This course is a survey of contemporary Latinx Art in the United States from its origins in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement through today. U.S. Latinx Art refers to the artistic, visual and creative production emerging from Latinx communities in the context of diaspora after immigration from Latin America. The course examines visual arts and activism across multiple media, including painting, sculpture, murals, photography, installation, experimental performance, film, theatre, poetry, and artivism.
This course is a survey of contemporary Latinx Art in the United States from its origins in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement through today. U.S. Latinx Art refers to the artistic, visual and creative production emerging from Latinx communities in the context of diaspora after immigration from Latin America. The course examines visual arts and activism across multiple media, including painting, sculpture, murals, photography, installation, experimental performance, film, theatre, poetry, and artivism.