State of the Art: Your Weekly Guide to LA’s Latino Art Openings

 

Sabino Osuna – University of California, Riverside

A great way to learn about your national historia is through photographs. By picking up a camera, those wholivedthrough big events decades ago can inform us younger ones today. “Mexico at the Hour of Combat: Sabino Osuna’s Photographs of the Mexican Revolution” do just that and the exhibition comes just a little before November 20 – the date when the Mexican Revolution took place in 1910. November 3 at 6 p.m. you can check out the photos and discover the artistic skill of an important photographer.

 

El Velorio, A Day of the Dead Cultural Event

Okay, so you’re thinking – these art events sound good but I feel like going to a real paranda for Dia de Los Muertos! And we don’t want to let you down. To scratch that itch, you can head to “El Velorio, A Day of the Dead Cultural Event,” a 21+ event on Friday November 2 that lets you drink, see art and dance from 9 p.m. ‘til las dos de la manana. Mexican artist Antonio Pelayo curates a legit art show that includes his work along with art from RETNA, Shepard Fairey, Estevan Oriol, GERMS and more. Hosted by Wilder Valderrama, the night also includes a photo booth and face painting. Tickets are $15 from a presale online (http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/271198) and $20 at the door.