What Do We Mean When We Talk About 'Latino Art'?

What Do We Mean When We Talk About 'Latino Art'?
A member of the media stands in front of the painting "The Death of Ruben Salazar" by artist Frank Romero during a press tour of the "Our America: The Latino Presence in America Art" exhibit, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, at the Smithsonian's American Art Museum in Washington. The museum is exhibiting works by 72 modern Latino artists, hoping to showcase talent that has long been considered isolated and alien. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
A member of the media stands in front of the painting "The Death of Ruben Salazar" by artist Frank Romero during a press tour of the "Our America: The Latino Presence in America Art" exhibit, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, at the Smithsonian's American Art Museum in Washington. The museum is exhibiting works by 72 modern Latino artists, hoping to showcase talent that has long been considered isolated and alien. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

When the Whitney Museum of American Art announced the artists for its 2014 biennial, people took to the Internet to chime in about who's been included and who's been left out; the last biennial had been blasted for ignoring Latino artists. But when a new show opened at the Smithsonian American Art Museum featuring only Latino artists — "Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art" — it was blasted for other reasons.

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