Coatlicue's Legacy

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Signed and dated, in graphite, lower right below image: [artist’s signature] 2018; titled, in graphite, lower center below image: “Coatlicue’s Legacy”; inscribed, in graphite, lower left below image: 68/68

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El 5 de marzo 1968, se respiraban los primeros aires de revolución en el este de Los Ángeles, mientras los estudaintes chicanx se preparaban a salir de sus clases para protestar contra el mas estado de las escuelas, las falta de cursos de preparación para la Universidad y los profesores racistas. Estas manifestaciones macarían el comienzo del Desarrollo de un nuevo sentido de orgullo identitario de los chicanx entre muchas comunidades en la zona mayoritariamete latinx del este de Los Ángeles.

Coatlicue’s Legacy ("El legado de Coatlicue") celebra el cincuentenario de estas protestas conocidas como los East L.A. Blowouts. Usando la iconografía Azteca, Luis Genaro García reemplaza las caras de los estudiantes con diferentes dioses aztecas para establecer una relación entre la identidad chicanx y la historia indígena de México. Coatlicue, la diosa de la tierra, esta puesta a lado del artículo de periódico Los Angeles Times que publicó la primera noticia sobre las huelgas. Aunque el foco principal del grabado son los estudiantes de East L.A., también Podemos ver representacionew de protestas contemporáneas, como el movimiento Black Lives Matter. De esta manera, García conecta visualmente las luchas de los grupos marginados desde la década de los 60 hasta el presente. Un residente de la zona centro-sur de Los Angeles, el artista también incorpora los colores brillantes y vibrantes que se encuentran en grabados del Movimiento de Arte Chicanx como Sun Mad, para hacer referencia a la historia de los grabados politicos en el activism chicanx.

On March 5, 1968, revolution stirred in East Los Angeles as Chicanx students prepared to walk out of their classes in protest of unkempt campuses, lack of college prep courses, and teachers who were disinterested and racist. The protests would mark the beginning of a newfound pride in the Chicanx identity among many communities in Los Angeles’s predominantly Latinx east side.

Coatlicue’s Legacy celebrates the 50-year anniversary of the events, commonly known as the East L.A. Blowouts. Using Aztec iconography, Luis Genero García replaces students faces with a variety of Aztec gods to link the Chicanx identity to indigenous Mexican culture. Coatlicue, the earth goddess, is then juxtaposed with the Los Angeles Times article that broke the news of the walkouts. While the main focus of the print is the students of East L.A., representations of contemporary protests—such as the Black Lives Matter movement—are also included, linking the plight of marginalized groups from the 1960s to the present. A resident of South Central Los Angeles himself, García also incorporates the bright and vibrant colors found in prints from the Chicanx Art Movement, like Sun Mad, also in this exhibition, top reference the history of political prints in Chicanx acitivism.

From the 2019 exhibiton A Space for Dialogue 93, Los Mojados: Migrant Bodies and Latinx Identities, curated by Armando Pulido '19, Class of 1954 Intern

Course History

LATS 41, Latinos in Media and Arts, Douglas Moody, Spring 2019

LATS 7.02, Latinxs in Media & Arts, Douglas Moody, Winter 2020

SART 76, Senior Seminar, Jennifer Caine, Winter 2020

SPAN 7.02, Mural Art in Mexico and U.S, Douglas Moody, Spring 2020

WRIT 03.05, US History, Immigration, and Native Peoples, Douglas Moody, Winter 2021

WRIT 03.05, US History, Immigration, and Native Peoples, Douglas Moody, Winter 2021

LATS 03, Introduction to Latino Studies, Marcela Di Blasi, Fall 2021

WRIT 3, Composition and Research II, Doug Moody, Winter 2022

SOCY 2.01, Social Problems, Kristin Smith, Winter 2022

Latino Studies 44.01, Latino Roots and Transitions, Thamyris Almeida, Winter 2023

Writing Program 3.06, Composition and Research II, Doug Moody, Winter 2023

Sociology 2.01, Social Problems, Kristin Smith, Winter 2023

Art History 40.05, Latino Studies 12.01, Print the Revolution, Mary Coffey, Spring 2023

Latino Studies 44.01, Anthropology 12.19, Sociology 43.01, Latino Roots & Transitions, Christina Gomez, Summer 2024

Exhibition History

A Space for Dialogue 93, Los Mojados: Migrant Bodies and Latinx Identities, Armando Pulido, Class of 2019, Class of 1954 Intern, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, May 11-June 16, 2019.

Publication History

Armando Pulido, Class of 2019, Class of 1954 Intern, A Space for Dialogue 93, Los Mojados: Migrant Bodies and Latinx Identities, Hanover, New Hampshire: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, 2019.

Provenance

Self Help Graphics & Art, Los Angeles, California; sold to present collection, 2019.

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