BACK TO BACK: From Backyard to Boulevard 2018-2022 (on-going)

BACK TO BACK shines a light on the lowrider culture of Los Angeles that originated in the late 50’s and began to flourish during the 60’s and 70’s. The introduction to older, lowered cars of a hydraulic pump system originally used in aircraft, allowed the owners to adjust the suspension by hitting the switches. Later, this evolved to the more extreme body movement we know today as hopping. The highly anticipated social event that originated on Whittier Blvd in East LA expressed a unique Mexican-American identity, also known as Chicano culture. A refusal to be Americanized. For the first time, and in contrast with their parents, these young men and women made their journeys by car, rapidly expanding their world with a bold assertion of freedom. Soon a lowriding culture manifested nationwide with a high concentration in the western and south western states of the USA. Within a few years, lowrider culture was adopted and developed by African-Americans, establishing itself in funk music, the early stages of R’n’B, and West Coast Hip Hop in particular. Today the lowriding continues. At events like “Sunday Fun Day”, a self-explanatory title, the community is reflected in its purest form. Central to this community are the clubs where members meet to discuss the clubs’ future, the costs needed for future customization, and foremost receive award-like 3D logos that are exhibited behind the rear window to proudly represent the club. The car clubs play an important social