Date: Sunday, January 27, 2008
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Admission: Free, reservations required.
Many people are more familiar with images of the “homeboy” and the “gangster” from East Los Angeles than with any other visual depiction of Chicano culture. How have such images become so dominant, and what role do the arts have in creating and altering perceptions of Chicano identity? Join Luis Rodriguez, native of East LA and author of Always Running, a vivid memoir of gang life, as he moderates a discussion with muralist Ernesto de la Loza, visual artist Alma Lopez, and author Yxta Maya Murray, whose work consistently challenges stereotypes of Chicano identity.
The panelists discuss representations of East Los Angeles and Chicano culture in their own work and in the photographs of of Graciela Iturbide.
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Address: Getty Center
Harold M. Williams Auditorium
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Members: Free - Reservations Required
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Image: Tattoo, Alma Lopez. © Alma Lopez 1999 (Special thanks to Jill Aguilar and Ruben)
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