Gonzales-Day, Ken; Adorno, Theodor W., 1903-1969; Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940; Lynching; California; Latinos in American history; Archival materials; Art Exhibitions; Photographs; CUE Art Foundation
The exhibition included the Erased Lynching series, the wallpaper piece, The Wonder Gaze (St. James Park), and two photographs from the Searching for California's Hang Trees series. The exhibition catalogue introduction was written by Bruce...
A tree in a field during the daytime. More trees and bushes grow on hills in the background. Using archival records, Gonzales-Day went searching for California's historic hang trees. While some of the locations of the trees in this series are...
Mountains; REDCAT (Art center); Skies in art; Fires; Los Angeles (Calif.)
This image was taken during the Los Angeles fires in 2003 and was incorporated into City in Flame , 2006. Presented as a part of the exhibition An Image Bank for Everyday Revolution at REDCAT, Los Angeles.
Exhibition catalog published in conjuction with the "Project Series 30: Ken Gonzales-Day Hang Trees."
Contents:
Nightfall (2006) 60 x 75 inches chromogenic print
Anthony (2006) 60 x 45 inches chromogenic print
With none but the omnipresent stars to...
Riots California; Fire; Smoke; Los Angeles (Calif.)
Composite image of Watts Riots (1965), Salazar or East Los angeles Riot (1972), Rodney King uprising (1992), an unidentified image form Siqueiros photographic archive, and a smoke cloud from the Los Angeles Fires (2003). The oldest image is at the...
A tree in a field during the daytime. Using archival records, Gonzales-Day went searching for California's historic hang trees. While some of the locations of the trees in this series are certain, others were taken in approximate locations that...
A lone, barren tree during the daytime. Using archival records, Gonzales-Day went searching for California's historic hang trees. While some of the locations of the trees in this series are certain, others were taken in approximate locations that...
