L.A. Xicano: A Symposium on Art and Place

Los Angeles is often called the City of Dreams, yet those dreams often point away from the Mexican-descent population at its core and toward a dream factory (Hollywood), consumer mecca (Rodeo Drive), or make-believe world (Disneyland). This symposium will bring together artists, curators, and scholars to reconsider the history of L.A. art, not from the perspective of dreams, but as an ongoing dialogue about place. The symposium will include both panel discussions and performances and it will be held this Sunday, November 6 from 12:00-5:00 p.m. at the Fowler Museum at UCLA. For more information, please visit the Fowler website.

Each speaker’s presentation is viewable on CSRC YouTube:

Karen Mary Davalos, Author

A Panel Discussion

Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, Art and Literary Critic

Sandra de la Loza, Artist

Rubén Ortiz-Torres, Artist

Rita Gonzalez, Curator

Reina Alejandra Prado Saldivar, Historian/Curator

George Lipsitz, Professor

Colin Gunckel, Artist