In this section we announce upcoming or current events such as conferences, symposia and panels; exhibitions and curatorial endeavors; professional achievements and plans; and publications.
En esta sección se anuncian eventos futuros o corrientes tales como conferencias, simposios, y paneles; exhibiciones y proyectos curatoriales; logros y planes profesionales; y publicaciones.
Image Caption Home Writings: Clark Lecture, Notes on a Decolonial Art History in Latin American and Latinx art in the 20th and 21st Century, Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA. November 2, 2021
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SYMPOSIUM: Past/Future Present: Body Politics Justice in Xicanx Art
November 30, 2023 10:45 am – 6:00 pm
The Cheech
Organized by the curators of Xican-a.o.x Body, this symposium explores networks of affectivity, collectivity, and new forms of existence that have expanded the social, cultural, traditional, and political ways of Xicanx life.
We will consider how solidarity and sense of belonging highlight beauty and ingenuity as well as countering and resisting state and gender violence, militarized deportation, structural inequality, marginalization, racism, classism, and stereotyping.
At this symposium, we will discuss how this has led to the systematic erasure of the contribution of Xicanx artists, such as their participation in the history of Pop Art, which encompasses unique expressions that incorporate popular and street culture, the critique of consumer culture, and political critique.
SCHEDULE:
Doors open at 10:30 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
Welcome by María Esther Fernández, Artistic Director, The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum
11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
“Circles and Nexus: From the Barrio to the Gallery” with moderator and curator Marissa Del Toro and artists Sebastian Hernandez, Gabriela Muñoz, Gabriela Ruiz and Shizu Saldamando.
12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Lunch will be provided
1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
“Consumption and Revulsion: Xicano Pop” with moderator and curator Gilbert Vicario, artists Justin Favela, Alfonso Gonzalez, Jr. and artist Tamara Santibañez.
3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
“Violent Histories/Defiant Futurities through Aesthetic Modes” with moderator and curator Cecilia Fajardo-Hill and artists Isabel Castro, María Gaspar and Ken Gonzales-Day.
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Exhibition Catalog Release and Signing of Xican-a.o.x. Body
Space is limited, RSVP here
Image: Maria Gaspar, Disappearance Suit (Captiva, FL), 2018. Photograph 24 x 36 in. Courtesy of the artist
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Adriana Herrera, Review of Remains-Tomorrow: Themes in Contemporary Latin American Abstraction, Art Nexus, May 23, 2023
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Patssi Valdez, Hot Pink, 1980.
Courtesy of the artist.
The American Federation of Arts (AFA) is pleased to announce the launch of the tour of Xican–a.o.x. Body. Consisting of approximately 125 artworks by about 70 artists and artist collectives, Xican–a.o.x. Body weaves a rich tapestry of diverse media — including Lowrider cars, poetry, pottery, painting, photography, sculpture, and film.
These works span from the late 1960s through today. Xican–a.o.x. Body is a collaborative exhibition, conceived by three curators and scholars of Contemporary, Latinx, Latin American art: Cecilia Fajardo-Hill with Marissa Del Toro and Gilbert Vicario. Invaluable support for this timely tour was provided through grants from the Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Art and the Terra Foundation for American Art.
The exhibition will debut in June 2023 at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum in Riverside, CA (June 17, 2023 – January 7, 2024) coinciding with the Cheech’s first anniversary since its opening in June 2022. Subsequently, Xican–a.o.x. Body will travel to four additional venues across the United States (to be announced at a later date).
Preview YouTube video Xican-a.o.x. Body at the Cheech Museum in Riverside