Take 10: The Past Decade of Collecting by Cheech Marin

  • Half Ass Donkey by Albert Lopez from Cheech Marin's chicano art collection
  • "Small Guns" (2014) by Robert Palacios is featured in "Take 10" at the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum. (Photo: Robert Palacios)
  • La Mirada by Gustavo Alex Vargas from Cheech Marin's chicano art collection
  • Cheech Marin poses in front of a painting from his art collection
Where:

Dobson Main Gallery, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa AZ

When:

Dobson Main Gallery, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa AZ When: September 11, 2015 – January 24, 2016

About This Project

Take 10 draws from the renowned collection of entertainer and arts advocate Cheech Marin, who has amassed one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive private collections of Chicano art. Take 10 consists of 42 works in oil, acrylic, watercolor and glass by 33 of the most significant Chicano artists. Chicano art is characterized by rich colors and bold, intense imagery that embody and embrace U.S. Latino traditions.