CELEBRATING THE IMPACT OF LATINO CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CANON OF  AMERICAN MUSIC

Organized around five American centers of Latino music production (NYC; LA; San Francisco; San Antonio; and Miami), this exhibit features bold colors, patterns and iconography reflective of Latino cultures.

Project:
American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music

Gallery Type:
5,000 sq.-ft. interpretive/interactive traveling exhibit

Our Role:
Exhibition design including Graphic designs for maps and line art for walls

Project Partners:
Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP), Seattle, WA; Belle & Wissell Co., Seattle, WA; Turner Exhibits, Lynnwood, WA; University of WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, WA

Photos:
Lara swimmer

Kit of Parts

Each city-section of the narrative includes introductory text atop iconic art, and a map that illustrates how migration played a key role in development of U.S. centers of Latino music production.

Activity Booths

Throughout the exhibit are sound-controlled spaces for interactives and audio-visual presentations, decorated using imagery derived from Mexican Guayabera shirt patterns.