Aug 19th 2023

Talk | José E. López and Carla Acevedo-Yates

@ Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611

Opening Saturday, August 19th, from 11AM - 1PM

Museum admission included with ticket
ASL, CART, and Spanish language translation and captioning provided

As part of the opening day celebration, join us for a wide-ranging conversation between the curator of the entre horizontes, Carla Acevedo-Yates, and Puerto Rican writer and activist José E. López on the past and present of Puerto Rican activism.

After the talk, the MCA is honored to present the world premiere screening of the new documentary Humboldt Park: Raíces de Resistencia, produced by Televisa/Univision Chicago, as part of the public opening of entre horizontes: Art and Activism Between Chicago and Puerto Rico in the Edlis Neeson Theater. Run time is 35 minutes.
About the Speaker

José E. López was born in 1949 in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, into a family of six brothers and sisters. In 1959, his family moved to Chicago as part of the massive Puerto Rican migration to the United States. López received his BA Cum Laude in the Honors Program in History from Loyola University. He continued his studies at the University of Chicago, receiving the prestigious Danforth and Ford Fellowships to continue his postgraduate studies and earning his MA in History. He has lectured and written extensively on the political and social reality of Puerto Ricans in the United States and has long served as the executive director of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center Juan Antonio Corretjer in Chicago, which he cofounded in 1973. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. López has cofounded several major community-based institutions, including Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School, an alternative school serving at-risk youth; El Rincon Community Mental Health Center; and the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture.

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