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Featuring paintings, drawings, and installations exploring power, identity, and resilience, the exhibition reaffirms Qui\u00f1ones\u2019 place as one of the most significant voices in contemporary art."}]	


				

										

							

			
			
			

				

					
					
				

				

					
				

				

					
					
					
					
				

				

					
				

			

		

			
			
			

				

					
					
				

				

					
				

				

					
					
					
					
				

				

					
				

			

		

			
			
			

				

					
					
				

				

					
				

				

					
					
					
					
				

				

					
				

			

		

			
			
			

				

					
					
				

				

					
				

				

					
					
					
					
				

				

					
				

			

		

			
			
			

				

					
					
				

				

					
				

				

					
					
					
					
				

				

					
				

			

		

			
			
			

				

					
					
				

				

					
				

				

					
					
					
					
				

				

					
				

			

		

			
			
			

				

					
					
				

				

					
				

				

					
					
					
					
				

				

					
				

			

		

			
			
			

				

					
					
				

				

					
				

				

					
					
					
					
				

				

					
				

			

		

			
			
			

				

					
					
				

				

					
				

				

					
					
					
					
				

				

					
				

			

		

			
			
			

				

					
					
				

				

					
				

				

					
					
					
					
				

				

					
				

			

		

			
			
			

				

					
					
				

				

					
				

				

					
					
					
					
				

				

					
				

			

		

			
			
			

				

					
					
				

				

					
				

				

					
					
					
					
				

				

					
				

			

		
						

								

		




	
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His photographs form a cultural record of the city\u2019s street life, Chicano identity, hip-hop communities, tattoo culture, and neighbourhood realities \u2014 not as they were imagined, but as they were lived."},{"id":11501,"link":"https:\/\/woodburyhouseart.com\/blog\/who-is-chaz-bojorquez\/","name":"who-is-chaz-bojorquez","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/woodburyhouseart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Chaz_9.jpg","alt":""},"title":"WHO IS CHAZ BOJ\u00d3RQUEZ?","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"woodburyhouse","link":"https:\/\/woodburyhouseart.com\/blog\/author\/woodburyhouse\/"},"date":"Feb 3, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-03 10:58:19","modifiedDate":"2026-02-04 23:09:43","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-04 23:09:43","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/woodburyhouseart.com\/blog\/category\/other\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Other<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/woodburyhouseart.com\/blog\/category\/other\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Other<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":0},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Long before graffiti became a global movement, and long before street art entered galleries and museums, Los Angeles already communicated through its walls. Names, symbols, and hand-painted lettering marked presence, identity, loyalty, and territory. This was not rebellion, nor spectacle. It was communication \u2014 a visual language embedded in place, community, and lived experience."},{"id":11475,"link":"https:\/\/woodburyhouseart.com\/blog\/los-angeles-a-visual-lineage\/","name":"los-angeles-a-visual-lineage","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/woodburyhouseart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LA_BG_3.jpg","alt":""},"title":"\u2018LOS ANGELES: A VISUAL LINEAGE\u2019","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"woodburyhouse","link":"https:\/\/woodburyhouseart.com\/blog\/author\/woodburyhouse\/"},"date":"Feb 2, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-02 10:34:03","modifiedDate":"2026-02-02 18:09:27","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-02 18:09:27","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/woodburyhouseart.com\/blog\/category\/other\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Other<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/woodburyhouseart.com\/blog\/category\/other\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Other<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":0},"status":"publish","excerpt":"For the first time, the works of Chaz Boj\u00f3rquez, DEFER, Estevan Oriol, and RETNA are presented together under one roof, offering a rare opportunity to engage with Los Angeles visual culture as a cohesive narrative \u2014 one grounded in authenticity, history, and artistic evolution."},{"id":10711,"link":"https:\/\/woodburyhouseart.com\/blog\/a-reflection-on-2025-looking-ahead-to-2026-at-woodbury-house\/","name":"a-reflection-on-2025-looking-ahead-to-2026-at-woodbury-house","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/woodburyhouseart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Header_EOY.jpg","alt":""},"title":"A Reflection on 2025 & Looking Ahead to 2026 at Woodbury House","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"woodburyhouse","link":"https:\/\/woodburyhouseart.com\/blog\/author\/woodburyhouse\/"},"date":"Jan 9, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-09 17:30:48","modifiedDate":"2026-02-02 18:11:53","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-02 18:11:53","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/woodburyhouseart.com\/blog\/category\/other\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Other<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/woodburyhouseart.com\/blog\/category\/other\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Other<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":0},"status":"publish","excerpt":"As we step into 2026, we want to take a moment to reflect on the year just passed and to thank everyone who continues to be part of the Woodbury House journey."},{"id":10462,"link":"https:\/\/woodburyhouseart.com\/blog\/outside-is-america-by-lee-quinones-at-woodbury-house\/","name":"outside-is-america-by-lee-quinones-at-woodbury-house","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/woodburyhouseart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LQ_WH_Gallery_2.jpg","alt":""},"title":"\"OUTSIDE IS AMERICA\" by Lee Qui\u00f1ones at Woodbury House","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"woodburyhouse","link":"https:\/\/woodburyhouseart.com\/blog\/author\/woodburyhouse\/"},"date":"Nov 14, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-11-14 17:45:06","modifiedDate":"2025-11-14 17:47:08","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-11-14 17:47:08","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/woodburyhouseart.com\/blog\/category\/other\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Other<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/woodburyhouseart.com\/blog\/category\/other\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Other<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":0},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Woodbury House presents \"OUTSIDE IS AMERICA,\" a landmark exhibition by Lee Qui\u00f1ones \u2014 his first London solo show in forty years. Featuring paintings, drawings, and installations exploring power, identity, and resilience, the exhibition reaffirms Qui\u00f1ones\u2019 place as one of the most significant voices in contemporary art."}]