Image credit: Elias Serna and Arnoldo Vargas. Interior Page from Codice Xicano #1, mixed media, 1997. Courtesy of Raul Baltazar, Elias Serna, and Arnoldo Vargas.
Join this two-day program featuring the artists, writers, and scholars of the exhibition.
Regeneración Symposium: Day 1
Friday, October 12, 2018 10:00 – 4:00 pm
Join this two-day symposium featuring presentations by artists, writers, and scholars.
Program Schedule
10:00 – 10:15 am
Welcome
10:15 – 11:30 am
Counter-narratives: Radical Publishing and Archives in Mexico City and LA
This conversation discusses approaches to radical publishing and independent archives in Mexico City and Los Angeles, both present and past.
11:30 – 11:50 am
Polemics in the PLM
Learn about the radical polemics and rhetorical traditions of the Partido Liberal Mexicano (PLM) through this informative lecture.
11:50 – 12:50 pm
Regeneración and Asco
This conversation focuses on Asco’s collaboration and artistic self-discovery through the 1970s journal Regeneración.
1:00 – 2:00 pm
BREAK
2:00 – 3:30 pm
Zapatismo: Methodologies and Intersections with Latino LA
Explore the circuit of radical political thought and organizing methodologies shared between the Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN) and Latinos in Los Angeles beginning in the 1990s.
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Closing Remarks
Regeneración Symposium: Day 2
Saturday, October 13, 2018, 10:00 – 4:00 pm
Join this two-day symposium featuring presentations by artists, writers, and scholars.
Program Schedule
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Aesthetics of Regeneración
Each iteration of Regeneración included distinctive forms of aesthetic representation. In this discussion, scholars and artists will speak about artistic practices, media, and imagery prevalent within each period.
11:30 am – 12:50 pm
Radio Clandestina: Micro Radio Broadcasting
Join this conversation between programmers and organizers of Radio Clandestina (1996 - 2001), a micro-radio station that brought voice to underrepresented, Chicano channels of news, music, and culture.
1:00 – 2:00 pm
BREAK
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Creating Cultural Space in the 1990s
The 1990s saw the emergence of important cultural spaces including Regeneración/Popular Resource Center, Peace and Justice Center, Troy Café, and Flor y Canto, among others. This discussion centers on the role of these spaces, and the collective strategies they shared expressed through politics, art, and organizing.
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Revolution in the Family
This session presents a multi-generational dialog about shared transnational and familial connections between the Partido Liberal Mexicano (PLM), the Mexican Revolution, and the Chicano Movement.
This symposium is organized in conjunction with Regeneración: Three Generations of Revolutionary Ideology. The exhibition is on view at the Vincent Price Art Museum from September 29, 2018 to February 16, 2019.