Hacking Hockney: the Mexican American painter bringing Latino culture into art

In the 1960s, a young David Hockney, infatuated with the sun and sensuality of the west coast, introduced the world of high art to the markers of Los Angeles domestic bliss. […]

By Tia Tenopia In 1932, the Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siquieros was invited to Los Angeles by the Chouinard Art Institute. During his six month stay, he painted three murals, […]

Although collaboration between institutes can sometimes prove a treacherous affair, the current collaboration between Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City only proves […]

In San Diego, California, in a place called Chicano Park there are more than 50 murals covering freeway columns that intertwined with the park. A group of artists are currently […]

“Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World,” a current exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, represents an intricately choreographed dialogue between several players in pre-Columbian history. Primarily, […]

Albuquerque, New Mexico — Walking into the Torreon at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) in here is an unexpected, yet awe inspiring experience. From your first steps into the […]

If you have been living in a hole your entire life, then you probably don’t know who Diego Rivera was. If not, then you’re bound to have seen his work, […]

A profile on Yreina Cervantez in California State University’s Daily Sundial outlines her beginnings in the Chicana/o art community through Self-Help Graphics in East Los Angeles to her current position […]

Latino artist Gilbert “Magu” Lujan died this week at the age of 70 after battling cancer for several years. His loss is being felt all over the Latino arts community as […]

If you grew up Latino in the U.S., then you have to know who Frida Kahlo is — it’s like a law. I remember, from the time I was young, […]