How a 1970s Chicano art group defied the mainstream and made history
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This image released by Asa Nisi Masa Films shows promotional art from the film "ASCO: Without Permission." (Asa Nisi Masa Films via AP)Harry Gamboa Jr., a founding member of the Chicano art collective Asco, poses for a portrait to promote the documentary film "ASCO: Without Permission" on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Harry Gamboa Jr., a founding member of the Chicano art collective Asco, poses for a portrait to promote the documentary film "ASCO: Without Permission" on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Harry Gamboa Jr., a founding member of the Chicano art collective Asco, poses for a portrait to promote the documentary film "ASCO: Without Permission" on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Harry Gamboa Jr., a founding member of the Chicano art collective Asco, poses for a portrait to promote the documentary film "ASCO: Without Permission" on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Patssi Valdez, a founding member of the Chicano art collective Asco, poses for a portrait to promote the documentary film "ASCO: Without Permission" on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Patssi Valdez, a founding member of the Chicano art collective Asco, poses for a portrait to promote the documentary film "ASCO: Without Permission" on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Harry Gamboa Jr., a founding member of the Chicano art collective Asco, poses for a portrait to promote the documentary film "ASCO: Without Permission" on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Patssi Valdez, a founding member of the Chicano art collective Asco, poses for a portrait to promote the documentary film "ASCO: Without Permission" on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)This image released by Asa Nisi Masa Films shows Gronk, from left, Patssi Valdez, Willie Herron, and Harry Gamboa Jr. in a scene from "ASCO: Without Permission." (Harry Gamboa Jr./Asa Nisi Masa Films via AP)Travis Gutierrez Senger poses for a portrait to promote "ASCO: Without Permission" on Friday, March 14, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)This image released by Asa Nisi Masa Films shows Patssi Valdez in a scene from "ASCO: Without Permission." (Asa Nisi Masa Films via AP)This image released by Asa Nisi Masa Films shows Maria Maea in a scene from "ASCO: Without Permission." (Asa Nisi Masa Films via AP)This image released by Asa Nisi Masa Films shows Harry Gamboa Jr. in a scene from "ASCO: Without Permission." (Harry Gamboa Jr./Asa Nisi Masa Films via AP)
This image released by Asa Nisi Masa Films shows promotional art from the film "ASCO: Without Permission." (Asa Nisi Masa Films via AP)