Dignidad
Primary
Jesus Barraza
(El Paso, Texas, 1976–San Leandro, California, present)
Place MadeOakland, California, United States, North America
NationalityAmerican, North America
Date2007
MediumScreenprint
DimensionsSheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gilberto Cárdenas Collection, Gift of Gilberto Cárdenas and Dolores Garcia, 2024.276
Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2024.276
On View
Not on viewLocations
Label Text- exhibition BMA, 1.216B (P&D)
Bay Area artist Jesus Barraza celebrates the 200th anniversary of Mexican independence from Spain in this screenprint, Dignidad. He overlays figures from the Mexican Revolution (1910–1920) and contemporary members of the Zapatista Army for National Liberation (EZLN) to reflect the continued radical ideologies of social justice and land rights. In 1994, the Zapatista movement declared war on the Mexican government to demand recognition of their Indigenous rights and contest the North American Free Trade Agreement going into effect. The Zapatista army has a signature uniform with a ski mask to act as a recognizable and collective identity for members. The predominantly Indigenous movement employs masks to counter their usual invisibility, reflecting that their accessory is strategic: “We cover our faces so that you can see us.”
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