Rogelio Gutierrez: Una Noche Chicana: Novelas, Películas, Chocolate, y Avena

First-generation Mexican-American Chicano artist Rogelio Gutierrez addresses issues of identity, community, and family, questioning what it is to be a true “American.” Gutierrez notes, “these topics are more important than ever in the United States because of politicians that aim to stratify communities of color.” Although this exhibition is heavily laced with Mexican/Chicano symbolism and imagery, like frijole (bean) pots, huaraches (Mexican sandals), and the Rogelio Gutierrez, Gutierrez’s work points to the similarities that people from this country share as they establish a place they call home. 

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.