The ’80s Matter in the Mission
Thu, Oct 06
|Koret Education Center Floor 2 at SFMOMA
Acción Latina’s Community Residency exhibition, The ’80s Matter in the Mission, transports visitors into the influential art and activism of San Francisco’s Mission District in the 1980s.
Time & Location
Oct 06, 2022, 8:00 PM PDT – Jun 27, 2023, 8:00 PM PDT
Koret Education Center Floor 2 at SFMOMA, 151 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
About the event
Acción Latina’s Community Residency exhibition, The ’80s Matter in the Mission, transports visitors into the influential art and activism of San Francisco’s Mission District in the 1980s. Through a vibrant new mural and a range of spirited artworks commissioned by local artists, the presentation celebrates the Latinx creators and organizers who activated the Mission with murals, multimedia art, and advocacy. Co-curators Fátima Ramírez and Paul S. Flores pay special tribute to artists who responded to the AIDS epidemic and the immigration of Central American refugees to the Mission District in the ’80s.
The exhibition features artists Elizabeth Blancas, Josué Rojas, Joe Ramos, Tanya Orellana, Rafael Arana, Alexander Hernandez, and The Marigold Project.
Visitors are invited to the free, public opening of the exhibition on Thursday, October 6 from 5–9 p.m., coinciding with the museum’s free First Thursdays program.
Organized by: Acción Latina