About

A native Angeleno, Gronk’s practice grew from street art experience amongst other self-taught Chicano artists. In 1972, he was a founding member of the artist collective Asco, alongside Harry Gamboa Jr., Willie Herrón, and Patssi Valdez. The group was political, conceptual, and rooted in performance. Their name is derived from the Spanish word meaning disgust or repulsion, as the group often responded to problems impacting their community. A defining act of Asco was the defacement of LACMA in which the artists signed the front of the museum in spray paint to protest the exclusion of Chicano …