By the time you read about Perry Vasquez's exhibition, it might have a title. And whenever it gets a title, someone other than the artist will have named it. Vasquez's show, which opened last night at Balboa Park's Centro Cultural de la Raza, includes new prints, collectively titled “P.L.A.T.O.” Along with these new images will be an installation entitled “Title Piece.” And for “Title Piece,” he's including some cards with the question: “What do the letters P.L.A.T.O. stand for?” He's inviting viewers to answer the question in writing, for as long as the cards last – and he'll likely choose one to be the title of his show. Of Plato's name turned into an acronym, Vasquez says, “I like its multiple meaning, that the word names the philosopher, of course, but in Spanish, it's the word for plate. I like the fact that it has a...
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