Join us for artist-led walkthroughs and discussions with 𝗞𝗘𝗡 𝗚𝗢𝗡𝗭𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗦-𝗗𝗔𝗬 and 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡 𝗠. 𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗭 on 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟯, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟮-𝟯 𝗽𝗺. The artists will guide us through their solo photography exhibitions and discuss themes in their works. Light refreshments will be served.

𝗞𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀-𝗗𝗮𝘆: 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲
Over the past 20 years, Gonzales-Day has photographed objects in museum collections and digitally reassembled them into new works. Drawing on his own cultural influences, he brings together objects from the Mexica and broader Mesoamerican traditions with those from Europe, Africa, and Asia, foregrounding his intersectional perspective as a Queer Latinx artist. By combining these collected objects in photomontage, Gonzales-Day creates playful and sometimes poignant images that are both timely and timeless, encouraging us to discover our own connections.

𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗠. 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘇: 𝗔 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝘇𝗲 — 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟬𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟴𝟬𝘀
A Two Second Gaze—Photography from the 1970s and 80s presents a selection of rarely and never exhibited photographs by John M. Valadez from his seminal body of work, the East Los Angeles Urban Portrait Portfolio. The series is a visual archive of portraits of neighbors, friends, and everyday people he encountered on walks through his neighborhood in East Los Angeles and his studio in Downtown L.A.’s theater district. By situating this work in Asian, Black, Brown, and immigrant communities, Valadez activated the Chicano movement’s concerns: visibility, space, and pride.