After reading the work by Professor Alicia Gaspar de Alba I felt upset. Not because of the writing but for the Chicana artists who were denied in the past to show their work. She highlights important points such as gender being in the way, and how although Chicanas were part of el movimiento they were never seen as equals. While Chicano artists did struggle, I do not in any way want to invalidate the struggles they faced, women were not uplifted in a way that would make them equals.
When reading about the CARA exhibition all I could think about was how unfair it was that great women artists were denied representation if their art didn't fit the cultural mold, such as fertility and family. Anything that went against these ideals was not supported, such as being a femenista.
I really liked the description and the explanation of the art piece las tres Marias. It just highlights how Chicanas are aware of each other and the cultural constraints faced daily, whereas men are unable to truly grasp the struggles faced by women. Sure, they can look in the mirror and see La Pachuca and the Chola, but they don't know what it is to be her. She is sexualized and labeled a loca, misunderstood by her community simply because she doesn’t fit the mold held over them for generations.
Q. In your opinion since the CARA exhibition have newer installations of the Chicano/Chicana/Chicanx art exhibitions been more inclusive?
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