Artist
Laura Aguilar
born San Gabriel, CA 1959-died Long Beach, CA 2018
- Born
- San Gabriel, California, United States
- Died
- Long Beach, California, United States
Exhibitions
July 28, 2023–January 15, 2024
Ideas about the American West, both in popular culture and in commonly accepted historical narratives, are often based on a past that never was, and fail to take into account important events that actually occurred.
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Former Curatorial Assistant of Latinx Art
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Laura Aguilar challenged accepted standards of beauty and represented the LGBTQ+ community, becoming one of the most influential Chicana photographers of her generation.
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Howard Kaplan
Writer