Chicano Art - A Series
I’ve recently been looking into early exhibitions of Chicano art in Texas and am currently building up a series of posts exploring Chicano art and it’s relationship with the Chicano movement of the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
Lots of work being done at the time were murals meant to be seen by the working classes. Some are still visible while others are not. But, regardless, their significance and the roles they were meant to play will be looked at alongside the modern street art movement as a side series which will be posted concurrently. The example above, Leo Tangumas's The Rebirth of Our Nationality, is one that is located off Canal Street and one of Houston's best and greatest examples.
So, be watching in the coming weeks for this series! We will kick off the series by taking a look at the exhibition titled “Dale Gas: Give It Gas, The Continued Acceleration of Chicano Art” which debuted at the Contemporary Art Museum, Houston in 1977.
















