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Photos: Muertos, altars and art at Pirate gallery’s thirtieth Day of the Dead celebration

Pirate: Contemporary Art pulled out all the stops while honoring its long-standing traditions on Saturday night for its thirtieth annual Day of the Dead celebration. Families with painted faces crowded into the Navajo Street co-op for all-ages piñata-bashing, altar displays, a Muertos Mart for handmade Day of the Dead goods...
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Pirate: Contemporary Art pulled out all the stops while honoring its long-standing traditions on Saturday night for its thirtieth annual Day of the Dead celebration. Families with painted faces crowded into the Navajo Street co-op for all-ages piñata-bashing, altar displays, a Muertos Mart for handmade Day of the Dead goods and a candlelight procession. Photographer Kyle Huninghake documented the evening for Westword; an image sampler follows.

See also: Dia de Los Muertos at Pirate: Contemporary Art, 2012

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Now see the full Pirate Day of the Dead slide show.


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