Salomón Huerta on Ego, Destruction, and Facebook
As David Pagel explained, in the 1990s, when much of art concerned identity, “Salomón Huerta made a name for himself by getting rid of the self.” Huerta painted the backs of heads, life-sized bodies seen from behind, and masked wrestlers, exhibiting around the world and being featured at the Whitney Biennial. In an event co-presented with the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, and supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, Huerta chatted with Pagel, an art critic, and a packed house at MOCA Grand Avenue …
