Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- The Maric贸n Collective is an art and DJ collective established in 2014 that hosts parties and organizes participatory art projects in Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley. It was founded by Rudy Bleu, Carlos Morales, Manuel Paul, and Michael Rodriguez. The collective has collaborated with artists such as Joey Terrill, Shizu Saldamando and Alice Bag and has created murals in San Francisco and Los Angeles. This collection includes samples of their artwork and apparel.
- Extent:
- 1.4 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Maricon Collective records, (CSRC.2016.009), Chicano Studies Research Center Library, UCLA, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection includes examples of the collectives artwork and apparel, including sketches, stickers, jerseys, prints, and zines.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Maricon Collective is an art and DJ collective that regularly hosts parties and organizes participatory art projects in Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley. It was started in 2014 by Rudy Bleu, Carlos Morales, Manuel Paul, and Michael Rodriguez. The founders of the collective all grew up in East L.A. and were all active in the punk scene as teenagers. Paul had also started sharing his art on Tumblr and was inspired by the cult zines of the 1970s. Maric贸n Collective chose their name as a way to reclaim a gay slur in the Spanish-speaking community.
The collectives' events have included dance parties at the Human Resources gallery and the Tom of Finland Foundation. They have also collaborated with artists such as Joey Terrill, Shizu Saldamando and Alice Bag. Their projects also include a mural at the Galeria de la Raza in San Francisco, a screening at Outfest of In Search of Margo-go, a film by Jill Reiter. They also create zines and have an apparel line that features Spanglish, queer positive artwork and logos. In a 2015 interview with REMEZCLA, Bleu said the group has been inspired by "the neighborhoods we grew up in, swap meets, vintage Lowrider, Teen Angel, and Street Beat magazines." The collective's mission is to "bring Queer POC people together through dance and celebration." Their artwork incorporates elements of pa帽o art, rasquachismo, and Chicano art.
(This biographical note was based on features on Maric贸n Collective in Out magazine and Remezcla.)
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Juan Fernandez in 2016. The deed of gift is on file at the Chicano Studies Research Center.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Krystell Jimenez, 2025.
- Arrangement:
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This collection has no series and is described to the folder level.
- Physical location:
- COLLECTION STORED ON-SITE AT CSRC: Research appointments must still be made in advance via the Archival Research Application.
- Rules or conventions:
- DACS
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. Advance requests and research appointments can be scheduled via the Archival Research Application.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the Chicano Studies Research Center. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs.
All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to the Chicano Studies Research Center Library. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright holder. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Maricon Collective records, (CSRC.2016.009), Chicano Studies Research Center Library, UCLA, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Los Angeles, Chicano Studies Research Center Library, 193 Haines HallLos Angeles, CA 90095-1544, US
- Contact:
- (310) 206-6052