Max Benavidez

Max Benavidez, PhD, is a writer, cultural critic, and fourth-generation Angeleno whose work explores the intersections of art, politics, and identity. A Fulbright Scholar and author of several books, including Gronk, he was the first art critic to bring the Chicano art collective Asco into the mainstream. He has taught at UCLA and the USC Annenberg School of Journalism and is now a playwright and first-time film director.