Barrio Science: Chicanismo and Speculative Experiments in Art

Barrio Science celebrates the beauty, creativity, and resourcefulness found in the barrio through artwork exploring identity, healing, spirituality, and labour. About Barrio Science: Chicanismo and Speculative Experiments in Art celebrates the beauty, creativity, and resourcefulness found in the barrio through artwork that explores identity, healing, spirituality, and the often-overlooked labor of these urban communities. The nine artists in the exhibition experiment with everyday materials and imagery from Chicano/a/x and Latine culture in ways that prompt the viewer to ask, "what if?" The show features work by Abel Alejandre, Alfonso Gonzalez Jr., Felicia 'Fe' Montes, Jaime Muñoz, noé olivas, Rubén Ortiz-Torres, Verónica Preciado, Natalia Rocafuerte, and Jacqueline Valenzuela.