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Chicano Studies Research Center

Chican@s Collect: The Durón Family Collection

UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library
144 Haines Hall
Colorful illustration of a woman with braided dark hair and a white skeleton face, with a green and pink heart filled with symbols behind her.
Barbara Carrasco, “Motivating Factors,” 1986.

Mary and Armando Durón have been collecting Chicana and Chicano — Chican@ — art by Los Angeles artists for almost thirty years. Their collection, which numbers nearly five hundred artworks, contains paintings, drawings, serigraphs, photographs, sculptures, and ceramics.

Because the Duróns believe that these works cannot be fully understood without considering the context in which they were created, the collection also includes an extensive library of materials that provide historical and cultural documentation. In this way, the Durón Family Collection offers a unique perspective on Chican@ art and culture.

Chican@s Collect represents both aspects of the Durón Family Collection. Armando inverted usual curatorial practice by selecting objects from the library and then choosing works of art that have a connection to them.

Chican@s Collect was one of five L.A. Xicano exhibitions developed by the CSRC for the Getty Foundation’s Pacific Standard Time initiative.

Opening reception: Tuesday, October 18, 2012 4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

Curated by Amando Durón.

In the library and vitrine.