Artepano: Chicano Prisoner Kerchief Art
ArtepaƱo: Chicano Prisoner Kerchief ArtĀ features fifty artworks by Latinx artists working in the context of the American penal system. A paƱo is a standard fifteen by fifteen-inch cotton handkerchief transformed into a work of art by prisoners that alternatively self-identify as Chicano, Mexican-American, Latino, and/or Hispanic. The artists also self-identify alternately as inmate.
TheĀ ArtepaƱo: Chicano Prisoner Kerchief ArtĀ exhibition presents a thorough sampling of the distinctive styles found in paƱo art. The majority of works come from the private collection of Mr. Leplat-Torti, who has one of the largest collections of paƱo art in the world. Additionally works of art come from the collection of the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University.
TheĀ ArtepaƱo: Chicano Prisoner Kerchief ArtĀ exhibition will be accompanied by a catalog with illustrations of every paƱo featured in the exhibition with annotations by curator Dr. Ćlvaro Ibarra. The publication will also feature an essay by renowned scholar Ben V. Olguin. Dr. Olguinās essay explores the complex social and economic factors surrounding the development of the artepaƱo tradition. Additionally, the catalog will include an interview with Mr. Leplat-Torti concerning his journey as a paƱo collector and as an advocate for prison rehabilitation programs and prisoner rights.
154 Pages
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ArtepaƱo: Chicano Prisoner Kerchief ArtĀ features fifty artworks by Latinx artists working in the context of the American penal system. A paƱo is a standard fifteen by fifteen-inch cotton handkerchief transformed into a work of art by prisoners that alternatively self-identify as Chicano, Mexican-American, Latino, and/or Hispanic. The artists also self-identify alternately as inmate.
TheĀ ArtepaƱo: Chicano Prisoner Kerchief ArtĀ exhibition presents a thorough sampling of the distinctive styles found in paƱo art. The majority of works come from the private collection of Mr. Leplat-Torti, who has one of the largest collections of paƱo art in the world. Additionally works of art come from the collection of the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University.
TheĀ ArtepaƱo: Chicano Prisoner Kerchief ArtĀ exhibition will be accompanied by a catalog with illustrations of every paƱo featured in the exhibition with annotations by curator Dr. Ćlvaro Ibarra. The publication will also feature an essay by renowned scholar Ben V. Olguin. Dr. Olguinās essay explores the complex social and economic factors surrounding the development of the artepaƱo tradition. Additionally, the catalog will include an interview with Mr. Leplat-Torti concerning his journey as a paƱo collector and as an advocate for prison rehabilitation programs and prisoner rights.
154 Pages
