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- NSRGNTS Collective<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Rub\u00e9n Ortiz-Torres<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- LaPiztola<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Gustavo Martinez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Exhibition Statement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Featuring works by NSRGNTS Collective<\/a>, Rub\u00e9n Ortiz-Torres<\/a>, LaPiztola<\/a>, and Gustavo Martinez<\/a><\/strong>, the exhibition examines how public space, memory, identity, and cultural histories are continually contested, erased, reclaimed, and reimagined. Through mural-scale paintings, installation, printmaking, photography, and projections of erased murals, the artists engage questions of displacement, resistance, migration, gentrification, and the ongoing struggle over who is visible within the built environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Works List<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Rub\u00e9n Ortiz-Torres<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nGhost Flag \/ Fantasma de Bandera<\/em>, 2015
Urethane and pearl on aluminum \/ Uretano y perla sobre aluminio
96 \u00d7 50 \u00bd \u00d7 2 in (243.8 \u00d7 128.3 \u00d7 5.1 cm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/instituteoflatinoart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/American-Grafitti.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAmerican Graffiti<\/em>, 2025
\nPortfolio of 5 lithographs \/ Portafolio de 5 litograf\u00edas
\nPublished by El Nopal Press \/ Publicado por El Nopal Press
\n10 \u00be \u00d7 27 \u00be in each (27.3 \u00d7 70.5 cm cada una)<\/p>\n\n\n\nAmerican Graffiti<\/em>, 2023
Single-channel video \/ Video monocanal
Animation \/ Animaci\u00f3n: Miranda Rosales
Production \/ Producci\u00f3n: Lourdes Villag\u00f3mez
Raza C\u00f3smica Productions, Los Angeles
Duration \/ Duraci\u00f3n: 4 min.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/instituteoflatinoart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Black-Flag-1024x684.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBlack Flag<\/em>, 2014
Urethane and Metajuls paint on aluminum and Corafoam \/ Uretano y Metajuls sobre aluminio y Corafoam
Four-part sculpture: 2 aluminum panels and 2 Corafoam panels, each 72 \u00d7 24 \u00d7 6 in (182.9 \u00d7 61 \u00d7 15.2 cm) \/ Escultura de cuatro partes: 2 paneles de aluminio y 2 paneles de Corafoam, cada uno de 72 \u00d7 24 \u00d7 6 in (182.9 \u00d7 61 \u00d7 15.2 cm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/instituteoflatinoart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Bandera-43-1024x768.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBandera 43<\/em>, 2016
Urethane, Metajuls, and pearl on aluminum \/ Uretano, Metajuls y perla sobre aluminio
36 \u00d7 24 in (91.4 \u00d7 61 cm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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NSRGNTS Collective<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCity Haul<\/em>, 2018
Acrylic, spray paint, and oil pastel on canvas \/ Acr\u00edlico, pintura en aerosol y pastel al \u00f3leo sobre lienzo
144 \u00d7 96 in (365.8 \u00d7 243.8 cm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/instituteoflatinoart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cute-Revolt-1024x220.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Cute Revolution (Po\u2019Pay)<\/em>, 2024
Seven-panel canvas installation \/ Instalaci\u00f3n de siete paneles sobre lienzo
Acrylic, spray paint, and mixed media on canvas \/ Acr\u00edlico, pintura en aerosol y t\u00e9cnica mixta sobre lienzo
72 \u00d7 384 in (182.9 \u00d7 975.4 cm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/instituteoflatinoart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Toypurina-4-ft-X-6-ft-acrylic-and-oil-pastel-1-681x1024.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nToypurina<\/em>, 2014
Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas \/ Acr\u00edlico y pastel al \u00f3leo sobre lienzo
48 \u00d7 72 in (121.9 \u00d7 182.9 cm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/instituteoflatinoart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Made-in-Guatemala-Acrylic-and-oil-pastels-20X24-884x1024.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/instituteoflatinoart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Maid-in-America-Acrylic-and-oil-pastels-20X24-884x1024.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMade in Guatemala<\/em> and Maid in America<\/em>, 2014
Diptych \/ D\u00edptico
Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas \/ Acr\u00edlico y pastel al \u00f3leo sobre lienzo
20 \u00d7 24 in each (50.8 \u00d7 61 cm cada una)<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/instituteoflatinoart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Distractions-18X24-reclaimed-street-sign--799x1024.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDistractions<\/em>, Year
Reclaimed street sign \/ Se\u00f1al de tr\u00e1nsito recuperada
18 \u00d7 24 in (45.7 \u00d7 61 cm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/instituteoflatinoart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Wagon-Burner-18X24-reclaimed-street-sign--760x1024.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWagon Burner<\/em>, Year
Reclaimed street sign \/ Se\u00f1al de tr\u00e1nsito recuperada
18 \u00d7 24 in (45.7 \u00d7 61 cm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/instituteoflatinoart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Unc-2D-36X36-reclaimed-street-sign-1-1-1024x1008.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nUnc<\/em>, Year
Reclaimed street sign \/ Se\u00f1al de tr\u00e1nsito recuperada
36 \u00d7 36 in (91.4 \u00d7 91.4 cm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/instituteoflatinoart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Amoxtli-Tzotzil-Reclaimed-street-sign-24X36-1024x693.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAmoxtli Tzotzil<\/em>, Year
Reclaimed street sign \/ Se\u00f1al de tr\u00e1nsito recuperada
24 \u00d7 36 in (61 \u00d7 91.4 cm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/instituteoflatinoart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-ancestor-24X29-812x1024.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nT<\/em>The Ancestor<\/em>, Year
Graphite on paper \/ Grafito sobre papel
24 \u00d7 29 in (61 \u00d7 73.7 cm)<\/p>\n\n\n\nYou are on Indian Land<\/em>, 2021
Repurposed Bus Stop Add \/ Medio
Dimensions \/ Dimensiones<\/p>\n\n\n\nPachuca Calaca<\/em>, 1998
Repurposed Bus Stop Add \/ Medio
Dimensions \/ Dimensiones<\/p>\n\n\n\nSketches and Studies<\/em>, c. 1998\u20132025
Selection of original drawings spanning more than twenty-five years of artistic practice \/ Selecci\u00f3n de dibujos originales que abarcan m\u00e1s de veinticinco a\u00f1os de pr\u00e1ctica art\u00edstica
Graphite, colored pencil, ink, pastel, and mixed media on paper \/ Grafito, l\u00e1piz de color, tinta, pastel y t\u00e9cnica mixta sobre papel
Dimensions variable \/ Dimensiones variables<\/p>\n\n\n\nInstallation Views<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
[Add NSRGNTS Collective installation images here]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nLaPiztola<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nHighway Hypnosis<\/em>, 2024
Paper mural installation \/ Instalaci\u00f3n mural en papel
Craft Contemporary, Los Angeles
Dimensions variable \/ Dimensiones variables<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/instituteoflatinoart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sembremos-Suenos-y-Cosechemos-Esperanza-2-1024x682.jpeg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/instituteoflatinoart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Unmundosinfroteras-mural-1-1024x770.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/instituteoflatinoart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/libertad-extinta-2-1024x675.jpg\")
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/instituteoflatinoart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pajarito-rostro-768x1024.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/instituteoflatinoart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Resiliencia-3.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nWhitewashed Murals Archive<\/em>, 2006\u20132024
Digital projection installation featuring murals and public artworks that have been censored, removed, destroyed, or painted over \/ Instalaci\u00f3n de proyecci\u00f3n digital que presenta murales y obras p\u00fablicas censuradas, removidas, destruidas o cubiertas con pintura
Dimensions variable \/ Dimensiones variables<\/p>\n\n\n\nSelected works include documentation of community murals, political interventions, and public artworks originally created throughout Oaxaca and beyond. Presented at architectural scale, the projections temporarily restore visibility to works that have been erased from public space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/instituteoflatinoart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/arbol-de-la-esperanza-Still-from-Animation-770x1024.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAnimated Artwork<\/em>, Year
Single-channel video with sound \/ Video monocanal con sonido
Duration \/ Duraci\u00f3n: XX min.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMural Installation Process<\/em>, Year
Single-channel video with sound \/ Video monocanal con sonido
Documentation of mural installation \/ Documentaci\u00f3n de instalaci\u00f3n mural
Duration \/ Duraci\u00f3n: XX min.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nGustavo Martinez<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Gustavo Martinez is a Los Angeles\u2013based artist working across aerial, digital, and film photography. The son of Mexican migrant parents, his work examines labor, displacement, memory, and belonging within the changing landscape of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more than fifteen years, Martinez has photographed Inglewood, documenting a neighborhood transformed by redevelopment, infrastructure projects, and shifting economic forces. Vacant lots, homes, railroads, and construction sites appear throughout his work as traces of a community in transition, connecting personal memory to broader histories of migration, labor, and urban change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Presented at the entrance to ILA, Roots<\/em> centers the hands of the artist’s father, a gardener whose labor helped shape the landscapes of Los Angeles for decades. Scarred, weathered, and marked by a lifetime of physical work, these hands stand as both portrait and archive. They bear witness to the generations of immigrant laborers whose work has built, maintained, and sustained the city while their stories remain largely absent from official histories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a moment when immigrants are increasingly reduced to political rhetoric and caricature, Martinez returns attention to the physical evidence of a life spent working. The photographs reclaim the dignity, sacrifice, and humanity embedded within labor itself. The outstretched hands welcome visitors into the exhibition while asserting a simple truth: entire communities, neighborhoods, and cities have been built through the efforts of people whose contributions are too often overlooked, erased, or denied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Across Martinez’s practice, photography becomes a tool for preserving spaces, histories, and relationships threatened by displacement, redevelopment, and cultural amnesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Martinez received his MFA from UC San Diego and his BA from UCLA and is a member of 3B Collective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Title<\/em>, Year
Photography diptych \/ D\u00edptico fotogr\u00e1fico
Dimensions \/ Dimensiones<\/p>\n\n\n\nInglewood<\/em>, 2020-2021
Single-channel video \/ Video monocanal
Duration \/ Duraci\u00f3n: 6 min.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nPublic Programs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Grand Opening Reception<\/strong>
June 13, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n[Add artist talks, workshops, screenings, performances, and other programs here.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nExhibition Credits<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Curator<\/strong>
Oscar Magallanes<\/p>\n\n\n\nExhibition Design<\/strong>
Oscar Magallanes<\/p>\n\n\n\nGallery Preparation<\/strong>
Zebulon Zang and Alek Palacios<\/p>\n\n\n\nArt Handling and Installation<\/strong>
Alfredo Diaz, Aaron Estrada, Adrian Alfaro, Francisco Valderrama, and Mark Davila<\/p>\n\n\n\nLighting Installation and Procurement<\/strong>
Adriana Arambula<\/p>\n\n\n\nLoans<\/strong>
Royal Projects, Los Angeles
El Nopal Press, Los Angeles<\/p>\n\n\n\nCourtesy of the Artists<\/strong>
NSRGNTS Collective
Ruben Ortiz Torres
LaPiztola
Gustavo Martinez<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reclamation: Art in Contested Spaces ILA March 9-August 15, 2026 Featured Artists Exhibition Statement: Featuring works by NSRGNTS Collective, Rub\u00e9n Ortiz-Torres, LaPiztola, and Gustavo Martinez, the exhibition examines how public […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-with-title","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-269","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t