Chicago is a city where politics is life and Puerto Ricans raise organizers.

The Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist shares the inspiration behind his recent solo exhibition at the National Museum of Mexican Art.

“Ofrenda a los Arrancados” honors Latinx communities in Chicago’s Pilsen and La Villita neighborhoods while creating an alternative to the Western colonial archive.

In his new book, Mike Amezcua offers readers a powerful account of the radical transformation of Chicago’s urban landscape during the second half of the 20th century.

En su libro, Mike Amezcua nos ofrece un tour de force de la transformación radical del paisaje urbano de la ciudad de Chicago en la segunda mitad del siglo XX.

The artist discusses her recent exhibition, “Ode to the Unclaimed Dead,” and the broader examination of grief within her art practice amid pandemic and war.