Linda Pace 1945-2007

Linda Pace died of cancer today. She was an artist, philanthropist and founder of Artpace, a foundation for contemporary art that offers artist residencies and exhibitions in San Antonio. Pace was the only daughter of Pace Picante Sauce founder David Pace.

I had a chance to meet her when I was an artist in residence there. I made a series of artworks with filmmaker Jimmy Mendiola in relation to history, mythology and spectacle in the Alamo. Even though her relationship to the place was certainly different than ours she was a good sport and very supportive. I believe she even had some involvement in the Imax Alamo movie.

The residence program at Artpace found a balance between the local and the global. It confronted local, national and international artists engaging San Antonio in a broader art circuit.