Ya Hecho

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Ya Hecho is written by Christine Brindza and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0911611517 (ISBN 10) and 9780911611519 (ISBN 13).

Ya Hecho: Readymade in the Borderlands is an exhibition catalogue for the Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block (TMA). Accompanying the exhibition, this publication is conceptualized as multivocal, offering insights to the practices surveyed in the exhibition and serving as an enduring archive of contemporary Borderlands artists working today. To capture and contextualize the in-betweenness of the U.S.-Mexico border and its material culture, the scope and contents of the Ya Hecho: Readymade in the Borderlands publication include four short essays, four poetic interludes, and excerpts from Borderlands artists' writing on their artistic practices. The essays expand art historical discussions while providing vital documentation to the importance of Ya Hecho. The anchor essay by guest curator Rigoberto Luna asks what materials best reflect the essence of this place-the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands-and its histories, tensions, and ingenuity. To answer this question, Luna looks to the lived experiences of being of the border to explore the ways in which artists build a visual practice rooted in place, whereby one does not aspire to mimic dominant narratives but instead insists on their own value. To scaffold this discussion, art historian Ricardo Chavez will offer a timeline of Chicano artforms that seeks to reclaim the Borderlands through the history and presences of Chicano artistic expression. Christina Brindza, Senior Curator at TMA, includes an essay that summarizes themes within the exhibition and offers insights into featured artists. Marianna Pegno, Director of Engagement and Inclusion at TMA, contributes writing that explores the significance of material and visual culture of the Borderlands as a method of defining an aesthetics of place.