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How Cheech Marin helped the ‘Godfather of West Coast graffiti’ break into the art world
A new art exhibition reunites the actor and comedian (and advocate of Chicano art) with Los Angeles graffiti artist Chaz Bojórquez and declares: 'Chicano art is American art.'
What happened
According to LAist’s source item, How Cheech Marin helped the ‘Godfather of West Coast graffiti’ break into the art world, A new art exhibition reunites the actor and comedian (and advocate of Chicano art) with Los Angeles graffiti artist Chaz Bojórquez and declares: ‘Chicano art is American art.’
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- How Cheech Marin helped the ‘Godfather of West Coast graffiti’ break into the art worldLAist - 2026-06-11T12:00:00+00:00
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