Event Listing - Museums
Mon Aug 10 - Mon Jan 11

Museo de las Americas Presents

The Power of Then


Tel. 303-607-9761
Email The Power of Then
Website
$3 - $4

Location
Date and Time
Museo de Las Americas
861 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
district: Denver

Mon Aug 10 (T-F 10am-5pm; Weekends 12-5pm)
Tue Aug 11 (T-F 10am-5pm; Weekends 12-5pm)
Wed Aug 12 (T-F 10am-5pm; Weekends 12-5pm)
Thu Aug 13 (T-F 10am-5pm; Weekends 12-5pm)
Fri Aug 14 (T-F 10am-5pm; Weekends 12-5pm)

Description
The Power of Then highlights contemporary Latino/Chicano artists that utilize popular cultural artifacts and their associated memories to create grand visual statements. The Latino/Chicano experience is a myriad of perspectives that mix into a multi-dimensional scene. From the streets of San Antonio to the coastal areas of California, the Chicano/Latino imprint is so diverse that it cannot be labeled – though many have tried. It is seen in the trinkets bought at the mercado to the religious icons placed in home altars. When purchasing a Chicano artifact – a piñata for the birthday party, a fan for the hot days to come, a molcahete for the kitchen, a beaded saint bracelet for a new-hip look, one is buying a memory, a tradition, and a history. The Latino/Chicano artists in this exhibition understand the power of these ornaments and have carefully raised their power with new translations and contemporary practice.