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Lowriders
By: 29Packard Date: May 8, 2021, 8:58 am
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Great piece with references in Smithsonian on the continuing
popularity of lowriders. There's a lot to be said for going
slow to enjoy the scenery!
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New book Cruise Night by Kristin Bedford.
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Scenes from the Mexican American lowrider life: a clothbound
photobook documenting a vibrant LA car culture
Known for her quiet portraits of American cultural movements,
Los Angeles–based photographer Kristin Bedford’s new work,
Cruise Night, is an intimate and unstaged exploration of Los
Angeles’ Mexican American lowrider car culture. From 2014 to
2019 Bedford attended hundreds of lowrider cruise nights, car
shows, quinceañeras, weddings and funerals. Her images offer a
new visual narrative around the lowrider tradition and invite
outsiders to question prevalent societal stereotypes surrounding
this urban Mexican American culture. Bedford’s photos explore
the nuances of cars as mobile canvases and the legendary
community that creates them. With bright color photography and a
unique female vantage point, Cruise Night is an original look at
a prolific American movement set against the Los Angeles
cityscape.
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