Pelotas Oaxaqueñas / Oaxacan Ball Games: Photographs by Leopoldo Peña

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Jan 28 2018 - Jul 15 2018

A longtime resident of Los Angeles, Leopoldo Peña makes photographic works that center on themes of immigration and the environment. This series features black-and-white images of traditional ball games played by Oaxacan expatriates throughout Southern and Central California. Peña’s photographs capture discrete moments—arms reaching toward the ball; pauses in action as players gather their strength; families and friends watching the game from the sidelines—and in so doing document how the game creates and reinforces communal ties.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.         

  • Photography
  • American
  • Contemporary
  • Culture / Lifestyle
  • Leopoldo Peña

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