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NOW STREAMING! đŸ“ș Carlos Motta's "We Got Each Other's Back" and related events now on YouTube + Book Links

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NOW STREAMING! đŸ“ș Carlos Motta's "We Got Each Other's Back" and related events now on YouTube + Book Links
History’s Back Rooms by Carlos Motta | Courtesy of Carlos Motta

WATCH FROM HOME

A virtual walkthrough of our most recent exhibition, We Got Each Other’s Back by Carlos Motta with Heldáy de la Cruz, Julio Salgado, and Edna Vázquez, is now available to stream through PICA's YouTube channel. There are no passwords, no fees, and no sign-ins needed! Just click on the links provided to begin your streaming.

Additionally, all three chapters shown at the exhibition and all related virtual events including Free the Bird: A Solo Performance by Edna Vázquez, Carlos Motta: History's Backrooms / Book Launch and Panel Discussion, and We Didn’t Arrive Here Alone are also available to watch. Click on the link below to view now.

WATCH HERE: PICA'S YOUTUBE

We Got Each Other’s Back by Carlos Motta with artists Heldáy de la Cruz, Julio Salgado, and Edna Vázquez-credit Evan La Londe-courtesy of PICA_3.jpg
We Got Each Other's Back, by Carlos Motta with HeldĂĄy de la Cruz, Julio Salgado, and Edna VĂĄzquez | Photo by Evan La Londe

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS

A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE SPEAKERS FROM THIS SERIES

 

History’s Back Rooms by Carlos Motta

Purchase through PICA, Skira, ArtBook, and Bureau of General Services–Queer Division

 

For Colored Boys Who Speak Softly by Yosimar Reyes

Purchase through goodreads

 

QUEER & TRANS ARTISTS OF COLOR: STORIES OF SOME OF OUR LIVES, with pieces by Yosimar Reyes and Julio Salgado

Purchase through Nia King

 

The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

Purchase through Penguin Random House

 

"'I Came From Nothing': An Undocumented Writer Defies the Odds" by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

New York Times Article

 

"Waking Up from the American Dream" by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

New Yorker Article

 

Children of the Land by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo

Purchase through Harper Collins

 

Cenzontle by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo

Purchase through Boa Editions

 

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas

Purchase through Harper Collins

 

"My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant" by Jose Antonio Vargas

New York Times Article

 

You can learn more about all of the artists and speakers from these events through our Artist Archive.