SAN ANTONIO – A new exhibition is coming to The Whitliff Collections, and it’s all about the Queen of Tejano music.
Three decades after her death, Selena Quintanilla Pérez has become an icon not just for her music, but her impact as a cultural touchstone, remembered for both her life and death as a pop culture icon.
“The Selena Effect celebrates Selena’s enduring appeal and relevance to future generations with photographs by her former publicist, music historian Ramon Hernández, renowned photographers Al Rendon, John Dyer, Scott Newton and Sylvia Reyes; art pieces by David Zamora Casas, Marc Burckhardt and Sara Hickman; and original Selena fashion sketches, outfits, fashion accessories and a diary from her close friend and fashion designer Martin Gomez,” The Witliff Collections said in a statement on their website.
The new exhibition The Selena Effect aims to showcase her contributions to popular culture, including many items and documents that will be publicly displayed for the first time.
Curators also announced that Selena’s fashion designer and personal confidant, Martin Gomez, will be appearing at an event to celebrate not only the opening of the exhibit, but to celebrate the life and legacy of the Queen of Tejano music.
More information can be found on The Whitliff Collections website here.
