Chicano and Chicana Art: A Critical Anthology

This anthology provides an overview of the history and theory of Chicano/a art from the 1960s to the present, emphasizing the debates and vocabularies that have played key roles in its conceptualization. In Chicano and Chicana Art-which includes many of Chicano/a art’s landmark and foundational texts and manifestos-artists, curators, and cultural critics trace the development of Chicano/a art from its early role in the Chicano civil rights movement to its mainstream acceptance in American art institutions. Throughout this teaching-oriented volume they address a number of themes, including the politics of border life, public art practices such as posters and murals, and feminist and queer artists’ figurations of Chicano/a bodies. They also chart the multiple cultural and artistic influences-from American graffiti and Mexican pre-Columbian spirituality to pop art and modernism-that have informed Chicano/a art’s practice.

Contributors. Carlos Almaraz, David Avalos, Judith F. Baca, Raye Bemis, Jo-Anne Berelowitz, Elizabeth Blair, Chaz Bojoroquez, Philip Brookman, Mel Casas, C. Ondine Chavoya, Karen Mary Davalos, Rupert Garcia, Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Shifra Goldman, Jennifer A. Gonzalez, Rita Gonzalez, Robb Hernandez, Juan Felipe Herrera, Louis Hock, Nancy L. Kelker, Philip Kennicott, Josh Kun, Asta Kuusinen, Gilberto Magu Lujan, Amelia Malagamba-Ansotegui, Amalia Mesa-Bains, Dylan Miner, Malaquias Montoya, Judithe Hernandez de Neikrug, Chon Noriega, Joseph Palis, Laura Elisa Perez, Peter Plagens, Catherine Ramirez, Matthew Reilly, James Rojas, Terezita Romo, Ralph Rugoff, Lezlie Salkowitz-Montoya, Marcos Sanchez-Tranquilino, Cylena Simonds, Elizabeth Sisco, John Tagg, Roberto Tejada, Ruben Trejo, Gabriela Valdivia, Tomas Ybarra-Frausto, Victor Zamudio-Taylor