LATINOPIA ART “ASCO COLLECTIVE
ASCO (Spanish for "nausea") is the celebrated avante garde Chicano art collective founded by Harry Gamboa, Jr., Gronk, Willie Herron and Patssi Valdez in 1972. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s ASCO was … [Read more...]
WORD VISION with HARRYGAMBOA JR. 6.22.14 “SWERVE”
SWERVE By Harry Gamboa Jr. Man: We’ve been stuck in traffic for the last three hours. Countless cars in front of our SUV preventing us from moving forward and so many behind us … [Read more...]
WORD VISION with HARRY GAMBOA JR. “WHITEWASH”
WHITEWASH During the late 20th Century, the following anonymous graffiti was spray painted across Southern California on surfaces of numerous buildings, sidewalks, freeways, freestanding … [Read more...]
WORD VISION with HARRY GAMBOA, JR. 10.06.13
End of an Era/Error by Harry Gamboa Jr. Man in His 50s: That was absolutely exhilarating. A decade of chaos complicated by strict rules of order in a society that has denounced its own … [Read more...]
WORD VISION with HARRY GAMBOA JR. 6.30.13 “HOUSE ON METRO”
HOUSE ON METRO. The house on Metro had been listed for $75,000.00 but the owner was willing to negotiate with any prospective buyers who might have “cash on hand” as was stated in bold type on the … [Read more...]
WORD VISION with HARRY GAMBOA JR. 8.04.13 “WALL”
Harry Gamboa Jr. a videogrpaher, artist and author. He is co-founder of the legendary Chicano art collective, ASCO (Nausea). Because of his many talents, his monthly blog on Latinopia will sometimes … [Read more...]
WORD VISION with HARRY GAMBOA, JR. 6.02.13
Bow Tie In 1958, I was seven years old when I witnessed my grandfather, Mariano Perez, undergoing the Catholic ritual of Last Rites. He was silent as the priest said prayers and my mother and … [Read more...]