Los Supersonicos: A conversation, What is a Souffle de Chicharron?

Join artists Carlos Frésquez and Franque Zamora as they discuss how Los Supersonicos began and they traversed through their shared artmaking. Find out how they come up with concepts to combine their collaborative works.

This is an open-ended, fun and lighthearted conversation where Carlos and Franque share their secrets to being successful as a team. Q&A is welcome and encouraged! This is great for Art Students (both high school and college), as well as anyone else navigating the art world.

About Carlos Fresquez and Francisco Zamora:

You will find Carlos’ and Franque’s artwork in the current exhibition, Nepantla. Together, they form the two person art collective, Los Supersonicos.

Los Supersonicos
The works of Los Supersonicos began in 1998 as the result of a sought and very natural collaboration between, Carlos Fresquez in the U.S. and Francisco Zamora living (at one time) in Mexico. Our early work was created in separate countries. Our approach is unique as we each paint original contributions to our shared project. We create and then recreate these works to look at the multilayered underpinnings of Chicano cultural identity. This introspection has led to work that we both mock and pay homage to traditional icons.
Our tag team paintings display the melding of Mexican, U.S. and global culture in the 21st century. We explore the past indigenous histories of the Americas combined with the complexities of being Chicano. Now that we are in over two decades into the new millennium, we are creating works in the ancient future.

Los Supersonicos
Carlos Fresquez
Frank Zamora
May 2020

Cost:

High School & College Students: Free

General: $10

November 20

6-7:30pm