Gallery Hours: Thursday – Friday, 1 PM – 5 PM
Opening Soon:
OTRA ONDA/OTRA VEZ
About the Exhibition
Acción Latina presents “Otra Onda/Otra Vez”, a revival of the groundbreaking 1981 exhibition “Otra Onda”, opening Friday, August 14, from 5:30 PM to 9 PM at the Juan R. Fuentes Gallery in San Francisco’s Mission District.
Organized and curated by photographers Lou Dematteis, Joe Ramos, Gato Rivera, and Acción Latina, the exhibition brings together original photographs by all 19 photographers featured in the 1981 show.
The original “Otra Onda” was organized by visionary artist René Yañez and first exhibited at Galera de la Raza in 1981. It was a monumental exhibition and the first of its kind to document lowrider culture in a gallery or museum setting. The show later traveled to the Humboldt Park Cultural Arts Center in Chicago and the Art Gallery at Sonoma State University.
At a time when lowrider culture was stereotyped and criminalized, “Otra Onda” focused on the people and creatives who pushed culture forward in the Mission District. Its photographs helped change how lowriding was perceived within cultural institutions and beyond.
Forty-five years later, “Otra Onda/Otra Vez” offers a new generation the chance to see history through the photographs that first documented it. The San Francisco Lowrider Council will display cars during the opening, connecting those 1981 images with the culture as it lives on today.
Lou Dematteis, Joe Ramos, and Gato Rivera will attend the opening. The evening will feature a vinyl DJ set, refreshments, and lowriders.
OPENING DETAILS
Date: Friday, August 14, 2026
Time: 5:30 PM to 9 PM
Location: Juan R. Fuentes Gallery, 2958 24th Street, San Francisco
Admission: Free
This exhibition will be on view from August 14 through October 17, 2026. Regular gallery hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 1 PM- 5 PM.
For press inquiries, interviews, or additional information, please contact Andrew Brobst at andrew@accionlatina.org
