Audio work by artist Armando Rascon, recorded in 1997. The work features samples of his mother reciting "dichos" in Spanish interjected into the vernacular use of English/Spanish by the Chicanx family recorded during a holiday gathering in 1997. The piece was featured in the exhibition "Armando Rascon: Latina Postcolonial Photobureau + 7 other media installations" at Blue Star Art Space, San Antonio, Texas in 1998.

Postcolonial Califas Diction(ary) 1997

Kindle  PDF  Archiving an Epidemic: Art, AIDS, and the Queer Chicanx Avant-Garde (Sexual Cultures, 36) 

Read here : https://wonghaphai-sonson.blogspot.com/?oak=1479820830

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In this episode, artist Amalia Mesa-Bains sits down with Prof. Laura E. Pérez to discuss the remarkable retrospective of her work, now a traveling exhibition being showcased in museums nationwide. Mesa-Bains reflects on seeing her decades-spanning art collection together for the first time, offering insights into her unique perspective on art. She describes her work as an American art form deeply rooted in North and South American heritage. The conversation delves into themes of family, history, and spiritual practices, highlighting the feminist undertones of her work that have emerged over the years. The discussion explores the power of memory, land, and the resilience of women in art, revealing the profound impact of Mesa-Bains' work on audiences within the Chicanx community and far beyond.

Full podcast transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gPdTQ5zLrQdJAoAzA9AGsdOEn2QeB_SH/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110782669083456073100&rtpof=true&sd=true

Labor+a(r)t+orio: Amalia Mesa-Bains Pt.2

American media and sound artist currently based in Washington, DC
The artist's page is armandorascon.com

Podcasting out of the Latinx Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley

New tracks tagged #CHICANX