Featured image: The 90’s Matter In The Mission

The 90’s Matter In The Mission Vol. 6 Day of the Dead 

Yano Rivera uses the archive of El Tecolote as source material to recreate articles from the 1990s as present-day comics. Rivera is not only preserving and reimagining the past but also addressing important social issues.

El Tecolote’s historical role in addressing issues such as lead poisoning, gun violence, and racist ideologies like Proposition 187 in the Mission neighborhood still ring true today.

The artist asks, “How do you make an archive and make
it sing? Make it dance, make it perform?”

Yano Rivera‘s exhibition is on view from September 24– December 6 2024

Yano Rivera practices inclusive, community-based conservation and restoration of public art, by using comics, videos, and virtual reality to share knowledge
(and power).

His goal is to address deep-seated issues of inequity
in art conservation through inclusion, policy, and education.

Beyond art, they sing with a choir, translate poems into emojis, and read two newspapers daily.

Originally from Puerto Rico, He is a proud graduate of
the arts-magnet high school in Santurce, ‘Escuela Central de Artes Visuales’! He shares, “With much love for my community college people too!”

Learn more about Yano’s work:
Website: muraldoctor.webflow.io/
Instagram: @muraldoctor

Small case

Title page
28 ink jet print 
24” x 36”
2024
NFS

Big case
Left to right

The 90’s Matter In The Mission Vol. 6 Day of the Dead 
28 ink jet print
36” x 116”
2024
NFS

The Ramp Gallery is an artist-driven exhibition space at SOMArts that is currently accepting applications for four-week long solo and group shows. An opportunity for entrepreneurial artists to ramp up their careers by exhibiting at one of San Francisco’s most dynamic hubs for art and community, the high-visibility location of The Ramp Gallery is adjacent to the main entrance of SOMArts and open to all local artists in the Bay Area. To learn more about the space please visit, The Ramp Gallery.