Events
January 9, 2012 to February 26, 2012
12:00pm to 5:00pm
The Undocumented Event series, which began last month at the Boyle Heights Farmers Market, will continue in January with pop-up events and activities. Time, date, and place will be announced at least twenty-four hours in advance through social media as well as via email. Each event will be different in nature and will involve community members and Chicano artists in varied capacities.
January 10, 2012
The CSRC and the Latin American Institute will co-sponsor a Melnitz Movies screening of Miss Bala on Tuesday, January 10, 7:30 p.m., at the James Bridges Theater (1409 Melnitz Hall). Miss Bala was directed by Gerardo Naranjo and is Mexico’s submission in the Best Foreign Film category for the 2012 Academy Awards.
January 12, 2012
4:00pm to 7:00pm
On Thursday, January 12, 4:00–7:00 p.m., at the Fowler Museum, L.A. Xicano curators Chon A. Noriega and Pilar Tompkins Rivas will present a Mapping Another L.A. event designed especially for teachers. Noriega, Rivas, and featured artists will offer walkthroughs of the exhibition, discussions about the works on view, and art-making activities.
January 19, 2012
In 1981 French filmmaker Agnès Varda turned her lens on L.A. mural art in Mur Murs, which features many Chicano artists and their works, including Asco’s The Death of Fashion, a performance piece that was created for the film.
January 21, 2012
L.A. Xicano co-curator Pilar Tompkins Rivas will lead a second day-long tour of murals and exhibitions on Saturday, January 21. The event starts at 10:00 a.m. at the UCLA Fowler Museum with a tour of Mapping Another L.A.: The Chicano Art Movement.
January 25, 2012
Artist Judithe Hernández will discuss her work in the CSRC’s Mapping Another L.A.: The Chicano Art Movement exhibition. She will highlight the role of women in the Chicano art movement and the relationships among the members of Los Four, Centro de Art Público, and Mechicano Art Center.