“Hot sauce must be hot. If you don't like it hot, use less.” --David Tran, creator of Sriracha Hot Sauce

Can you imagine pho without Sriracha? Can you imagine tacos without Tapatío?  Now can you imagine breathing without air?  That’s how we at the museum feel – that it’s impossible to live without these two sauces so we are creating an art exhibition to celebrate Tapatío and the much coveted rooster sauce. 

Our upcoming exhibition L.A. Heat: Taste-Changing Condiments examines Los Angeles in a new way by exploring two hot sauces that are produced in Los Angeles.  What is the significance that these two quintessential American condiments were developed and made in Los Angeles?  What can it tell us about our city and our city’s role in America’s shifting culinary traditions?  And what will happen when we assemble 25 Los Angeles based artists together to create work based off of red-hot, mouth burning condiments?  Donate now to see what happens! 

Your contributions will enable the museum to develop a catalog and exhibit works inspired by Sriracha and/or Tapatío in a variety of mediums from established as well as emerging artists based in Los Angeles.

The exhibit is scheduled to open in March 2014 and will run through July 2014. We are open to the public and our admission is free. 

Participating Artists

• Edith Beaucage
• Erik Benjamins
• Audrey Chan
• Ching Ching Cheng
• Chris Christion
  
• Dave Chung
• Clayton Brothers
• Eye One
• Gajin Fujita
• Daniel Gonzalez
• Patrick “Pato” Hebert
• Phung Huynh
• Tomo Isoyama
• Nery Gabriel Lemus
• Sandra Low
• Trinh Mai
• Patrick Martinez
• Michael Massenburg
• Kwanchai Moriya
• Jose Ramirez
• Yoshie Sakai
• Jose Sarinana
• Sand One
• Sket
  
• Slick
  
• Henry Taylor
• Shark Toof
• Werc

Who are we? 

Since its opening in 2003 in downtown Los Angeles, the Chinese American Museum has presented numerous permanent and temporary exhibitions designed to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of America’s diverse heritage by researching, preserving, and sharing the history rich cultural legacy, and continuing contributions of Chinese Americans

Visit camla.org for more information on the museum