The Chicano art movement emerged in the late 1960s as ... to a Día de los Muertos aesthetic in which the compositions are crowded with skulls and mystical figures and animals.

In a new Smithsonian Sidedoor episode, Cheech Marin talks about his dedication to elevating Chicano art, especially the ... a T-shirt with the image of a skull embellished with bright colors ...

(The Conversation) — In 1975, Chicano artist Amado M ... Across the background, Peña included rows of skulls – a gesture that art historian E. Carmen Ramos explains “conjures death and ...

In 1973, the Chicano art-collective called Asco came up with ... a Baroque mirror leaning against the table. Day of the Dead skulls abound, while a stark painting of a headless, spread-eagle ...

Several museums in Southern California are celebrating Latino and Chicano art and artists across various ... human and animal figures, skulls, masks, nymphs and insects, and are often monochromatic.

Chicano poster art features historical figures or simply ... after the overthrow of the Batista government in 1959. Mexican skull icons and glimmers of San Francisco psychedelic poster art also ...

The works were selected by Mesa-Bains and the exhibition’s co-curators María Esther Fernández, artistic director of the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture at the Riverside Art ...

As the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture debuts, its founder hopes to inspire a renaissance in a region of California lacking public arts funding. By Patricia Escárcega RIVERSIDE ...

The Old Orange County Courthouse is the site of the Orange County History Center and government offices, as well as, for a limited time, a Chicano art exhibit. The Chicano Collection/La Colección ...

Travis Gutiérrez Senger's latest documentary, “ASCO: Without Permission” chronicles the story of a 1970s Chicano art group named “asco.” Their name translates to “nausea” or ...

Carmen Ramos explains “conjures death and connects with skull imagery frequently used in Mesoamerican religious practices and modern Mexican art.” Peña’s work was part of what came to be known as the ...