Historyâs Back Rooms by Carlos Motta | Courtesy of Carlos Motta
WATCH FROM HOME
A virtual walkthrough of our most recent exhibition, We Got Each Otherâs Back by Carlos Motta with HeldĂĄy de la Cruz, Julio Salgado, and Edna VĂĄzquez, 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 VĂĄzquez, Carlos Motta: History's Backrooms / Book Launch and Panel Discussion, and We Didnât 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 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
Historyâs Back Rooms by Carlos Motta
Purchase through PICA, Skira, ArtBook, and Bureau of General ServicesâQueer 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
"Waking Up from the American Dream" by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
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
You can learn more about all of the artists and speakers from these events through our Artist Archive.