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Artist John Valadez stands amid Chicano ... Aztec pyramids for a less culturally bound language. He said he chose social realism because it allowed him to express the values of the Chicano art ...
They’re here at the bi-weekly, no-credit class to learn how to create street art ... derived from the Aztec word xolotl meaning “dog,” was reclaimed during the Chicano movement.
Image Einar and Jamex De La Torre’s two-story lenticular installation projects an animated image of the burly Aztec Earth ... mother of all questions: what exactly is Chicano art?
In the lobby, visitors are greeted by a 26-foot-tall lenticular installation of an Aztec ... all the time. I'm working, 'Oh, I can get that painting.' Because there's still masterpieces of Chicano ...
(SOUNDBITE OF DRUMMING) DEL BARCO: He was greeted by a group of Aztec dancers, and all day there was a street ... having a museum dedicated to Chicano art. It's the very first one in the world ...
All you have to do is look at the art.” The Cheech opened this summer, an event The New York Times described as “a game changer for Chicano art.” Once known for his comedy routines and ...
When filmmaker Travis Gutiérrez Senger reflects on Asco’s legacy, he quickly notes they were more than an art ... All four founding members of Asco became some of the most notable Chicano ...
Martínez (photo Matt Stromberg/Hyperallergic) All these various representations of Chicano art may leave one searching ... such as the Aztec Sun Stone, an important symbol for Mexicans and ...
The Chicano Art Movement represents a kaleidoscopic convergence of aesthetics and politics. When examined at a distance, it can be misunderstood as a singular, cohesive movement with a clearly ...