Featuring 73 screenprints and lithographs made between 1980 and 2010, and drawing from both the collection of the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio and the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, Estampas de la Raza: Contemporary Prints from the Romo Collection and Royal Chicano Air Force highlights a vital but largely overlooked segment of contemporary American art, celebrating the collaboration and creativity of artists and print workshops in California and Texas.
Organized thematically into five sections, this exhibition at the Crocker Art Museum explores universal themes and key aspects of the Latinx experience: the identity of individuals striving to define themselves; the Chicano Movement’s struggle to achieve economic, political, and personal equality; the tradition, memory, and culture of everyday life; iconic figures that represent social and political causes; and the influence of Latinx culture on contemporary American life and art.
Many of the artists in Estampas de la Raza were inspired by the Chicano Movement of the 1960s and 1970s and draw on artistic traditions ranging from Mexican printmaking to mural painting, as well as other sources such as folk art, Pop art, and graffiti. The breadth of art displayed proves that Latinx art and artists are far from homogenous, and the variety of work highlights the many facets of Latinx and Chicanx culture. Yet what unites the artists in the show is the shared experience of navigating what it means to be both Mexican and American in the modern United States.
Estampas de la Raza is on view at the Crocker through October 1. Support for this exhibition is provided by Art Bridges.
To learn more, visit crockerart.org.
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