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:: Gallery at the CommonsSpring 2008
ChismeArte, ¡Y Que!: Expanding L.A.'s Chicano Aesthetic
Opening Reception and Talk
Representing and re-defining L.A.'s Latino experience...
The exhibition highlights a moment in the careers of a cadre of Chicano authors and artists who would later receive critical acclaim for representing and re-defining L.A.'s Latino experience. ChismeArte Magazine offered writers and artists a rare venue in which to experiment with Chicano identity. The magazine's motto — a "Molotov cocktail for aesthetic appetite" — illustrates that provocative stance toward its readers. Not always seamless in their pastiche, the magazine's creators attempted to use ChismeArte as a vehicle for self-expression and critical debate within the Chicano community. Learn MoreContactsCatherine J. Trujillo, Special Collections
Victor Valle, Chair Ethnic Studies
ChismeArte is presented in collaboration with Kennedy Library, the Ethnic Studies Department and the Chicana Latino Faculty Staff Association (CLFSA). |
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