- Artbound
Arte Cósmico
Six Latinx artists in L.A. work to secure their place in American art.
Latinx artists have been taking center stage at international art fairs, high-end art galleries, and established museums. This episode follows noted artists rafa esparza, Beatriz Cortez, Patrick Martinez, Guadalupe Rosales, Gabriella Sanchez and Gabriela Ruiz working in Los Angeles, exploring notions of identity, language, immigration, queerness, religious and Aztec iconography, and capitalism.
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Artist Beatriz Cortez's multimedia works are greatly impacted by the aftermath of El Salvador's civil war and her migration to the United States.
Eric Garner. Sandra Bland. Ruben Salazar. Artist Patrick Martinez documents police-related deaths in Pee-Chee style paintings. Then, he gives away folder reproductions to students.
The Veteranas and Rucas Instagram feed flashes back to the Chicano underground scene of the 1990s.
With no formal art school training, multimedia artist Gabriela Ruiz is creating her own opportunities to forge a path in a famously stratified field.
Con/Safos, an adobe structure built by artist Rafa Esparza and his family along the L.A. River, is a place to contemplate the intersections of art and life in Los Angeles.
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All-American Imagery and Composite Portraits (Clip)
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