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SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE- By Christine Kearney
A group of Mexican artists is hoping to emulate the success of the country's filmmakers by showcasing cutting-edge works in an exhibit set to tour the United States. Read More

Art LTD Magazine review- Caleb Duarte's cuartitos (small rooms) are small, wall-hung sculptures of environments or habitats that resemble fragments of the temporary housing of low-wage maquiladora workers in Mexican border towns. Read More

KQED SPARK Television -Oakland resident Caleb Duarte is a part of a new generation of Bay Area Chicano artists. As an artist, he works with a combination of found materials, architectural building supplies, painting and drawing to create temporary installations and "sculptural paintings" that evoke poignant narratives of... Read More

Los Angeles Times - By Leah Ollman
Taking a glance at the list of places where Caleb Duarte has shown his work, and the themes of the exhibitions he's been in, it's clear that the young artist from Oakland has a political bent, that.he regards his work as an activist practice of sorts. Read More

San Francisco Chronicle-Kenneth Baker
Duarte's debut: Oaklander Caleb Duarte, at Jack Fischer Gallery, rereads the post-minimalism of Gordon Matta-Clark (1943-1978) and others and finds there the makings of a globally mindful political art.
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Metroactive-By Michael S. Gant
BECAUSE ART should be at least a little dangerous, a warning sign comes with Caleb Duarte's installation Pared (Wall) at MACLA. That pink fluff is real insulation, complete with asbestos—don't inhale too deeply. Read More

Art LTD-by Dewitt Cheng
In graduate school, Caleb Duarte was advised that his socially conscious artwork was “not art-schoolish”— that it was more appropriate for art centers than for galleries or museums. Read More