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PAST EXHIBITION

TRANSPORTAPUEBLOS: THE RESILIENTES
ALFREDO "LIBRE" GUTIÉRREZ
NOVEMBER 9, 2019–JANUARY 12, 2020
CONSTRUCTION: NOVEMBER 9–22, 2019


In recognition of the many difficulties faced by people who journey from their homes hoping to find a better life in the United States, Mexican artist Alfredo “Libre” Gutierrez has created Transportapueblos, Companion of Migrants, a series of coyote sculptures positioned along the train route through Mexico from its southern to its northern border. Libre’s sculptures display vital information such as maps, messages from migrants to family members, and telephone numbers of legal organizations and services.                       

Having crossed the border, migrants still need support, so Libre created The Resilientes, his first coyote sculpture in Los Angeles at El Pueblo. That sculpture is now on view outdoors at La Plaza de Cultura y Artes at 501 N. Main Street. This Los Angeles coyote rises out of the earth as a powerful reminder that some among us have made a brutal journey from intolerable circumstances to seek a better life for themselves and their families.

Inpreparation for placing the sculptures along the migration route, Libre rode La Bestia, the train that many Central American migrants ride through Mexico. He wanted to ensure the coyotes were placed in useful locations for those on their journey. To see a brief clip of Libre’s train ride, look inside this coyote head, which Libre created especially for the Museum.

This project is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture.


En reconocimiento a las muchas dificultades que enfrentan las personas que viajan desde sus hogares con la esperanza de encontrar una vida mejor en Estados Unidos, el artista mexicano Alfredo “Libre” Gutiérrez ha creado Transportapueblos: Compañero de Migrantes, una serie de esculturas de coyotes ubicadas a lo largo de la ruta del tren que atraviesa México desde el sur hasta su frontera al norte. Las esculturas de Libre muestran información vital como mapas, mensajes de migrantes a familiares y números de teléfono de organizaciones y servicios legales.

Habiendo cruzado la frontera, los migrantes todavía necesitan apoyo, por lo que Libre creó The Resilientes, su primer coyote esculpido en El Pueblo de Los Ángeles. Esta escultura puede verse en el exterior de La Plaza de Cultura y Artes, ubicada en la calle Main Street, número 501. Este coyote de Los Ángeles surge de la tierra como un poderoso recordatorio de que algunos de nosotros han hecho un viaje brutal desde circunstancias intolerables en busca de una vida mejor para ellos y sus familias.
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En preparación para la colocación de las esculturas a lo largo de la ruta migratoria, Libre se montó en La Bestia, el tren que muchos migrantes centroamericanos montan para cruzar México. Él quizo asegurarse que los coyotes se pusieran en ubicaciones útiles para los que estaban en el camino. Si quiere ver un breve segmento del viaje de Libre en el tren, mire dentro de esta cabeza de coyote, creada por Libre especialmente para el Museo.

Este proyecto es apoyado, en parte, por la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Los Ángeles por medio del Departamento de Arte y Cultura del Condado de Los Ángeles.
This project is possible thanks to the following 
Este proyecto es possible gracias al siguiente
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Videos courtesy of  Alfredo "Libre" Gutriérrez and  Now Art LA.

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    • Board of Directors
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  • Exhibitions
    • Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party
    • Future Exhibitions
    • Past Exhibitions >
      • That Stubborn Resistance
      • Hope and Dignity: The Farmworker Movement
      • "Comfort Women" Then and Now: Who They Were and Why We Should Remember Them
      • Finding Sequins in the Rubble: Archives of Jotería Memories in Los Angeles
      • La Plaza: A Center of Injustice and Transformation
      • Ink Tributes
      • Deported Veterans
      • Caravanas del Diablo
      • Thai El Monte Garment Workers >
        • Quilting Project
      • New Black City
      • Impact on Innocence >
        • Lies by Deborah McDuff
      • One of Us: How We See It
      • Transportapueblos: The Resilientes
      • Visualizing the People's History
      • Goodwill: Its Founding and History in Southern California
      • Greyhound Diaries
      • One of Us
      • California Dream: A Community Response
      • In Memoriam: Los Angeles
      • Shattered Mural
      • Con Safos: Reflections of Life in the Barrio
      • African American Civil Rights Movement L.A. Exhibition
      • Exodus
  • Support/Membership
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