Opening events for 'Asco: Elite of the Obscure'
dal 1/3/2012 al 2/3/2012
Segnalato da
Asco
Sean Carrillo
Harry Gamboa
Jr.
Willie F. Herron III
Louis Jacinto
Patssi Valdez
C. Ondine Chavoya
Rita Gonzalez
1/3/2012
Opening events for 'Asco: Elite of the Obscure'
Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown
Two-day celebration with an opening party and a half-day symposium
The festivities begin on Friday, March 2 at 4:30 p.m. Guests have the opportunity to join the exhibition curators, C. Ondine Chavoya, Associate Professor of Art and Latina/o Studies at Williams College, and Rita Gonzalez, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), in the galleries for a tour of the exhibition. A wine and hors d'oeuvres reception with artists Sean Carrillo, Harry Gamboa, Jr., Willie F. Herron III, Louis Jacinto, and Patssi Valdez-all artists featured in the exhibition-will be held from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. The celebration continues on Saturday, March 3 with a symposium at Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall on the Williams campus from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. This half-day event will feature lively conversations with the exhibition curators, Asco artists, and scholars Colin Gunckel, Amelia Jones, Amalia Mesa-Bains, and Mario Ontiveros. Free and open to the public, reservations are strongly recommended for the symposium (send an email). Image: Asco, Instant Mural, (detail) 1974, courtesy Harry Gamboa, C Asco, photo C 1974 Harry Gamboa, Jr.