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Collected Item: “Pilot Projects Artist Talk: "La Morena"”

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Pilot Projects Artist Talk: "La Morena"

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Youtube video

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Pilot Projects Artist Talk: "La Morena" is a conversation with Arizona-based muralist and painter Lucinda Yrene Hinojos and director Pita Juarez about the short film “La Morena,” on view Sept. 15–19, 2020 as part of Pilot Projects: Art. Response. Now. Lucinda talks about the process behind her murals, art and activism, and what she is working on next.

The short film “La Morena” features Arizona artist, Lucinda Yrene Hinojos, who is claiming her roots and activism through her art. She brings all her love, inspiration and pain into creating murals with the guidance of her ancestors who energize her art. The result is a mural that focuses on the power of community, family and healing. This film was produced in association with Mango Skies and Poder in Action. To learn more about La Morena, check out: https://lamorenaart.com/

***They discuss art during the pandemic, police brutality, social justice, how Covid-19 has affected their art.

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art, covid-19, street art, mural, art, Social Justice, interview, Arizona, ASU, Lucinda Yrene Hinojos, Pita Juarez, Latinx voices, HST580

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ASU Art Museum

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2020-09-18
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