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A self-published lucha libre tale put J. Gonzo on Marvel’s radar. He almost refused the offer.
2 months, 1 week ago

A self-published lucha libre tale put J. Gonzo on Marvel’s radar. He almost refused the offer.

LA Times  

Jason Gonzalez, who goes by his artist moniker J. Gonzo, recalls feeling hesitant about accepting a dream gig with Marvel Comics. “If I do the money grab thing and it doesn’t work, then it’s just an excuse for these companies to never want to do it again.” Comic book artist J. Gonzo looks at the cover of the Marvel Comics …

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Artist and mentor, a former gang member, honored by National Endowment for the Arts
3 months ago

Artist and mentor, a former gang member, honored by National Endowment for the Arts

LA Times  

Fabian Debora, a 2024 NEA National Heritage Fellow, center, receives a medal during a ceremony on Sept. 18 at the Library of Congress in Washington. A former gang member who spent several years incarcerated, Debora was recently honored by the National Endowment for the Arts as a 2024 NEA National Heritage Fellow. And we also paint not only the struggles, …

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LA Plaza's 'L.A. Memo' unearths hidden gems by Chicano artists
2 years, 4 months ago

LA Plaza's 'L.A. Memo' unearths hidden gems by Chicano artists

LA Times  

Greetings from the Bay Area, where I’m marinating in pisco punch and cool temperatures. This includes one of painter Judithe Hernández’s original preparatory drawings for “Recuerdos de Ayer, Sueños de Mañana,” the downtown mural she created to mark L.A.’s bicentennial. Also on view is a guerrilla music video that Valdez created to accompany Devo’s “Whip It.” In it, figures in …

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Sesshu Foster and Arturo Romo have the antidote for the erasure of East L.A.
3 years, 6 months ago

Sesshu Foster and Arturo Romo have the antidote for the erasure of East L.A.

LA Times  

This story is part of L.A. — We. Real and imagined Eastsiders fill Foster’s many books, from the novel “Atomik Aztex” to his latest poetry volume, “City of the Future.” Sesshu Foster, left, and Arturo Romo. SF: My aunt and uncle met at the Fellowship House by Evergreen Cemetery, and that’s why I ended up in East L.A. After the …

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Protesters fail to save mural by famed Chicano artist from demolition at San Diego school
4 years, 3 months ago

Protesters fail to save mural by famed Chicano artist from demolition at San Diego school

LA Times  

Despite protests from community members, construction crews tore down a building with artwork by muralist Salvador Roberto Torres at Memorial Junior High School in San Diego’s Logan Heights neighborhood Wednesday. Community members tried unsuccessfully to stop the demolition of a 32-year-old mural painted by a renowned San Diego Chicano artist at Memorial Prep Middle School in the Logan Heights neighborhood. …

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