Curator Walkthrough | Rasquachismo: 35 Years of a Chicano Sensibility

Mia Lopez, Curator of Latinx Art, and Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, Ph.D. walk us through Lopez's first McNay exhibition, "Rasquachismo: 35 Years of a Chicano Sensibility," which examines the legacy of Ybarra-Frausto’s pivotal 1989 essay celebrating the aesthetics of the working class and the underdog. Across the Lawson, Octagon, and Butt galleries, they discuss themes of resourcefulness, resilience, and cultural celebration at the heart of rasquachismo.

Take a deeper dive and hear from the artists on our digital guide on the Bloomberg Connects app: www.mcnayart.org/visit/digital-guide

"Rasquachismo: 35 Years of a Chicano Sensibility" is organized for the McNay Art Museum by Mia Lopez, Curator of Latinx Art. Special thanks to Dr. Tomás Ybarra-Frausto. On view December 19, 2024 to March 30, 2025.

Major funding is most generously provided by the Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992. Additional support is provided by the Leadership in Art Museums initiative from the Mellon Foundation, in partnership with Alice L. Walton Foundation, Ford Foundation, and Pilot House Philanthropy; Louis A. and Francis B. Wagner Endowment; and Kronkosky Charitable Foundation. Special thanks to Elva Ruiz, Georgina Morgan and Joe Diaz, Kathy and Lionel Sosa.