Ed Fuentes

Ed Fuentes is a cultural journalist who has been covering the Inland Empire, the High Desert, and downtown Los Angeles for KCET since 2010. He lived in downtown Los Angeles for 13 years before moving to Las Vegas, where he covers regional art, including murals and street art, at painthisdesert.com. He tweets at @viewfromaloft.

Justin Favela’s “Gypsy Rose Piñata" at “The High Art of Riding Low: Ranflas, Corazon E Inspiracion,” an exhibition at Petersen Automotive Museum | Photo courtesy Petersen Automotive Museum

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This Artist's Outsized Piñatas are Colorful Statements on Latinx Culture

Born and still based in Las Vegas, Justin Favela creates oversized piñatas that comment on Guatemalan-Mexican issues while appearing as non-threatening.

Cheech Marin at the Riverside Public Library | Bebe Kropko

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A Chicano Art Museum for Riverside Thanks to Cheech Marin

Comedian, actor and Chicano art collector Richard “Cheech” Marin announced a proposal last week to convert the 1965 Riverside Public Library into a museum to house his Chicano art collection.

Art on the Mexico/U.S. border fence depicting the struggle between the U.S. Border Patrol and migrants

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Go Ahead. Build That Wall. Artists Are Waiting To Paint On It.

If things don’t go as planned and jobs don’t come to those who voted for Donald Trump, they may want to look to Chicano street artists who have always spoken up by writing on the walls.

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How Music Videos Portray Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles has long served as backdrop/ primary character in music videos. From Bob Dylan to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, take a look at a few videos that feature the region's urban environments.