Entre Tinta Y Lucha: 45 Years of Self Help Graphics and Art
- ISBN-10
- 0692172866
- ISBN-13
- 9780692172865
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1918-11-15
- Authors
- Michelle Lopez, Victor Viesca
Description
Throughout its history Self Help Graphics & Art has prided itself for producing world class artwork. Nearly every major Chicana/o print artist has created work at SHG at some point in his or her career. The artists and their works have been collected in the communities on the Eastside of Los Angeles as well as by prestigious institutions such as the Smithsonian Institute, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and art collectors across the nation and the world. The prints selected for this catalogue are a mere a sample of the hundreds of works produced at SHG since its incorporation in 1973. A selection committee comprised of authors, artists, curators, and scholars had the task of selecting works that they felt were representative of the Professional Printmaking Program overall. They were not looking for or even considering what could be considered as the "best" work created at SHG; they were looking at overall themes and techniques. The artists represented here come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. Each of them push boundaries through their work in different ways. We have divided the works into five categories: Maestras; Challenging the Binary: Queerness in Printmaking; Exploring Technical Excellence; Cultural Significance and Social Justice in Printmaking; and Embracing Identity in Chicana/o and Latinx Art. As the names of the artists and their selected prints make clear, Self Help Graphics & Art has made a tremendous impact in its mission of promoting Chicana/o and Latinx art in Los Angeles and beyond, but it has also served as an important space for the development of art and artists of all races and ethnicities.
