At his untimely death in 1998, photographer Ricardo Valverde (b. 1946) had for almost three decades documented the various communities and social spaces of Los Angeles. Though he began this lifelong pursuit while still in college, capturing the streets of his South Central neighborhood and the urban landscape of downtown Los Angeles, it wasn't until the Watts Riots of 1965 that Valverde and his work became deeply political. But if his work became more political, it did so within an aesthetic that grew ever more critical of the tropes and institutions of documentary...
At his untimely death in 1998, photographer Ricardo Valverde (b. 1946) had for almost three decades documented the various communities and soci...
At his untimely death in 1998, photographer Ricardo Valverde (b. 1946) had for almost three decades documented the various communities and social spaces of Los Angeles. Though he began this lifelong pursuit while still in college, capturing the streets of his South Central neighborhood and the urban landscape of downtown Los Angeles, it wasn't until the Watts Riots of 1965 that Valverde and his work became deeply political. But if his work became more political, it did so within an aesthetic that grew ever more critical of the tropes and institutions of documentary...
At his untimely death in 1998, photographer Ricardo Valverde (b. 1946) had for almost three decades documented the various communities and soci...
Pepon Osorio is an internationally recognized artist whose richly detailed installations challenge the stereotypes and misconceptions that shape our view of social institutions and human relationships. Osorio's colorful, often riotous installations are constructed from found objects and things that he customizes or creates. With a wry sense of humor, he probes sober topics, including prison life, domestic violence, AIDS, and poverty.
Osorio's collaborative site-based works develop from his immersion into a community--residents of urban ethnic neighborhoods, employees who...
Pepon Osorio is an internationally recognized artist whose richly detailed installations challenge the stereotypes and misconceptions that shap...
Pepon Osorio is an internationally recognized artist whose richly detailed installations challenge the stereotypes and misconceptions that shape our view of social institutions and human relationships. Osorio's colorful, often riotous installations are constructed from found objects and things that he customizes or creates. With a wry sense of humor, he probes sober topics, including prison life, domestic violence, AIDS, and poverty.
Osorio's collaborative site-based works develop from his immersion into a community--residents of urban ethnic neighborhoods, employees who...
Pepon Osorio is an internationally recognized artist whose richly detailed installations challenge the stereotypes and misconceptions that shap...
