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With their guerilla approach to performance art, Asco founders Harry Gamboa Jr., Glugio “Gronk” Nicandro, Willie Herrón and Patssi Valdez built a legacy around expanding the possibilities for Chicanos in the art world.

“We want to celebrate Asco, but also pass what Asco did on to the next generation and continue their legacy,” he told De Los.

Across Austin’s Lady Bird Lake, Asco fans and documentary enthusiasts alike gathered in the hotel ballroom-turned-movie theater.

The film chronicles the beginnings of Asco, gives background on its most famous works and highlights its influence on the contemporary Chicano art world.

Do you remember the first time you encountered Asco’s work?