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Image: “El Calendario,” by San Jose artist Claudia Blanco. Note that this sci fi nod to Jesus Helguera’s iconic 1966 painting “La Leyenda de los Volcanes” purports to come from the East Palo Alto bakery called the Pink Elephant.
Unicorns, Aliens, and Futuristic Cities at Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana (MACLA) in San Jose, California, is a pocket-sized exhibit that showcases a handful of contemporary visual artists exploring dystopian paranoia, fantasy and humor. The exhibition was co-curated by Joey Reyes and MACLA’s Visual Arts Engagement Coordinator Maryela Perez.
