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Author: Francisco Letelier

Chilean American artist Francisco Letelier creates art that crosses disciplines and cultures. Integrating narratives that explore cultural memory and identity, his projects offer opportunities for cultural exchange and education. He has worked on projects throughout the Americas, Europe, India and the West Bank of Palestine. Follow him on Twitter @franlete.

15 November, 2022 • Francisco Letelier

Stadiums, Ghosts & Games—Football’s International Intrigue

Francisco Letelier reminisces on his soccer identities in Chile and the USA, while delving into the international politics of the game.

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19 September, 2022 • Francisco Letelier

Muslims in the Americas—a review of “Praying to the West”

Francisco Letelier, a non-Muslim, reviews Omar Mouallem's "Praying to the West" from the outside looking in.

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15 April, 2022 • Francisco Letelier

On the Streets of Santiago: a Culture of Wine and Empanadas

Contributing editor Francisco Letelier writes from the streets of Chile's capital where the future is just beginning.

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14 May, 2021 • Francisco Letelier

Between Thorns and Thistles in Bil’in

Muralist Francisco Letelier travels to the West Bank to help a Palestinian community confront the Occupation with art.

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14 March, 2021 • Francisco Letelier

Dinner at the White House, in the Lion’s Den

Francisco Letelier searches for the truth about his father's assassination in Washington DC while excavating US government complicity in its cover-up.

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14 January, 2021 • Francisco Letelier

On Desert Planets, Meditations on “Dune”

Francisco Letelier on the lingering memories of Dune as a metaphor for a struggling planet.

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14 January, 2021 • Francisco Letelier

La Pincoya: Goddess of Marine Species

The marine goddess La Pincoya is a reminder of the polluted waters left behind in the previously pristine waters of Chiloe and Patagonia in Chile by the salmon farming industry.

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14 September, 2020 • Francisco Letelier

Dismantlings and Exile

On my recent trip to the Mission at San Luis Obispo, I recognized the abandoned base where in the past the statue of Junipero Serra, had stood in its glory.

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