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Book SynopsisCalifornia Locos brings together over 40 years of LA culture, presented through the eyes and hands of the artists who shaped it. Featuring three generations of legendary LA artists, this book chronicles the life and work of the five original locos, Chaz Bojórquez, Dave Tourjé, John Van Hamersveld, Norton Wisdom and Gary Wong, and expands this core membership to include works by Mister Cartoon, Shepard Fairey, Estevan Oriol, Retna, OG Slick and many others. Surf and skate culture, street art, tattoo, street photography, graphic design and music come together on over 432 pages to celebrate Los Angeles in all its exuberant diversity and raw grittiness. Being a LOCO means being crazy about life, being creative, rebellious and open-minded to the ethnic and cultural diversities of our city and the world. LOCOS is a movement and embodies the innovation, multiculturalism and rebellious.
Table of Contents· FORWARD System of Independent Culture - Paulo Luca von Vacano, Publisher · INTRODUCTION One More Push - Dave Tourjé, Founder, California Locos · LOCOS BIOS California Locos Vs. Art History - Shana Nys Dambrot · DECADES OF LOCO, 60s - 00s · ESSAY Riding the Wave of Rebellion – California Locos and the “Birth of Now”- Michelle Deziel-Hernandez · CHOUINARD FOUNDATION, 1999 · L.A. ABORIGINAL, 2011 · LOS SAVAGES, 2011 · ART SHOWS, 2014 – 2021 · COLLISION OF VISIONS · LOCOS SIDEBARS · LOCOS FILM · PHOTO CREDITS
