STORIES

OZZIE JUAREZ AND THE RISE OF CHICANO ARTISTS

Ozzie Juarez’s path has taken the multihyphenate creative to parts unknown. He immerses himself in a cultural cornucopia along a continuous journey of self-discovery and kickback of free game to his South Central L.A. community.

A DISSERTATION OF THE POST GRAFFITI MOVEMENT

When we talk about the origins of graffiti, we have to constantly ask ourselves, “How far back into human history should we go?” And then when we talk about where graffiti has been, where it has gone, and where it permeates into the human experien...

NEHEMIAH CISNEROS: EXPLORING TRAUMA THROUGH BLACK AMERICANA

In the throes of the Rodney King riots in 1992, Nehemiah Cisneros’ family store for Black collectibles in Inglewood was razed. Black illustrated books and Golliwog dolls salvaged from the ashes wound up on the shelves and in the closets of Cisnero...