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Pável Acevedo: Inland Empire October 8 – November 29, 2018
Artist's Talk & Reception: Thursday, October 11th
Artist's Talk: 4:30pm, Reception: 5:30 -8:00pm
Pável Acevedo explores the political and personal effects of migration, immigration, borders, and the duality many immigrants contend with after leaving their homeland for a new nation. Acevedo melds elements of Mexican mural painting, printmaking, and classical drawing, with symbols and imagery from the codex of Huaxyacac and Nahuatl, the ancient Aztec language. With Inland Empire, Acevedo confronts issues of housing, displacement, and migration and explores what it means -- metaphorically and practically -- to reside on the outskirts, to commute between cultures, to live in an inconclusive state between families and between lands.
Born in Oaxaca and living in Riverside, CA, Acevedo typifies a new generation of contemporary Mexican artists telling powerful visual stories about Latino identity, personal experiences, American culture and the ever-changing socio-political environment of Southern California.
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Chicanx/Latinx: Serigraph Prints from Self Help Graphics & Art
October 8 – November 29, 2018Reception: Thursday, October 11, 5:30 -8:00pm
Since printed art was developed some 500 years ago, it has served as a vehicle to disseminate beliefs, educate, and inspire people to action. Chicanx/Latinx, surveys contemporary Chicana/o and Latinx artists engaged with the tradition of social and political printed art. Simultaneously vibrant works of art and primary historical documents, these handmade and unique prints make visible legacies, communities, struggles, and triumphs that are often hidden or forgotten. Artists in the exhibition include: Pável Acevedo, Dewey Tafoya, Votan, Sandra Fernandez, Zeke Peña, Luis Genaro Garcia, El Mac, Kimberly Robertson, Dalia Paola Mendez, Enik One, Cynthia Velasquez, Shizu Saldamando, Germs, Sonia Romero, Victoria Delgadillo, Judy Baca
Founded in East Los Angeles in 1970 and responsible for the largest collection of Chicano/Latino fine art prints in history, Self Help Graphics & Art has been at the heart of innovative and experimental printmaking by Chicana/o and Latinx artists for nearly 50 years. The eclectic selection of works by both activist and non-activist printmakers in Chicanx/Latinx, explores themes related to identity, spirituality, social justice and global equity in order to raise provocative questions, engage diverse communities, and create political change. |
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