This article positions queer nightlife as a central vehicle in the lives and practices of queer Latinx artists working in Los Angeles over the past decade. It highlights how queer nightlife has provided a generative space for art making and community building in LA and considers how the usage of queer nightlife as a frame of study ruptures existing art historical and curatorial methodologies relative to Latinx art. I closely analyze works by artists rafa esparza, Sebastian Hernandez, and Gabriela Ruiz drawn from the gay bars and streets of downtown and East Los Angeles to underscore the radical and sophisticated ways by which these artists create art, community, and opportunity. By critically examining three case studies––Escandalos Angeles (2018), a performance by Hernandez and Ruiz at Club Chico in Montebello, California; Nostra Fiesta (2019), a storefront mural by esparza, Ruiz, and friends at the New Jalisco Bar in downtown; and YOU (2019–ongoing), a queer party directed by Hernandez and launched at La Cita Bar in downtown––I reveal how queer nightlife has served as an incubator for these artists to come together, express themselves, and generate a sense of joy and freedom from the struggles of everyday life.

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酷儿夜生活和当代艺术网络：酒吧艺术家研究

本文将酷儿夜生活定位为过去十年在洛杉矶工作的酷儿拉丁裔艺术家的生活和实践的核心载体。它强调了酷儿夜生活如何为洛杉矶的艺术创作和社区建设提供了生成空间，并考虑了酷儿夜生活作为研究框架如何打破与拉丁艺术相关的现有艺术史和策展方法。我仔细分析了艺术家拉法·埃斯帕扎 (rafa esparza)、塞巴斯蒂安·埃尔南德斯 (Sebastian Hernandez) 和加布里埃拉·鲁伊斯 (Gabriela Ruiz) 的作品，这些作品取自洛杉矶市中心和东洛杉矶的同性恋酒吧和街道，强调这些艺术家创造艺术、社区和机会的激进而复杂的方式。通过批判性地研究三个案例研究——Escandalos Angeles (2018)，埃尔南德斯和鲁伊斯在加利福尼亚州蒙特贝罗的奇科俱乐部的表演； 《Nostra Fiesta》（2019 年）是由 esparza、Ruiz 和朋友在市中心的 New Jalisco 酒吧创作的店面壁画； and YOU（2019年至今），一个由埃尔南德斯执导并在市中心 La Cita 酒吧发起的酷儿派对——我揭示了酷儿夜生活如何成为这些艺术家聚集在一起、表达自己并产生欢乐感的孵化器以及摆脱日常生活的挣扎的自由。