Phantom Sightings

Words by Jose Hernandez
Discovery Prep

[Click the play button to see pics from our Phantom Sightings outing. We ate at an Ethiopian restaurant afterwards, it was yummy. - ed.]

Phantom Sightings: Art after the Chicano Movement

April 6, 2008–September 1, 2008 | Art of the Americas

The exhibition is being held at the LACMA museum and is running through September 1,2008. Our newspaper crew went on a journey in search of contemporary art. On our way there I complained about the long car ride and how it was hurting my hemorrhoids. The two mentors were having their own discussions while the mentees were contemplating what may lie in the exhibition. We passed by many interesting shops and a swampmeet which we were not allowed to stop at. I was thinking of being cruel to my mentor since I am his ticket to viewing the exhibit for free, but I didn't since I am the kindest person in the world. As we arrived we received a gift card that allowed us to full access to all exhibits at the LACMA. As we waited for the artist lecture we explored the exhibit. It consisted of purely Chicano art from the Los Angeles area. From paintings to photographs to huge sculptures. Some artworks were very strange but full of meaning. I enjoyed it. There was an area were the artist displayed iPods which they added their music to share with the public. In the middle of our search, we had to go to the artist lecture. That was a journey in its self, due to the fact that we needed to get additional tickets for the lecture itself aside from the tickets for the exhibit. The lecture was setup for a more mature audience. Sandra de la Loza spoke first, than Harry Gamboa Jr. The lecture took about an hour but felt like two. After the lecture we went back to the exhibit to finish our search.