Benefits for Oaxacan Street Art Collective
Posted April 7th, 2007 by k.see
On June 14th of 2006, the governor of Oaxaca, a state in southern Mexico, ordered the removal of striking teachers from the city plaza. The authorities, which ranged from Federal police, Municipal forces to firefighters, were unsuccessful in removing the teachers despite battling them with tear gas and live ammunition. The teachers, with the support of the surrounding community, erected barricades to prevent the police from regaining control of downtown Oaxaca City. Three days later the APPO (Asamblea Popular del Pueblo de Oaxaca) was convened which called upon people in Oaxaca to organize themselves into popular assemblies. People organized by street blocks, neighborhoods and municipalities to work cooperatively and govern themselves while demanding the resignation of the Ruiz administration.
Growing from this momentum a group of artists began to utilize their skills to communicate the demands of the APPO. The collective, now known as ASARO, created stencils, woodblock prints, and posters that began to appear on walls all over Oaxaca. Following the traditions of Mexican popular art and printmaking, ASARO offers the movement new images that communicate some of the values and demands being made in Oaxaca.
The Visual Resistance Collective, CASA, and Carlito’s Cafe are proud to present the artwork of ASARO in NYC this Wednesday, April 11th.
¡Resistencia Visual!
Images from the people’s struggle in Oaxaca
Prints and stencils from ASARO (Oaxacan Assembly of Revolutionary Artists)
Live musical performances by DooWop Moderno, and videos from the Mal de Ojo TV media collective
Wednesday, April 11
7-10pm
@ Carlito’s Café y Galería
1701 Lexington Ave (bet 106 & 107 st)
New York, NY
$5 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds
All proceeds will be used to further the work of the collective.
ASARO is a collective of artists from Oaxaca who are dedicated to creating accessible art to communicate the vision and demands of the popular movement. For more information visit ASARO
¡Resistencia Visual!
Imagenes de la lucha popular en Oaxaca
grabados y stenciles de ASARO (Asamblea de Artistas Revolucionarios de Oaxaca)
Música en vivo (DooWop Moderno) y videos del colectivo Mal de Ojo TV
Miércoles, 11 de Abril
7-11pm
Carlito’s Café y Galería
1701 Lexington Ave (entre 106 y 107 st)
New York, NY
7-11pm
donación: $5, nadie será negado la entrada por falta de fondos
ASARO es un colectivo de artistas oaxaqueños que se dedican a producir arte popular para expresar la visión y las demandas del movimiento popular en Oaxaca. para mayor información sobre
ASARO: http://web.mac.com/dfteitel/iWeb/ASAR-O
organizado por CASA, Carlito’s Cafe y Visual Resistance
There will also be a three week exhibit of ASARO’s work at ABC No Rio running April 26th-May 17th, with concurrent events. Check here for updates!
April 11th, 2007 at 1:46 am
A great link to check out ASAR-O’s work on the street
and their exhibit in Oaxaca City
http://colectivozape.blogspot.com/
April 17th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
[…] Em meio às lutas travadas no estado mexicano de Oaxaca, um grupo de artistas se uniu para expressar as demandas da Asamblea Popular de los Pueblos de Oaxaca (APPO). A partir disso, formou-se o Coletivo Asaro, responsável por grande parte das intervenções nas paredes da cidade. […]
May 6th, 2007 at 11:30 am
[…] For some background info read k. see’s previous post about ASARO and Oaxaca. […]
May 9th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
A nice series by photographer Aaron Tukey on wall art in Oaxaca which includes some writing can be found at: http://www.nimla.com - see “War of the Walls: Rebellion and Graphic Art in Oaxaca”.