Teddy Sandoval
dal 30/11/2011 al 1/1/2012
Segnalato da
30/11/2011
Teddy Sandoval
Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown
This year the Williams College Museum of Art will highlight the recent acquisition of the serigraph print "Angel Baby" (1995) by Teddy Sandoval in Honor of World Aids Day.
Each year, Williams College acknowledges Day With(out)
Art/World AIDS Day on December 1. It is an occasion to mourn and remember the
innumerable artists who were lost to the disease before they could leave their mark
on the world. This year the Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) will highlight the
recent acquisition of the serigraph print—Angel Baby, 1995 by Teddy Sandoval.
As one of the many Latino artists living with AIDS during a time of great loss,
Teddy Sandoval depicts himself here as a tattooed winged boxer in a scene that
combines popular imagery with religious iconography. Sandoval said of this work, “My
print Angel Baby is about the concerns I have regarding the state of well being.
There is plenty to pull from; violence, AIDS, war, and discrimination of all kinds.
We as individuals must begin to change our thoughts within our hearts and our souls.
We must do this if we want to live in peace and harmony. Angel Baby is a guardian
angel and he is here to help you accomplish this.”
Teddy Sandoval will be featured as part of the broader network of collaborators of
the Chicano performance and conceptual art group Asco in the exhibition, Asco: Elite
of the Obscure, A Retrospective, 1972–1987, organized by WCMA and the Los Angeles
County Museum of Art (where it is currently on view). Asco: Elite of the Obscure is
curated by Williams College Professor C. Ondine Chavoya and LACMA Curator Rita
Gonzalez and will open at WCMA on February 4, 2012.
About Teddy Sandoval
Sandoval (American, 1949—1995) lived and worked in Los Angeles, California. He was
the artist chiefly responsible for conceptualizing and creating the Butch Gardens
School of Fine Art in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. Butch Gardens
became a gathering place for a community of gay artists in the early 1980s.
Sandoval’s paintings, collages, and later ceramics involved a play with Mexican
iconography and Latino popular culture inflected with camp and humor.
Sandoval received his Bachelor of Arts from California State University, Long Beach.
His work has been exhibited in galleries throughout California, Arizona, Texas,
Colorado, New Mexico, Illinois, Michigan, Florida, and Washington, DC.
About World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day was first held in 1988 in order to increase awareness and education
about the disease and through this understanding stop the spread of HIV/AIDS. It is
an opportunity for people to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for
people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died. More than 33 million
people now live with HIV/AIDS worldwide. Every day more than 7,000 people contract
HIV—nearly 300 every hour. The Williams College Museum of Art has been an annual
supporter of this project since its inception.
The Williams College Museum of Art
The Williams College Museum of Art is located on Main Street in Williamstown,
Massachusetts. It is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and
Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The museum is wheelchair accessible and open to the
public. Admission is FREE. For more information, contact the museum at (413)
597-2429 or visit wcma.williams.edu.
Press Contact: Kim Hugo, Public Relations Coordinator
(413) 597-3352; kim.m.hugo@williams.edu
Williams College Museum of Art
15 Lawrence Hall Drive - Williamstown
Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Admission is free