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On display through June 11. Call 954-921-3274.

Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, 1650 Harrison St., Hollywood

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• Laura Burns
• Ciudad Juarez
• Culture Center of Hollywood
• Visual Arts
• Illegal Drugs

Curator Burns indicates that, even though they got mired in paperwork, "it is important for their presence to be known, however, because they represent a significant kind of art production in Ciudad Juárez." She goes on to describe grassroots organizations that work with disadvantaged children and teenagers, using art as a "positive force that can steer people away from the seemingly inevitable cycle of drug use and violence."

It's a bitter irony, Burns notes, that "while there exists a very complex and sophisticated drug smuggling infrastructure between Mexico and the United States," these 30 paintings weren't able to enter the country legally. That's a shame, because they might have more fully fleshed out this frustrating exhibition, which has lofty goals but falls far short of them.