Presented in partnership with the Getty Research Institute. As we approach the 500 year anniversary of the conquest of Mexico, Project 1521 has emerged as a result of a multi-year collaboration between artist Sandy Rodriguez and writer Adolfo Guzman-Lopez. Inspired by Book 12 of the Florentine Codex, the project gathers artists, writers, and scholars to generate new visual and literary works as acts of resistance. “The General History of the Things of New Spain” — aka the Florentine Codex — is a massive 2,000-page guide to Aztec life. Created in the shadow of the Spanish invasion, and completed during a devastating epidemic, this encyclopedic effort provides a uniquely Indigenous perspective on the world- shattering events of the 16th century. Panelists include artist Sandy Rodriguez; writer and KPCC/ LAIST reporter Adolfo Guzman-Lopez; Kevin Terraciano, Director of the Latin American Institute at UCLA; Diana Magaloni Kerpel, LACMA’s Curator of the Art of the Ancient Americas; Kim Richter, Senior Research Specialist, Director’s Office, Getty Research Institute; Abelardo de la Cruz de la Cruz, Associate Instructor and Nahuatl Instructor, Department of World Languages and Cultures at the University of Utah. RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/project1521andfloco