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Interview with René Yá ez, artist, co-founder of the Galería de la Raza, San Francisco, CA, USA, August 13, 2001 Entretien avec René Yá ez, artiste, co-fondateur de la Galería de la Raza, San Francisco, CA, Etats-UnisDOI: 10.4000/lisa.2858 Keywords: artiste latino , Jour des morts , Raza Galiera (de la) , art hybride , performance , Chambre des morts , latino artist , Day of the Dead (The) , hybrid art , Rooms for the Dead , XXe siècle , 20th century , société , états-Unis , society , United States , art , culture , histoire , history , musée , museum , Mexique , Mexico Abstract: René Yá ez is an all-round visual artist and visionary, now in his sixties. He came out of the Chicano movement of the 70’s and was instrumental in founding the Galería de la Raza in the Mission district of San Francisco. He remained some fifteen years as its director, curating exhibitions, directing and promoting emerging artists of all kinds. He then worked as director of cultural programming at the Mexican Museum until its closure. René Yá ez co-produced Mexican performance artist Astrid H...
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