Einar & Jamex de la Torre, “Colonial Atmosphere,” 2002, mixed media installation at McNay Art Museum. Courtesy of the artists & Koplin Del Rio Gallery. Photo: Ruben C. Cordova
Jessica Fuentes and Gabriel Martinez talk about the cultural and political potential of Latinx Futurism.
“A key component of Latinx Futurism is connecting back to past and ancestral knowledge – pre-colonial cultural ways of knowing. Seeing how different artists infuse that into their work is interesting to take note of…It’s an acknowledgment of the knowledge and technology that existed.”
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—New York Times: ‘Mundos Alternos,’ Where Other Worlds Come to Life
—Queens Museum: Mundos Alternos: Art and Science Fiction in the Americas
—Reflection & Renewal: Chican(x) Futurism in Texas
—Reflection & Renewal: Chican(x) Futurism in Texas: Artist Talks
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—American Alliance of Museums: The Earnest Work of Dreaming: Chicanafuturism in Visual Art
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