In coordination with the opening of ‘Troy Montes Michie: Rock of Eye’ at the Contemporary Arts Museum-Houston, please join us for an in-person conversation at the museum on Saturday, September 24th from 2pm-3pm CST between the artist and Professor Catherine S. Ramírez for a discussion about their shared investments in histories of the zoot suit in Latinx communities. Prof. Ramírez is a professor and Chair of Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and is the author of ‘The Woman in the Zoot Suit: Gender, Nationalism, and the Cultural Politics of Memory’ (Duke University Press, 2009). RSVPs for this event via Eventbrite are encouraged as seats in the auditorium are limited. Link to register in bio. Please review CAMH’s safety protocols on their website. Seating will be socially distanced and masks are encouraged to be worn throughout the event. If there are questions or concerns regarding safety or accessibility, please contact [email protected]. IMAGES: (1) Graphics by Nazli Ercan @n.na.naz (2) Headshot of T. Michie, by Christian DeFonte (3) Michie, 'Tauche,' 2019, zoot suit jacket and clothing fragments, courtesy of the artist and Company Gallery (4) Headshot of C. Ramírez (5) Michie, 'This Body is Not a Fortress #6,' 2019, mixed media, courtesy of the artist and Company Gallery @troymichie @camhouston @followriversinstitute #catherineramirez @ucsc @companygallery #troymontesmichie #catherineramirez #rockofeye #camhouston #atCAMH #followriversinstitute #ucsc