LA STARTS HERE  Mexican and Mexican American history and identity in Los Angeles
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, Los Angeles, California – 2017
Exhibition Design: kGz Studio in collaboration with Janine Vigus Design
Fabrication: Seventeen Seconds Design  http://www.seventeensecondsdesign.com

LA Starts Here!, examines Mexican and Mexican American history and identity in Los Angeles.   Personal histories, iconic artifacts, and captivating films reveal the region’s rich and often unknown Mexican and Mexican American contributions.  The story speaks to the city’s origins from the Tongva presence to Spanish colonization, through the Chicano movement and beyond.
The Mexican roots of Los Angeles are undeniable and essential to understanding LA culture—and they are largely overlooked. This history, revealed in this exhibition, has always been here and is embedded in the fabric of LA.  Visitors of all backgrounds are encouraged to think critically about the shaping of cultural and national identity in an increasingly diverse world.