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Video: 66th Annual Traditional Spanish Market | Robb Rael Artist
Interview with Rob Rael at the 66th Annual Traditional Spanish Market
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Video: Clip from “LOWRIDER History of Hydraulics”
Mini-Trucks/Lowriders Hydraulics Bed Spinning. Enjoy this classic footage.
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Article: Anatomy Of A Lowrider-The Standards, The Art, The Technology
Arevalo is often a judge at competitions and explains that there’s a right way to display a lowrider. The rims and tires have to be authentic. They have to be always clean, always nice. The lowrider has to have hydraulic switches. All of the chrome has been polished and restored. The undercar has to be…
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Articles: Moral Machines- How culture changes values
When a driver slams on the brakes to avoid hitting a pedestrian crossing the road illegally, she is making a moral decision that shifts risk from the pedestrian to the people in the car. Self-driving cars might soon have to make such ethical judgments on their own — but settling on a universal moral code…
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Video: How low-rider graphics are painted on cars
Pablo Prado of Kandy and Chrome goes over some of his custom paint work for Lowriders. https://www.businessinsider.com/how-low-rider-graphics-painted-on-cars-2021-1
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Article: The Revolutionary History of Lowriders
The new film ‘Lowriders’ highlights the aesthetic of Chicanx car culture but leaves out its radical politics. Find out more about the revolutionary roots in this article from Vice. https://www.vice.com/en/article/9aeamy/the-revolutionary-history-of-lowriders
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Article: Lowriders- Cars with identities
Lowriders are cars that express identities—social, cultural, aesthetic. With their extended bodies and low to the road roll, the cars have been a vehicle of choice for cruising, a popular pastime in many American communities since the mid-twentieth century. Lowriding puts both the cars and their riders on display. https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/manylenses/lowriders#her
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Artist: Cara Romero
Cara Romero (b. 1977, Inglewood, CA) is a contemporary fine art photographer. An enrolled citizen of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, Romero was raised between contrasting settings: the rural Chemehuevi reservation in Mojave Desert, CA and the urban sprawl of Houston, TX. Romero’s identity informs her photography, a blend of fine art and editorial photography, shaped…
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Video: NMPBS ¡COLORES!- Lowriding in New Mexico
In collaboration with the New Mexico History Museum, cultural historian Don Usner shares the heart of car culture: LOWRIDING “A lowrider is a ride. It’s a car that’s been invested with a person’s heart and soul and made into a piece of art that travels with them.”
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Article: The Dying Art of Pinstriping…on the Cusp of a Renaissance?
Automotive history involves so much more than the development of powerful engines, advanced suspension systems, aerodynamics, and state-of-the-art technology. While those may be the bigger talking points that get the most attention, it’s actually the little moments—the nuances—that give this rich history its context (as well as its staying power) with enthusiasts. One such ‘little…
