Notes to editors and news directors:
An interactive map showing the locations of the 32 murals showcased in this
exhibit can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/Murals-of-LA-map
Background on Cal State L.A.’s “Walls of Passion” exhibition, go to /univ/ppa/newsrel/wallsofpassion-exhibit.htm
Journalists are invited to the opening reception and panel discussion
Thursday, March 19. The reception is from 7-9 p.m. The discussion begins 7:30.
Mexican Consulate of Los Angeles contact:
Mariana Bermudez, [email protected], (213) 351-6845
MEDIA ADVISORY: Thu., Mar. 19, 7 p.m.
‘Walls of Passion’ to tour Los Angeles
Cal State L.A. photo-documentary of Southland murals
travels to the Mexican Consulate of Los Angeles
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY:
What: “Walls of Passion: The Murals of Los Angeles” opening reception
When: 7 p.m., Thursday, March 19
Where: The Consulate General of Mexico
2401 W. 6th St., Los Angeles
Info: To RSVP, call (213) 351-6845 or e-mail [email protected].
Los Angeles, CA – Impressed by the “vibrant displays” of public art in Los Angeles, The Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles will present the “Walls of Passion: The Murals of Los Angeles” photo-documentary exhibition at its gallery from March 19-April 19.
The exhibition—already capturing the interests of hundreds from the community—features 32 Los Angeles murals researched by 15 Cal State L.A. graduate students as part of their culminating class project. (See below for the list of featured muralists, as well as the graduate students involved in the project.)
The “Walls of Passion” opening reception and panel discussion at the Mexican Consulate of Los Angeles will be held Thursday, March 19, at 7 p.m. The panelists will include muralists Eloy Torrez, Wayne Alaniz Healey, Francisco Letelier; CSULA art history professor Manuel Aguilar-Moreno; and grad student/curator Isabel Rojas-Williams.
According to Mexico’s Los Angeles Consul of Cultural Affairs Alejandro Pelayo-Rangel, “The Mexican Consulate invited the ‘Walls of Passion’ exhibit to its gallery because the project promotes important awareness of the history and culture of Los Angeles—and a fundamental understanding of the region’s rich diversity.”
Professor Aguilar-Moreno said, “The organic quality of this form of art inspired the creation of his research project that involves the study and documentation of the social significance and dynamic nature of the murals created by the diverse ethnic groups in our city.”
The murals represent an array of cultures and ethnicities in L.A., including Latino, African American, Filipino, Anglo American, Chinese, and Korean, said Aguilar-Moreno.
For background on Cal State L.A.’s “Walls of Passion” exhibit, go to /univ/ppa/newsrel/wallsofpassion-exhibit.htm.
For an interactive map showing the locations of the 32 murals showcased in the exhibition, go to http://tinyurl.com/Murals-of-LA-map.Free to the public. To RSVP to the exhibit’s opening reception, call (213) 351-6845 or send an e-mail to [email protected].
Muralists whose work is featured in “Walls of Passion”:
Paul Botello
David Botello
Dan Collins
El Congreso de Artistas Cosmicos de las Americas de San Diego (Mario Torero)
Rip Cronk
Boris Deutsch
Sandra Drinning
Dsyple One
Earth Crew (Erik “Duke” Montenegro, Benjamin James Frank, Jr., Rogelio “Angst” Cabral, and Joseph “Nuke” Montalvo. Coordinated by Helen Samuels.)
The East Los Streetscapers
Charles Freeman
Roger Hayward
Francisco Letelier
Man One (Alex Poli)
Christina Miguel-Mullen & the East-West Community Partnership
Mister Cartoon and T Loko
George Samerjan
Terry Schoonhoven
Eliseo Silva
Thomas Suriya
Roderick Sykes and Jacqueline Alexander-Sykes
Nelyollotl Toltecatl
Eloy Torrez
Kent Twitchell
Richard Wyatt
John Zender-Estrada, Nuke, Chose, Siner, Zuco, Scud, Cahli, Shandu and Duce
Student photographers/researchers/curators:
Erick Altamirano
Justine Bae
Elif Castellanos
Fernando Cervantes
Lisbeth Espinosa
Leslie Jacobo
Laura Lesko
Jeanie Kim
Tiffany Kim
Nicole Marquez
Lesley Negrete
Isabel Rojas-Williams
Kasia Somerfeld
Tiffany Staines
Taneka Washington
Professor Manuel Aguilar-Moreno
Project catalog designer Jimmy Moss
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