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Border Brujo: Performance Still
title Border Brujo: Performance Stilldescription A ritual-linguistic journey across the U.S./Mexico border. In the guise of a cross-cultural shaman, Gómez Peña shifts into 15 different personas, each speaking a different language. Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Collaboration with Emily Hicks and Yasue Doudera Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographssubject Hicks, Emily Altars Monologues Shamanism Performance Art Costumes Megaphones Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Masks Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Birth Of Border Brujo: Performance Still
title Birth Of Border Brujo: Performance Stilldescription Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Collaboration with performance artist Hugo Sanchez Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Part of Border Realities IV in association with the Border Art Workshop, Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego. This performance is the genesis of "Border Brujo," a ritual-linguistic journey across the U.S./Mexico border. In the guise of a cross-cultural shaman, Gómez Peña shifts into 9 different personas, each speaking a different language. Performed outside the Centro Cultural de la Raza. Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographssubject Altars Sánchez, Hugo (Mexican Artist, Contemporary) Monologues Audiences Shamanism Performance Art Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Kish Tetayawet Dream House Wampkish: Detail
title Kish Tetayawet Dream House Wampkish: Detaildescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Luna and DeSoto's installation focuses on ethnic assimilation and cultural integrity. This seemingly homey house compresses elements from a familiar vocabulary with elements from a language beyond daily experience. Mundane, middle-class comforts mingle with organic reminders of a higher, spiritual reality. Photographs San Diego (California) San Diego Mesa College. Art Gallery Sculpture and Installationssubject Living Rooms Baskets Television Receivers Viewers (Observers) Assimilation (Sociology) Branches (Plant Components) Bedrooms Grinding Stones Installations (Visual Works) Home (Concept)contributor Calisphere -
Border Brujo: Performance Still
title Border Brujo: Performance Stilldescription A ritual-linguistic journey across the U.S./Mexico border. In the guise of a cross-cultural shaman, Gómez Peña shifts into 15 different personas, each speaking a different language. Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Collaboration with Emily Hicks and Yasue Doudera Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographscontributor Calisphere -
Border Brujo
title Border Brujodescription Day 2 Scene VI Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Art Wardrobe and makeup continuity shots.subject Altars Monologues Shamanism Performance Art Experimental Films Costumes Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacre
title Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacredescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Photographs Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico) Rock band Mercado Negro and performance artist Carlos Niebla performing in Tijuana as part of the commemorative events held on the twentieth anniversary of the Tlatelolco student massacre. Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana, Mexico.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaacsubject Tlatelolco Massacre (Mexico City, Mexico : 1968) Memorials Spectators Rock Groups Drummers (Musicians) Performing Artistscontributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: God On Earth: Performance Still
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: God On Earth: Performance Stilldescription Collaborative performance by Carlos Niebla and rock band Mercado Negro called 'Dios en la Tierra,' or 'God on Earth. The message is that liberty is the most precious possession in life. Performed at Sushi Performance and Art Gallery in connection with art exhibit featuring Tijuana artists. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Art Tijuana Artists Exhibit on display from October 15 through November 19, 1988.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaacsubject Political Art Performance Art Fences Rock Groups Performing Artists Border Art Niebla, Carloscontributor Calisphere -
A World Of Burros: Performance Still
title A World Of Burros: Performance Stilldescription California State University, San Diego Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs Still from performance held at the California State University, San Diego, 1982. Photographs of the performance were taken by Isaac Artenstein of Ciniwest. Teatro Vivo is a traveling theater troupe made up of three Guatemalan exiles and a Frenchman. Their performances are meant to inform the audience about the struggles facing Guatemalans. A World of Burros is a five-act play focusing on the life of a struggling family of burros that move from the poor countryside to a new kind of poverty in the city. Two out of the four original troupe members are Carmen Samayoa and Pierre Le Pichon.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Opening Reception
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Opening Receptiondescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Photographs Reception for the Tijuana Art Exhibit held at Sushi Performance and Art Gallery, San Diego. Gerardo Navarro, Guillermo Gómez-Peña, and Mercado Negro guitarist.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaacsubject Exhibition Openings Navarro, Gerardo Receptions Performance Art Rock Groups Costumes Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
1992: Performance Still
title 1992: Performance Stilldescription A performance trilogy deconstructing Christopher Columbus's discovery of America 500 years previous. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Most of Gómez-Peña’s characters are hybrids, half traditional and half contemporary, half Mexican and half Chicano. During the performance the characters undergo constant transformations seen through overlapping props, costumes and makeup. Each character articulates within himself a series of cultural contradictions which are at the core of the US-Latino experience. Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, California) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographssubject Popular Culture Political Art Humor Imperialism Wrestlers Satire (Artistic Device) Performance Art Costumes Maskscontributor Calisphere -
California Murals Off The Wall
title California Murals Off The Walldescription Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Muralist Sal Barajas and his assistant working on painting for the exhibition. Paintings Part of California Murals Off the Wall Exhibition held at the Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, California, March 1983. Photographsartist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
Americans Or Last Tango In Huahuatenango: Performance Still
title Americans Or Last Tango In Huahuatenango: Performance Stilldescription Americans or Last Tango In Huahuatenango is a musical comedy of tropical and topical intrigue, set in a tiny fictitious Central American republic called San Martin. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs Photographs taken by Isaac Artenstein.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
Penny Envy: Performance Still
title Penny Envy: Performance Stilldescription A performance of comedy and music by Mexican-born actress/writer Yareli Arizmendi and musician Sergio Arau. The title derives from Arizmendi's comic skits, which poke fun at Mexican-American economic relations. Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographscontributor Calisphere -
California Murals Off The Wall: Mask Detail
title California Murals Off The Wall: Mask Detaildescription Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Dia de los Muertos mask by David Avalos. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Paintings Part of California Murals Off the Wall Exhibition held at the Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, California, March 1983. Photographssubject Mexican American Art Political Art Painting All Souls' Day Exhibitions (Events) Masks Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
1992: Performance Still
title 1992: Performance Stilldescription A performance trilogy deconstructing the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus 500 years previous. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Most of Gómez-Peña’s characters are hybrids, half traditional and half contemporary, half Mexican and half Chicano. During the performance the characters undergo constant transformations seen through overlapping props, costumes and makeup. Each character articulates within himself a series of cultural contradictions which are at the core of the US-Latino experience. Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, California) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographscontributor Calisphere -
Americans Or Last Tango In Huahuatenango: Performance Still
title Americans Or Last Tango In Huahuatenango: Performance Stilldescription Americans or Last Tango In Huahuatenango is a musical comedy of tropical and topical intrigue, set in a tiny fictitious Central American republic called San Martin. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs Photographs taken by Isaac Artenstein.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
California Murals Off The Wall
title California Murals Off The Walldescription Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Juan Laguna working on his painting for the exhibition. Paintings Part of California Murals Off the Wall Exhibition held at the Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, California, March 1983. Photographsartist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
1992: Performance Still
title 1992: Performance Stilldescription A performance trilogy deconstructing the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus 500 years previous. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Most of Gómez-Peña’s characters are hybrids, half traditional and half contemporary, half Mexican and half Chicano. During the performance the characters undergo constant transformations seen through overlapping props, costumes and makeup. Each character articulates within himself a series of cultural contradictions which are at the core of the US-Latino experience. Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, California) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographssubject Political Art Humor Imperialism Native American Satire (Artistic Device) Performance Art Costumes Gómez-Peña, Guillermocontributor Calisphere -
Guillermo Gómez-Peña In His Studio At Sushi Gallery
title Guillermo Gómez-Peña In His Studio At Sushi Gallerydescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Guillermo Gómez-Peña kept a studio within the same building that housed the Sushi Gallery. Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Artartist/creator Artenstein, Isaacsubjectcontributor Calisphere -
Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacre: Libertad Banner
title Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacre: Libertad Bannerdescription Art piece, Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana, Mexico. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Photographs Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico)artist/creator Artenstein, Isaacsubject Political Art Massacres Tlatelolco Massacre (Mexico City, Mexico : 1968) Viewers (Observers) Pedestrian Areas Memorials Guevara, Che, 1928-1967contributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Still
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Stilldescription Collaborative performance with Hugo Sanchez and Gerardo Navarro. Performed in connection with the Tijuana Art Exhibit held at Sushi Performance and Art Gallery, San Diego. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Art Tijuana-San Diego art pilgrimage performance piece. Pilgrimage began inside the Sushi Gallery. From there the performers walked to Horton Plaza then back to the Sushi Gallery, about 10 blocks each way. Exterior performance held back at Sushi Gallery. Navarro, Gómez-Peña, and Sanchez during pilgrimage.subject Horn (Musical Instrument) Navarro, Gerardo Crosses Cross-Dressing Sánchez, Hugo (Mexican Artist, Contemporary) Performance Art Mannequins (Figures) Costumes Pilgrims And Pilgrimages Spectators Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Masks Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Still
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Stilldescription Collaborative performance with Hugo Sanchez and Gerardo Navarro. Performed in connection with the Tijuana Art Exhibit held at Sushi Performance and Art Gallery, San Diego. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Art Tijuana-San Diego art pilgrimage performance piece. Pilgrimage began inside the Sushi Gallery. From there the performers walked to Horton Plaza then back to the Sushi Gallery, about 10 blocks each way. Gómez-Peña during pilgrimage.subject Horn (Musical Instrument) Sánchez, Hugo (Mexican Artist, Contemporary) Performance Art Pilgrims And Pilgrimages Costumes Spectators Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Masks Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacre
title Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacredescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Emily Hicks, and mural artist Michael Schnorr, Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana, Mexico. Photographs Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico)artist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Still
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Stilldescription Collaborative performance with Hugo Sanchez and Gerardo Navarro. Performed in connection with the Tijuana Art Exhibit held at Sushi Performance and Art Gallery, San Diego. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Art Tijuana-San Diego art pilgrimage performance piece. Pilgrimage began inside the Sushi Gallery. From there the performers walked to Horton Plaza then back to the Sushi Gallery, about 10 blocks each way. Navarro during pilgrimage.subject Navarro, Gerardo Crosses Cross-Dressing Performance Art Pilgrims And Pilgrimages Costumes Masks Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Performance Still
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Performance Stilldescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Art The audience focused on Guillermo Gómez-Peña, the emcee for the evening's events.subject Audiences Performance Art Jottar, Berta Costumes Pilgrims And Pilgrimages Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Voz Libre: Installation
title Voz Libre: Installationdescription A collaborative project by Schnorr, Ochoa, Guillermo Rosette, Yasue Doudera, and Carlos Esparza Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Installation of the mural Voz Libre, which commemorates Pedro J. González, the 1930’s Los Angeles Spanish-language radio pioneer and immigrant labor advocate. David Avalos and Isaac Artenstein. Paintings Photographsartist/creator Doudera, Yasue Ochoa, Victor Esparza, Carlos Schnorr, Michael Artenstein, Isaac Rosette, Guillermocontributor Calisphere -
Border Brujo: Performance Still
title Border Brujo: Performance Stilldescription A ritual-linguistic journey across the U.S./Mexico border. In the guise of a cross-cultural shaman, Gómez Peña shifts into 15 different personas, each speaking a different language. Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Collaboration with Emily Hicks and Yasue Doudera Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographscontributor Calisphere -
Birth Of Border Brujo: Performance Still
title Birth Of Border Brujo: Performance Stilldescription Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Collaboration with performance artist Hugo Sanchez Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Part of Border Realities IV in association with the Border Art Workshop, Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego. This performance is the genesis of "Border Brujo," a ritual-linguistic journey across the U.S./Mexico border. In the guise of a cross-cultural shaman, Gómez Peña shifts into 9 different personas, each speaking a different language. Performed outside the Centro Cultural de la Raza. Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographssubject Altars Sánchez, Hugo (Mexican Artist, Contemporary) Monologues Audiences Shamanism Performance Art Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Kish Tetayawet Dream House Wampkish: Detail
title Kish Tetayawet Dream House Wampkish: Detaildescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Luna and DeSoto's installation focuses on ethnic assimilation and cultural integrity. This seemingly homey house compresses elements from a familiar vocabulary with elements from a language beyond daily experience. Mundane, middle-class comforts mingle with organic reminders of a higher, spiritual reality. Photographs San Diego (California) San Diego Mesa College. Art Gallery Sculpture and Installationssubject Living Rooms Baskets Television Receivers Assimilation (Sociology) Grinding Stones Installations (Visual Works) Home (Concept)contributor Calisphere -
Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacre
title Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacredescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Photographs Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico) Rock band Mercado Negro and performance artist Carlos Niebla performing in Tijuana as part of the commemorative events held on the twentieth anniversary of the Tlatelolco student massacre. Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana, Mexico.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaacsubject Tlatelolco Massacre (Mexico City, Mexico : 1968) Memorials Rock Groups Guitarists Performing Artistscontributor Calisphere -
Border Brujo
title Border Brujodescription Altar continuity shot. Day 2 altar Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Artcontributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: God On Earth: Performance Still
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: God On Earth: Performance Stilldescription Collaborative performance by Carlos Niebla and rock band Mercado Negro called 'Dios en la Tierra,' or 'God on Earth. The message is that liberty is the most precious possession in life. Performed at Sushi Performance and Art Gallery in connection with art exhibit featuring Tijuana artists. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Art Tijuana Artists Exhibit on display from October 15 through November 19, 1988.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaacsubject Political Art Performance Art Fences Rock Groups Performing Artists Border Art Niebla, Carloscontributor Calisphere -
A World Of Burros: Performance Still
title A World Of Burros: Performance Stilldescription California State University, San Diego Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs Still from performance held at the California State University, San Diego, 1982. Photographs of the performance were taken by Isaac Artenstein of Cinewest. Teatro Vivo is a traveling theater troupe made up of three Guatemalan exiles and a Frenchman. Their performances are meant to inform the audience about the struggles facing Guatemalans. A World of Burros is a five-act play focusing on the life of a struggling family of burros that move from the poor countryside to a new kind of poverty in the city. Two out of the four original troupe members are Carmen Samayoa and Pierre Le Pichon.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: God On Earth: Performance Still
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: God On Earth: Performance Stilldescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Guillermo Gómez-Peña, emcee for collaborative performance by Carlos Niebla and rock band Mercado Negro called 'Dios en la Tierra,' or 'God on Earth. The message is that liberty is the most precious possession in life. Performed at Sushi Performance and Art Gallery in connection with art exhibit featuring Tijuana artists. Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Art Tijuana Artists Exhibit on display from October 15 through November 19, 1988.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
1992: Performance Still
title 1992: Performance Stilldescription "1992" a Performance Trilogy by Guillermo Gómez-Peña Assemblage of two "1992" performance stills advertising the performance. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Most of Gómez-Peña’s characters are hybrids, half traditional and half contemporary, half Mexican and half Chicano. During the performance the characters undergo constant transformations seen through overlapping props, costumes and makeup. Each character articulates within himself a series of cultural contradictions which are at the core of the US-Latino experience. Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, California) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographssubject Advertisements Political Art Humor Imperialism Native American Microphone Satire (Artistic Device) Performance Art Costumes Gesture Headdressescontributor Calisphere -
California Murals Off The Wall
title California Murals Off The Walldescription Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) David Avalos standing with La Placa, which is part of his overall project titled Loteria Chicana. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Paintings Part of California Murals Off the Wall Exhibition held at the Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, California, March 1983. Photographsartist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
Penny Envy: Performance Still
title Penny Envy: Performance Stilldescription A performance of comedy and music by Mexican-born actress/writer Yareli Arizmendi and musician Sergio Arau. The title derives from Arizmendi's comic skits, which poke fun at Mexican-American economic relations. Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographscontributor Calisphere -
Americans Or Last Tango In Huahuatenango: Performance Still
title Americans Or Last Tango In Huahuatenango: Performance Stilldescription Americans or Last Tango In Huahuatenango is a musical comedy of tropical and topical intrigue, set in a tiny fictitious Central American republic called San Martin. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs Photographs taken by Isaac Artenstein.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
California Murals Off The Wall: Mask Detail
title California Murals Off The Wall: Mask Detaildescription Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Dia de los Muertos mask by David Avalos. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Paintings Part of California Murals Off the Wall Exhibition held at the Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, California, March 1983. Photographssubject Mexican American Art Political Art Painting All Souls' Day Exhibitions (Events) Masks Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
1992: Performance Still
title 1992: Performance Stilldescription A performance trilogy deconstructing the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus 500 years previous. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Most of Gómez-Peña’s characters are hybrids, half traditional and half contemporary, half Mexican and half Chicano. During the performance the characters undergo constant transformations seen through overlapping props, costumes and makeup. Each character articulates within himself a series of cultural contradictions which are at the core of the US-Latino experience. Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, California) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographssubject Political Art Humor Native American Satire (Artistic Device) Performance Art Costumes Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Candles Headdressescontributor Calisphere -
California Murals Off The Wall
title California Murals Off The Walldescription Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Juan Laguna working on his painting for the exhibition. Paintings Part of California Murals Off the Wall Exhibition held at the Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, California, March 1983. Photographsartist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
Americans Or Last Tango In Huahuatenango: Performance Still
title Americans Or Last Tango In Huahuatenango: Performance Stilldescription Americans or Last Tango In Huahuatenango is a musical comedy of tropical and topical intrigue, set in a tiny fictitious Central American republic called San Martin. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs Photographs taken by Isaac Artenstein.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
1992: Performance Stills
title 1992: Performance Stillsdescription A performance trilogy deconstructing the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus 500 years previous. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Most of Gómez-Peña’s characters are hybrids, half traditional and half contemporary, half Mexican and half Chicano. During the performance the characters undergo constant transformations seen through overlapping props, costumes and makeup. Each character articulates within himself a series of cultural contradictions which are at the core of the US-Latino experience. Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, California) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographssubject Lighting Political Art Humor Imperialism Satire (Artistic Device) Performance Art Costumes Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Candles Flagscontributor Calisphere -
Guillermo Gómez-Peña In His Studio At Sushi Gallery
title Guillermo Gómez-Peña In His Studio At Sushi Gallerydescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Guillermo Gómez-Peña kept a studio within the same building that housed the Sushi Gallery. Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Artartist/creator Artenstein, Isaacsubjectcontributor Calisphere -
Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacre
title Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacredescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Photographs Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico) Tank, Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana, Mexico.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaacsubject Massacres Tlatelolco Massacre (Mexico City, Mexico : 1968) Viewers (Observers) Tanks (Military Science) Pedestrian Areas Memorialscontributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Still
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Stilldescription Collaborative performance with Hugo Sanchez and Gerardo Navarro. Performed in connection with the Tijuana Art Exhibit held at Sushi Performance and Art Gallery, San Diego. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Art Tijuana-San Diego art pilgrimage performance piece. Pilgrimage began inside the Sushi Gallery. From there the performers walked to Horton Plaza then back to the Sushi Gallery, about 10 blocks each way. Exterior performance held back at Sushi Gallery. Navarro during pilgrimage.subject Navarro, Gerardo Crosses Cross-Dressing Performance Art Mannequins (Figures) Costumes Pilgrims And Pilgrimages Spectators Masks Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Still
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Stilldescription Collaborative performance with Hugo Sanchez and Gerardo Navarro. Performed in connection with the Tijuana Art Exhibit held at Sushi Performance and Art Gallery, San Diego. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Art Tijuana-San Diego art pilgrimage performance piece. Pilgrimage began inside the Sushi Gallery. From there the performers walked to Horton Plaza then back to the Sushi Gallery, about 10 blocks each way. Navarro during pilgrimage.subject Navarro, Gerardo Crosses Cross-Dressing Performance Art Mannequins (Figures) Costumes Pilgrims And Pilgrimages Masks Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacre
title Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacredescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Installation of photographs from the massacre, Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana, Mexico. Photographs Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico)artist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Still
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Stilldescription Collaborative performance with Hugo Sanchez and Gerardo Navarro. Performed in connection with the Tijuana Art Exhibit held at Sushi Performance and Art Gallery, San Diego. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Art Tijuana-San Diego art pilgrimage performance piece. Pilgrimage began inside the Sushi Gallery. From there the performers walked to Horton Plaza then back to the Sushi Gallery, about 10 blocks each way. Navarro during pilgrimage.subject Navarro, Gerardo Crosses Cross-Dressing Performance Art Mannequins (Figures) Costumes Pilgrims And Pilgrimages Masks Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Still
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Stilldescription Collaborative performance with Hugo Sanchez and Gerardo Navarro. Performed in connection with the Tijuana Art Exhibit held at Sushi Performance and Art Gallery, San Diego. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Art Tijuana-San Diego art pilgrimage performance piece. Pilgrimage began inside the Sushi Gallery. From there the performers walked to Horton Plaza then back to the Sushi Gallery, about 10 blocks each way. Exterior performance held back at Sushi Gallery. Gerardo Navarro painting the street.subject Streets Navarro, Gerardo Cross-Dressing Performance Art Pilgrims And Pilgrimages Costumes Spectators Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Voz Libre: Installation
title Voz Libre: Installationdescription A collaborative project by Schnorr, Ochoa, Guillermo Rosette, Yasue Doudera, and Carlos Esparza Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Installation of the mural Voz Libre, which commemorates Pedro J. González, the 1930’s Los Angeles Spanish-language radio pioneer and immigrant labor advocate. David Avalos and Isaac Artenstein. Paintings Photographsartist/creator Doudera, Yasue Ochoa, Victor Esparza, Carlos Schnorr, Michael Artenstein, Isaac Rosette, Guillermocontributor Calisphere -
Birth Of Border Brujo: Performance Still
title Birth Of Border Brujo: Performance Stilldescription Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Collaboration with performance artist Hugo Sanchez Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Part of Border Realities IV in association with the Border Art Workshop, Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego. This performance is the genesis of "Border Brujo," a ritual-linguistic journey across the U.S./Mexico border. In the guise of a cross-cultural shaman, Gómez Peña shifts into 9 different personas, each speaking a different language. Performed outside the Centro Cultural de la Raza. Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographssubject Altars Sánchez, Hugo (Mexican Artist, Contemporary) Monologues Audiences Shamanism Performance Art Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Bearded Man With Glasses: Detail
title Bearded Man With Glasses: Detaildescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Part of the Latino Boom Boom collection of popular culture images focusing on marketing to the Latino population in the United States in the 1980s. Printscontributor Calisphere -
Kish Tetayawet Dream House Wampkish: Detail
title Kish Tetayawet Dream House Wampkish: Detaildescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Luna and DeSoto's installation focuses on ethnic assimilation and cultural integrity. This seemingly homey house compresses elements from a familiar vocabulary with elements from a language beyond daily experience. Mundane, middle-class comforts mingle with organic reminders of a higher, spiritual reality. Photographs San Diego (California) San Diego Mesa College. Art Gallery Sculpture and Installationssubject Living Rooms Baskets Viewers (Observers) Assimilation (Sociology) Branches (Plant Components) Bedrooms Grinding Stones Installations (Visual Works) Home (Concept)contributor Calisphere -
Border Brujo: Performance Still
title Border Brujo: Performance Stilldescription A ritual-linguistic journey across the U.S./Mexico border. In the guise of a cross-cultural shaman, Gómez Peña shifts into 15 different personas, each speaking a different language. Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Collaboration with Emily Hicks and Yasue Doudera Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographssubject Kahlo, Frida, 1907-1954 Altars Doudera, Yasue Monologues Shamanism Performance Art Costumes Masks Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Border Brujo
title Border Brujodescription Altar continuity shot. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Oct. 17 Day 1 altar Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Artcontributor Calisphere -
Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacre
title Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacredescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Photographs Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico) Rock band Mercado Negro and performance artist Carlos Niebla performing in Tijuana as part of the commemorative events held on the twentieth anniversary of the Tlatelolco student massacre. Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana, Mexico.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaacsubject Singers Tlatelolco Massacre (Mexico City, Mexico : 1968) Memorials Rock Groups Performing Artistscontributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: God On Earth: Performance Still
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: God On Earth: Performance Stilldescription Collaborative performance by Carlos Niebla and rock band Mercado Negro called 'Dios en la Tierra,' or 'God on Earth. The message is that liberty is the most precious possession in life. Performed at Sushi Performance and Art Gallery in connection with art exhibit featuring Tijuana artists. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Art Tijuana Artists Exhibit on display from October 15 through November 19, 1988.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaacsubject Political Art Audiences Performance Art Fences Rock Groups Musicians Performing Artists Border Art Niebla, Carloscontributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Opening Reception
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Opening Receptiondescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Photographs Reception for the Tijuana Art Exhibit held at Sushi Performance and Art Gallery, San Diego. San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Artartist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
A World Of Burros: Performance Still
title A World Of Burros: Performance Stilldescription California State University, San Diego Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs Still from performance held at the California State University, San Diego, 1982. Photographs of the performance were taken by Isaac Artenstein of Cinewest. Teatro Vivo is a traveling theater troupe made up of three Guatemalan exiles and a Frenchman. Their performances are meant to inform the audience about the struggles facing Guatemalans. A World of Burros is a five-act play focusing on the life of a struggling family of burros that move from the poor countryside to a new kind of poverty in the city. Two out of the four original troupe members are Carmen Samayoa and Pierre Le Pichon.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
1992: Performance Still
title 1992: Performance Stilldescription Assemblage of two "1992" performance stills advertising the performance. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) El Charro-Punk and El Charro-Lero from "1992" a Performance Trilogy by Guillermo Gómez-Peña Most of Gómez-Peña’s characters are hybrids, half traditional and half contemporary, half Mexican and half Chicano. During the performance the characters undergo constant transformations seen through overlapping props, costumes and makeup. Each character articulates within himself a series of cultural contradictions which are at the core of the US-Latino experience. Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, California) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographscontributor Calisphere -
Americans Or Last Tango In Huahuatenango: Performance Still
title Americans Or Last Tango In Huahuatenango: Performance Stilldescription Americans or Last Tango In Huahuatenango is a musical comedy of tropical and topical intrigue, set in a tiny fictitious Central American republic called San Martin. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs Photographs taken by Isaac Artenstein.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
California Murals Off The Wall
title California Murals Off The Walldescription Artist David Avalos working on La Placa, which is part of his overall project titled Loteria Chicana. Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Paintings Part of California Murals Off the Wall Exhibition held at the Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, California, March 1983. Photographsartist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
Penny Envy: Performance Still
title Penny Envy: Performance Stilldescription A performance of comedy and music by Mexican-born actress/writer Yareli Arizmendi and musician Sergio Arau. The title derives from Arizmendi's comic skits, which poke fun at Mexican-American economic relations. Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographscontributor Calisphere -
California Murals Off The Wall
title California Murals Off The Walldescription Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) David Avalos wearing his Dia de los Muertos mask in front of Herbert Siguenza's American flag. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Paintings Part of California Murals Off the Wall Exhibition held at the Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, California, March 1983. Photographssubject Avalos, David Mexican American Art Political Art Painting All Souls' Day Flags--United States Exhibitions (Events) Masks Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
1992: Performance Still
title 1992: Performance Stilldescription A performance trilogy deconstructing the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus 500 years previous. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Most of Gómez-Peña’s characters are hybrids, half traditional and half contemporary, half Mexican and half Chicano. During the performance the characters undergo constant transformations seen through overlapping props, costumes and makeup. Each character articulates within himself a series of cultural contradictions which are at the core of the US-Latino experience. Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, California) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographssubject Political Art Humor Native American Satire (Artistic Device) Performance Art Costumes Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Headdressescontributor Calisphere -
California Murals Off The Wall
title California Murals Off The Walldescription Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) David Avalos putting on Dia de los Muertos mask. In the background is Herbert Siguenza's American flag. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Paintings Part of California Murals Off the Wall Exhibition held at the Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, California, March 1983. Photographssubject Avalos, David Mexican American Art Political Art Painting All Souls' Day Flags--United States Exhibitions (Events) Masks Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Americans Or Last Tango In Huahuatenango: Performance Still
title Americans Or Last Tango In Huahuatenango: Performance Stilldescription Americans or Last Tango In Huahuatenango is a musical comedy of tropical and topical intrigue, set in a tiny fictitious Central American republic called San Martin. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs Photographs taken by Isaac Artenstein.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
1992: Performance Stills
title 1992: Performance Stillsdescription A performance trilogy deconstructing the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus 500 years previous. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Most of Gómez-Peña’s characters are hybrids, half traditional and half contemporary, half Mexican and half Chicano. During the performance the characters undergo constant transformations seen through overlapping props, costumes and makeup. Each character articulates within himself a series of cultural contradictions which are at the core of the US-Latino experience. Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, California) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographscontributor Calisphere -
Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacre
title Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacredescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Photographs Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico) Tank, Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana, Mexico. Dr.David Maciel, scholar of cinema and Chicano studies.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaacsubject Massacres Tlatelolco Massacre (Mexico City, Mexico : 1968) Maciel, David Tanks (Military Science) Viewers (Observers) Pedestrian Areas Memorialscontributor Calisphere -
Guillermo Gómez-Peña In His Studio At Sushi Gallery
title Guillermo Gómez-Peña In His Studio At Sushi Gallerydescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Guillermo Gómez-Peña kept a studio within the same building that housed the Sushi Gallery. Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Artartist/creator Artenstein, Isaacsubjectcontributor Calisphere -
Vegetable Sculpture
title Vegetable Sculpturedescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Part of the Latino Boom Boom collection of popular culture images focusing on marketing to the Latino population in the United States in the 1980s. Sculpture and Installationscontributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Still
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Stilldescription Collaborative performance with Hugo Sanchez and Gerardo Navarro. Performed in connection with the Tijuana Art Exhibit held at Sushi Performance and Art Gallery, San Diego. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Art Tijuana-San Diego art pilgrimage performance piece. Pilgrimage began inside the Sushi Gallery. From there the performers walked to Horton Plaza then back to the Sushi Gallery, about 10 blocks each way. Exterior performance held back at Sushi Gallery. Navarro, Gómez-Peña, and Sanchez during pilgrimage.subject Horn (Musical Instrument) Navarro, Gerardo Crosses Cross-Dressing Sánchez, Hugo (Mexican Artist, Contemporary) Performance Art Mannequins (Figures) Costumes Pilgrims And Pilgrimages Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Masks Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Still
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Stilldescription Collaborative performance with Hugo Sanchez and Gerardo Navarro. Performed in connection with the Tijuana Art Exhibit held at Sushi Performance and Art Gallery, San Diego. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Art Tijuana-San Diego art pilgrimage performance piece. Pilgrimage began inside the Sushi Gallery. From there the performers walked to Horton Plaza then back to the Sushi Gallery, about 10 blocks each way. Navarro and Gómez-Peña during pilgrimage.subject Horn (Musical Instrument) Navarro, Gerardo Crosses Cross-Dressing Performance Art Mannequins (Figures) Costumes Pilgrims And Pilgrimages Spectators Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Masks Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacre
title Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacredescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Installation of photographs from the massacre, Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana, Mexico. Photographs Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico)artist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Still
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Stilldescription Collaborative performance with Hugo Sanchez and Gerardo Navarro. Performed in connection with the Tijuana Art Exhibit held at Sushi Performance and Art Gallery, San Diego. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Art Tijuana-San Diego art pilgrimage performance piece. Pilgrimage began inside the Sushi Gallery. From there the performers walked to Horton Plaza then back to the Sushi Gallery, about 10 blocks each way. Navarro, Gómez-Peña, and Sanchez during pilgrimage.subject Horn (Musical Instrument) Navarro, Gerardo Crosses Cross-Dressing Sánchez, Hugo (Mexican Artist, Contemporary) Performance Art Pilgrims And Pilgrimages Costumes Spectators Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Masks Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Still
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Stilldescription Collaborative performance with Hugo Sanchez and Gerardo Navarro. Performed in connection with the Tijuana Art Exhibit held at Sushi Performance and Art Gallery, San Diego. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Art Tijuana-San Diego art pilgrimage performance piece. Pilgrimage began inside the Sushi Gallery. From there the performers walked to Horton Plaza then back to the Sushi Gallery, about 10 blocks each way. Exterior performance held back at Sushi Gallery. Gerardo Navarro painting the street.subject Streets Navarro, Gerardo Cross-Dressing Performance Art Pilgrims And Pilgrimages Costumes Spectators Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Voz Libre: Installation
title Voz Libre: Installationdescription A collaborative project by Schnorr, Ochoa, Guillermo Rosette, Yasue Doudera, and Carlos Esparza Barrio Logan (San Diego, California) Chicano Park (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Installation of the mural Voz Libre, which commemorates Pedro J. González, the 1930’s Los Angeles Spanish-language radio pioneer and immigrant labor advocate. Paintings Photographsartist/creator Doudera, Yasue Ochoa, Victor Esparza, Carlos Schnorr, Michael Artenstein, Isaac Rosette, Guillermocontributor Calisphere -
Border Brujo: Performance Still
title Border Brujo: Performance Stilldescription A ritual-linguistic journey across the U.S./Mexico border. In the guise of a cross-cultural shaman, Gómez Peña shifts into 15 different personas, each speaking a different language. Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Collaboration with Emily Hicks and Yasue Doudera Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographssubject Altars Monologues Shamanism Schnorr, Michael Performance Art Costumes Megaphones Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Birth Of Border Brujo: Performance Still
title Birth Of Border Brujo: Performance Stilldescription Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Collaboration with performance artist Hugo Sanchez Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Part of Border Realities IV in association with the Border Art Workshop, Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego. This performance is the genesis of "Border Brujo," a ritual-linguistic journey across the U.S./Mexico border. In the guise of a cross-cultural shaman, Gómez Peña shifts into 9 different personas, each speaking a different language. Performed outside the Centro Cultural de la Raza. Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographssubject Altars Sánchez, Hugo (Mexican Artist, Contemporary) Monologues Audiences Shamanism Performance Art Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Sadomasochist Man: Detail
title Sadomasochist Man: Detaildescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Part of the Latino Boom Boom collection of popular culture images focusing on marketing to the Latino population in the United States in the 1980s. Printscontributor Calisphere -
Border Brujo
title Border Brujodescription Altar continuity shot. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Oct. 17 Day 1 altar Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Artcontributor Calisphere -
Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacre
title Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacredescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Photographs Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico) Rock band Mercado Negro and performance artist Carlos Niebla performing in Tijuana as part of the commemorative events held on the twentieth anniversary of the Tlatelolco student massacre. Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana, Mexico.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaacsubject Singers Tlatelolco Massacre (Mexico City, Mexico : 1968) Memorials Rock Groups Performing Artistscontributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: God On Earth: Performance Still
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: God On Earth: Performance Stilldescription Collaborative performance by Carlos Niebla and rock band Mercado Negro called 'Dios en la Tierra,' or 'God on Earth. The message is that liberty is the most precious possession in life. Performed at Sushi Performance and Art Gallery in connection with art exhibit featuring Tijuana artists. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Art Tijuana Artists Exhibit on display from October 15 through November 19, 1988.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaacsubject Political Art Performance Art Fences Rock Groups Musicians Performing Artists Border Art Niebla, Carloscontributor Calisphere -
A World Of Burros: Performance Still
title A World Of Burros: Performance Stilldescription California State University, San Diego Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs Still from performance held at the California State University, San Diego, 1982. Photographs of the performance were taken by Isaac Artenstein of Cinewest. Teatro Vivo is a traveling theater troupe made up of three Guatemalan exiles and a Frenchman. Their performances are meant to inform the audience about the struggles facing Guatemalans. A World of Burros is a five-act play focusing on the life of a struggling family of burros that move from the poor countryside to a new kind of poverty in the city. Two out of the four original troupe members are Carmen Samayoa and Pierre Le Pichon.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Opening Reception
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Opening Receptiondescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Photographs Reception for the Tijuana Art Exhibit held at Sushi Performance and Art Gallery, San Diego. Performers and artist including Mercado Negro, Linda Frye Burnham (editor of High Performance Magazine), Filipe Almada, Lynn Schuette (executive director of Sushi Gallery until 1995), Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Emily Hicks, Carlos Niebla, and Gerardo Navarro. Mural in background by Tijuana artist Hugo Sanchez.subject Hicks, Emily Exhibition Openings Schuette, Lynn Navarro, Gerardo Receptions Almada, Filipe Burnham, Linda Frye Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Border Art Niebla, Carloscontributor Calisphere -
1992: Performance Still
title 1992: Performance Stilldescription A performance trilogy deconstructing the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus 500 years previous. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Most of Gómez-Peña’s characters are hybrids, half traditional and half contemporary, half Mexican and half Chicano. During the performance the characters undergo constant transformations seen through overlapping props, costumes and makeup. Each character articulates within himself a series of cultural contradictions which are at the core of the US-Latino experience. Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, California) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographssubject Popular Culture Political Art Bands (Music) Guitar Performance Art Costumes Musicians Masks Music--Performancecontributor Calisphere -
California Murals Off The Wall
title California Murals Off The Walldescription Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Muralist Michael Schnorr working on his painting for the exhibition. Paintings Part of California Murals Off the Wall Exhibition held at the Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, California, March 1983. Photographsartist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
Americans Or Last Tango In Huahuatenango: Performance Still
title Americans Or Last Tango In Huahuatenango: Performance Stilldescription Americans or Last Tango In Huahuatenango is a musical comedy of tropical and topical intrigue, set in a tiny fictitious Central American republic called San Martin. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs Photographs taken by Isaac Artenstein.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
Penny Envy: Performance Still
title Penny Envy: Performance Stilldescription A performance of comedy and music by Mexican-born actress/writer Yareli Arizmendi and musician Sergio Arau. The title derives from Arizmendi's comic skits, which poke fun at Mexican-American economic relations. Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographscontributor Calisphere -
California Murals Off The Wall
title California Murals Off The Walldescription Centro Cultural de la Raza (San Diego, California) David Avalos wearing his Dia de los Muertos mask in front of Herbert Siguenza's American flag. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Paintings Part of California Murals Off the Wall Exhibition held at the Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, California, March 1983. Photographssubject Avalos, David Mexican American Art Political Art Painting All Souls' Day Flags--United States Exhibitions (Events) Masks Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
1992: Performance Still
title 1992: Performance Stilldescription A performance trilogy deconstructing the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus 500 years previous. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Most of Gómez-Peña’s characters are hybrids, half traditional and half contemporary, half Mexican and half Chicano. During the performance the characters undergo constant transformations seen through overlapping props, costumes and makeup. Each character articulates within himself a series of cultural contradictions which are at the core of the US-Latino experience. Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, California) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographssubject Political Art Humor Native American Satire (Artistic Device) Performance Art Costumes Megaphones Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Headdressescontributor Calisphere -
Americans Or Last Tango In Huahuatenango: Performance Still
title Americans Or Last Tango In Huahuatenango: Performance Stilldescription Americans or Last Tango In Huahuatenango is a musical comedy of tropical and topical intrigue, set in a tiny fictitious Central American republic called San Martin. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs Photographs taken by Isaac Artenstein.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
1992: Performance Stills
title 1992: Performance Stillsdescription A performance trilogy deconstructing the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus 500 years previous. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Most of Gómez-Peña’s characters are hybrids, half traditional and half contemporary, half Mexican and half Chicano. During the performance the characters undergo constant transformations seen through overlapping props, costumes and makeup. Each character articulates within himself a series of cultural contradictions which are at the core of the US-Latino experience. Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, California) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographssubject Lighting Political Art Humor Imperialism Satire (Artistic Device) Performance Art Costumes Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Candles Flagscontributor Calisphere -
Guillermo Gómez-Peña Studio At Sushi Gallery
title Guillermo Gómez-Peña Studio At Sushi Gallerydescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Guillermo Gómez-Peña kept a studio within the same building that housed the Sushi Gallery. Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Artartist/creator Artenstein, Isaacsubjectcontributor Calisphere -
Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacre
title Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacredescription Art piece, Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana, Mexico. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Photographs Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico)artist/creator Artenstein, Isaacsubject Political Art Massacres Tlatelolco Massacre (Mexico City, Mexico : 1968) Viewers (Observers) Pedestrian Areas Memorialscontributor Calisphere -
Day Of The Dead Installation
title Day Of The Dead Installationdescription Day of the Dead art installation with a portrait of José Guadalupe Posada arm and arm with one of his calaveras (animated skeletons). This image is similar to Diego Rivera's portrait of Posada in Rivera's mural "Dream of a Sunday afternoon in Alameda Park." The installation also includes skulls, skeletons, and various other ex-votos. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Part of the Latino Boom Boom collection of popular culture images focusing on marketing to the Latino population in the United States in the 1980s. Sculpture and Installationssubject Popular Culture Marketing Mexican American Art Human Skeleton Skull Votive Candles All Souls' Day Household Shrines Posada, José Guadalupe, 1852-1913 Installations (Visual Works) Votive Offeringscontributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Still
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Stilldescription Collaborative performance with Hugo Sanchez and Gerardo Navarro. Performed in connection with the Tijuana Art Exhibit held at Sushi Performance and Art Gallery, San Diego. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Art Tijuana-San Diego art pilgrimage performance piece. Pilgrimage began inside the Sushi Gallery. From there the performers walked to Horton Plaza then back to the Sushi Gallery, about 10 blocks each way. Gómez-Peña and Sanchez during pilgrimage.subject Horn (Musical Instrument) Navarro, Gerardo Crosses Cross-Dressing Sánchez, Hugo (Mexican Artist, Contemporary) Performance Art Mannequins (Figures) Costumes Pilgrims And Pilgrimages Spectators Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Masks Border Artcontributor Calisphere -
Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacre
title Commemoration Of The Twentieth Anniversary Of The Tlatelolco Student Massacredescription Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Photographs Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico) Speaker commemorating the event, Plaza Santa Cecilia, Tijuana, Mexico.artist/creator Artenstein, Isaaccontributor Calisphere -
Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Still
title Tijuana Artists Exhibit: Tijuana-San Diego Art Pilgrimage: Performance Stilldescription Collaborative performance with Hugo Sanchez and Gerardo Navarro. Performed in connection with the Tijuana Art Exhibit held at Sushi Performance and Art Gallery, San Diego. Digital Library Development Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/digital-library) Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Photographs San Diego (California) Sushi Performance & Visual Art Tijuana-San Diego art pilgrimage performance piece. Pilgrimage began inside the Sushi Gallery. From there the performers walked to Horton Plaza then back to the Sushi Gallery, about 10 blocks each way. Gómez-Peña during pilgrimage.subject Horn (Musical Instrument) Performance Art Pilgrims And Pilgrimages Costumes Gómez-Peña, Guillermo Border Artcontributor Calisphere