Posted on March 7, 2019
D.K. Sole reviews Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A., reflecting on the exhibition’s positive reception at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Marjorie Barrick Museum:
Quite possibly the best exhibit to arrive at the UNLV Barrick Museum ever, said Patrick Naranjo, the resource coordinator from UNLVs multicultural center, The Intersection. This is a big statement. What makes it the best? Naranjo highlighted the shows willingness to present the artists as complex junctions of influence, not solely queer or Chicano, but both. In other words, the kind of complexity that the Intersection exists to acknowledge and uplift. Through Axis Mundo, we see how artists have used art to envisage a more complicated understanding of what a person and the world around them can be. The exhibition allows queer and trans students of color to see themselves on the campus and in the world, creating possibilities for our students, said Romeo Jackson, the Social Justice Centers LGBTQ and gender program coordinator.
Read the entirety of the review here.