Click the play button on the video window to the see the show segmentPHOENIX -- "Locals Only," now on view at
Phoenix Art Museum, showcases the work of 12 Chicano and Latino artists currently living and working in Phoenix.
The show explores issues of identity and tensions between high and low culture and a broad range of artistic styles.
“The artists’ careers span over three decades," explained Sara Cochran, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Phoenix Art Museum. "Their experiences, interests and backgrounds are very different. Some have formal art educations, some are self-taught.”
"Locals Only" demonstrates how the artists have different styles and views but in the end having the public make their own assumptions. "Locals Only" at the Phoenix Art Museum runs through Saturday, October 25. Phoenix Art Museum1625 North Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ.
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