Explore Diego Rivera’s America with three influential Bay Area Chicano/a artists. Enrique Chagoya, Michael Ríos, and the late Yolanda López balance critique and celebration in a candid dialogue with exhibition curator James Oles. Narrated by San Francisco native Melissa Saenz Gordon, this audio guide reflects on social justice, identity, the power of art and more through the lens of Rivera’s legacy and life’s work.
Producers note: These commentaries were recorded during the height of the pandemic and were subject to a variety of production constraints. In the interest of providing authentic and engaging storytelling, we have chosen to share these recordings with you despite the range in audio quality. Thank you for listening.
Explore La América de Diego Rivera a través de conversaciones con tres influyentes artistas chicanes del Área de la Bahía. Enrique Chagoya, Michael Ríos, y la fallecida Yolanda López critican y celebran la obra de Rivera en un dialogo ameno con el curador de la exhibición, James Oles. Narrado por la oriunda de San Francisco, Melissa Saenz Gordon, este audioguía reflexiona acerca de la justicia social, las identidades, el poder del arte, y más, a través de la perspectivas enfocadas en el legado, la vida, y el trabajo de Rivera.
Nota de Producción: Estos comentarios fueron grabados durante el auge de la pandemia y fueron sujetos a varios limites en su producción. Para poder proveer historias auténticas y que engancharan a los oyentes, hemos escogido compartir estas grabaciones con ustedes a pesar del rango en su calidad de audio. Gracias por escuchar.
The presenting sponsors for Diego Rivera’s America are Bank of America, the Neal Benezra Exhibition Fund, the Davidow Family Fund for Exhibitions of Modern Art, the Evelyn D. Haas Exhibition Fund, Sir Deryck and Lady Va Maughan, Helen and Charles Schwab, and anonymous donor.
Major support is provided by the Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund, the Mary Jo and Dick Kovacevich Family Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom, and The Bernard Osher Foundation.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibition and catalogue do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
In-kind support is provided by Modern Luxury.
Generous support is provided by Jean and James E. Douglas, Jr., Jessica and Matt Farron, Linda and Jon Gruber, Deborah and Kenneth Novack, Nancy and Alan Schatzberg, Lydia Shorenstein, and Margaret V. B. Wurtele.
Additional support is provided by the Robert Lehman Foundation.
Generous support for the catalogue is provided by Mary Leonard Robinson.
Research and planning support is provided in part by the Koret Foundation.
Public program support for Diego Rivera’s America is provided by the Walter & Elise Haas Fund.
This project is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
SFMOMA is grateful to the Mexican Government’s Ministry of Culture and the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature (INBAL) for their collaboration on this exhibition.
In-kind support is provided by BARTable.
