Young Latino Artists 22: ¡Ahora!
Paloma Mayorga, Poderosa II, 2016. Digital c-type print
July 14 – August 27, 2017 Main Gallery
Opening Reception Date: Friday, July 14, 2017 Members Preview: 6 – 7PM Public Hours: 7 – 9PM Admission: $10 General Admission, Free for Museum Members Refreshments: Antojitos by Cool Beans & Specialty Cocktails Sponsored by Dulce Vida Live Music: Tiarra Girls 8 – 9PM Parking: $10 Frost Bank Tower Parking Garage at Brazos & 4th St.
Mexic-Arte Museum is pleased to announce YLA 22: ¡Ahora!, the twenty-second installment of the Museum’s annual emerging Latinx artist exhibition. Guest curated by Alana Coates, YLA 22: ¡Ahora! features eight artists from across Texas confronting prominent issues of the contemporary Latinx experience in the United States.
YLA 22: ¡Ahora! arrives at a time of a complex socio-political climate in the U.S. This includes an administration with a vehement focus on the Mexican border, widespread economic inequalities, increased racial tensions, and subsequent hate crimes on the rise. Within this context, eight emerging artists delve into personal negotiations of being Latinx today. The foci of gender confines, issues along the U.S./Mexico border, and power disparities in the world are at the core of their practices.
Featured artists for YLA 22 include: Nansi Guevara (Laredo, Texas), Daniela Cavazos Madrigal (Laredo, Texas), Mark Anthony Martinez (San Antonio, Texas), Michael Martinez (San Antonio, Texas), Paloma Mayorga (Austin, Texas), Andrei Rentería (Chihuahua City, Mexico/ Presidio, Texas), Ashley Mireles (San Antonio, Texas), and José Villalobos (El Paso, Texas).