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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 13, 2025 visibility 3 link 4 artists, 2 galleries

Radical History: Chicano Prints from the Smithsonian American Art Museum exhibition opens at The Huntington

The exhibition "Radical Histories: Chicano Prints from the Smithsonian American Art Museum" opens at The Huntington's Marylou and George Boone Gallery from November 16 to March 2. Curated by E. Carmen Ramos, the show features 60 works by nearly 40 artists and collectives, tracing over six decades of Chicano printmaking as a tool for resistance, community building, and cultural reclamation. The exhibition is organized into five thematic sections—"Together We Fight," "¡Guerra No!," "Violent Divisions," "Rethinking América," and "Changemakers"—and begins with the late 1960s Delano Grape Strike, highlighting how artists used silkscreens, posters, and offset prints to mobilize communities and confront injustice.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 12, 2025 visibility 2

Huntington Debuts Major Chicano Art Exhibition Celebrating Six Decades of Printmaking as Activism

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California, will host the West Coast debut of “Radical Histories: Chicano Prints from the Smithsonian American Art Museum” on November 16. The exhibition features 60 works by some 40 artists and collectives from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, spanning over six decades of Chicano printmaking as a form of resistance, community building, and cultural reclamation. It traces key moments from the late 1960s Delano Grape Strike to the present, using silkscreens, posters, and offset prints. The Huntington has also commissioned a mural by Los Angeles–based artist Melissa Govea in partnership with Self Help Graphics & Art.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 3, 2025 visibility 4 link 39 artists, 3 galleries

15 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This Fall

This fall, Los Angeles museums are presenting a diverse array of exhibitions that explore community, justice, and historical reclamation. Highlights include a historical survey of Mail Art in Latin America, a traveling exhibition of radical Chicano prints from the Smithsonian at the Huntington, a show at the Getty drawn from the Guerrilla Girls' archive, and a two-person exhibition at Skirball pairing Philip Guston with Trenton Doyle Hancock. Other notable shows include 'Monuments' co-organized by the Brick and the Museum of Contemporary Art, solo exhibitions by Guadalupe Maravilla at REDCAT and by American Artist on Octavia E. Butler, and the California Biennial at the Orange County Museum of Art. The article also lists shows at Oxy Arts, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and other venues, featuring artists such as Ken Gonzales-Day, Tavares Strachan, and Stanya Kahn.

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