Where We Become Ourselves

Albuquerque, NM – New Mexico artists join the national Fall of Freedom initiative with a major public art event on Saturday, November 22, 5–7 PM featuring a HUGE banner drop from the GIZMO Arts building in downtown Albuquerque including performances by High Desert Playback, calling for solidarity, resistance, and creative defiance.

In the pursuit of uncovering the often overlooked histories of queer Chicanx communities, I embarked on a journey from Albuquerque to Los Angeles, two cities rich with histories of community, art, and activism. As someone who was raised in Southern California and grew up in New Mexico, I have a strong connection to both communities. This project is not just about research; it is about connection, both to the past and to those in our community who continue to carry these histories forward.Description goes here

March 28, 2025 – June 29, 2025

Vladem Contemporary
Montezuma Ave.
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Departures that Brought Us Here merges research in LGBTQ+ archives with the kinetic movement of a split-flap display board. Traditionally used in airports and train stations to signal movement and transition, Gomez has transformed the display board into a storytelling platform containing messages, memories, and resistance from the LGBTQ+ community.

Judy Chicago in conversation with Massimiliano Gioni photographed by Apolo Gomez

Laid out in twelve thematic sections, Issue 49 of Elephant Magazine is presented in one 500-page mega-edition for 2024 and includes conversations exploring art history, theory, and creative practice, along with a broad selection of photography and original artwork.

The theme of this issue is dedicated to transformation and artists who embody this concept.

Echoes: Cheers + Queers is featured in Headmaster magazine no. 10 is a photographic series that uses AI to look back at the forgotten history of male cheerleading, reflecting on their contribution to spirit and camaraderie. This work used AI to unearth forgotten narratives and confront the limitations of Latinx and Queer histories in technology.

I'm pleased to announce that I am a receipt of the 2024 Fulcrum Fund for my project Tracing Queer Chicano and Gay Rights Movements Through Art. This Zine project explores the interconnected narratives of the Chicano Queer and Gay Rights Movements during the 1970s and the 1980s. The project seeks to contextualize these movements within their socio-political landscapes. Connecting the threads through interviews, and photographs of New Mexico queer activists and survivors of the epidemic

What are you doing, man?
Reportage piece by Pepijn Keppel
July 26, 2023 – Published in No. 30
Featuring “Men I Know” by Apolo Gomez

I've been sitting alone against a tree in a forest in North Brabant for over an hour now, but maybe I've been there for much longer. I had to hand in my phone and watch, my sense of time is completely unreliable. It's a sweltering afternoon in May, the first tropical days of the year. The mosquitoes swarm around my ankles, between the branches lies my orange weekend bag containing a hooded sweater, raincoat, toothbrush, toothpaste, pen and paper – my stuff for this multi-day men's retreat.