Latino is a compilation of emerging young talents from Latin America. It brings together the visual ruminations of a new generation of artists and designers who belong to a Latin American culture of the streets, beaches, music and drugs, with the beauty of a truly mixed race and a capacity to absorb cultural trends and the aesthetics of a so-called “first world”. Rejection or acceptance, their work moves from favelas, razor blades, wrestlers, priests, runes and B-movie themes to imported North American culture. Latino aims to fill a void in this visually uncharted sub continent.

Compiled by Venezuelan designer Miguel Vasquez (MASA), this is not your typical trilingual compilation: a CD-Rom carries fonts, icons, movies and music. Chaotic beauty with a Latin flavour, Latino is both a comprehensive, well-rounded epic and a very affordable, funky selection to showcase and support the local scene.