Dear colleagues, Virginia Pérez-Ratton, a friend and colleague, died on October 6, 2010. (Virginia Pérez-Ratton (1950-2010). We mourn the passing of one of the leading figures in contemporary art. Virginia Pérez-Ratton helped to shape the art scene of a region and opened a portal for art and artists from Central America to the international art world through TEOR/ética, the arts and culture platform she founded in San José, Costa Rica. Bev and Howard Karno ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~