Olmec head made out of volcanic rock turns 10
By Mary Strope
The Guardsman
Nestled in the Frida Kahlo Garden courtyard adjacent to Ocean Campus’ Diego Rivera Theatre sits El Rey, a looming, 14-ton replica of an ancient Olmec head made of igneous volcanic rock.
Ten years ago this October, Ignacio Pérez Solano’s 9-foot statue completed a 2,