting of paintings and postcards to proclaim that El Paso is not bloody Juarez, Mexico. According to The Houston Chronicle, “The 49 works of art in El Paso Postcards, which opens with a reception at 6 p.m. today at the Hal Marcus Studio and Gallery, 800 N. Mesa, are designed to counter some of the negative publicity the area has received since a drug war in Juarez began claiming lives.”

Postcard images include familiar and famous El Paso images and hangouts, such as the Star on the Mountain, the Plaza Theatre marquee, poppies, missions, Chico’s Tacos and the University of Texas at El Paso. The postcards are for sale: 50 cents each or $19.95 for a pack of 49. I’ve already ordered mine!

What: “El Paso Postcards.”

When: Today through Feb. 11. Reception: 6-9 p.m. today (patrons are encouraged to “dress like a tourist”).

Where: Hal Marcus Studio and Gallery, 800 N. Mesa.

How much: Free.

Tags: chicos tacos, history, images, kings x, photography, public art, texas, violence