By Gustavo Arellano – Remezcla.com – Image: Flying Under the Radar with the Royal Chicano Air Force/Ella Maria Diaz.
As one of the first Chicano art collectives, the Royal Chicano Air Force influenced everything from the revival of Dia de los Muertos in the United States to the famous murals at Chicano Park in San Diego’s Barrio Logan. This is the first-ever study on its history (following its own The Accidental Archives of the Royal Chicano Air Force last year), and author Ella Maria Diaz expertly writes on its projects and impact without ever losing sight of how hilarious the collective was.
