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CROSSING BORDERS - The Wheel of Fortune (American Dream), returns to NYC after 24 years

The Wheel of Fortune (American Dream), on display as part of the exhibition, Ida y Vuelta: Experiencias de la migración en el arte puertorriqueño contemporáneo at the Hunter College East Harlem Gallery. La rueda de la fortuna was part of Hernández solo exhibition at the New Museum, Illegal Games (1999).

"Risk, anticipation, luck, walking on a tightrope, riddles and the fortuitous; these are the elements of life that are translated into the practice of games, in the act of rolling the dice and turning the wheel of fortune "- Anaida Hernández

Fragment of the essay  catalogue exhibition Ida y Vuelta (2018) by Laura Bravo, curator 

La ruleta de la fortuna: el sueño americano, 

1998 - 1999 

This game warns us, through the table in which we are invited to bet, that the desires of prosperity, freedom, fame, pleasure or success, also imply the risk of encountering a thorny outcome. This is the drama experienced by thousands of Puerto Ricans who, driven by the recession and the desire for a more promising future, left the island and faced problems of discrimination and even worse precariousness.

The risk and emotion of the game are star resources of this piece, where the public is invited to participate with the purpose of experiencing the sensation of venturing to reach an idealized life in a foreign space. The mythical dream of the protagonist country is recognizable through symbols such as the crown of the Statue of Liberty, the Capitol or the flag. Although the migration from Puerto Rico to the United States does not imply the crossing of a political border, the geographical transfer entails another type of difficulties.

Like a coin that is thrown into the air, this dream also has two faces, and to each glorified version of the emigrants' hopes, there is the hidden possibility of unpredictable misfortune that may befall them.

Anaida Hernández, Artist talk at Hunter College East Harlem Gallery , NYC

Wheel of Fortune (American Dream), 1999 by Anaida Hernández. Mixed-media interactive installation. Wood, acrylic paint, steel, fabric. Variable dimentions; wheel: f d (1.4m). table top: 6 x2 f x 2 1n (1.8m x 60 x x cm.) View at the Taller Puertorriqueṅo, Filadelfia, USA. 

Link: https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/event/ida-y-vuelta-anaida-hernandez-artists-talk

LOCATION: The Silberman School of Social Work

COST: Free

April 1  1:00 pm – 2:30 pm 

Join Anaida Hernández as she explores her work, La rueda de la fortuna – el sueño americano (1999), on display as part of the exhibition, Ida y Vuelta: Experiencias de la migración en el arte puertorriqueño contemporáneo at the Hunter College East Harlem Gallery. La rueda de la fortuna was part of Hernández solo exhibition at the New Museum, Illegal Games (1999).

The exhibit, whose name translates to Arrivals and Departures: Migration Experiences in Contemporary Puerto Rican Art, is curated by Laura Bravo and features 19 Puerto Rican artists whose works respond to the experience of many Puerto Ricans living abroad. It is on view at Hunter College East Harlem Gallery through September 30th.

This event is part of the CENTRO 50th Anniversary Celebration! Join us all of 2023 in celebrating 50 years of CENTRO’s work to strengthen, diversify, and reimagine the field of Puerto Rican Studies.

Support our 50th Anniversary here!

This Artist Talk is organation by professor Magdalena Sagardía as part of the Latino Popular Culture - HyField course from the Department of Latin American and Latino Studies at Lehman College, CUNY.

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CENTRO Announces Ida y Vuelta: Experiencias de la migración en el arte puertorriqueño contemporáneo at Hunter East Harlem Gallery this Spring

The exhibit will be on view from March 30, 2023 to September 30, 2023

Link: https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/news/centro-announces-ida-y-vuelta-experiencias-de-la-migracion-en-el-arte-puertorriqueno-contemporaneo-at-hunter-college-east-harlem-gallery-this-spring/

(New York, NY – March 14, 2023) The Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO) in partnership with Hunter East Harlem Gallery, has announced the opening of the exhibition, Ida y Vuelta: Experiencias de la migración en el arte puertorriqueño contemporáneo (Arrivals and Departures: Migration Experiences in Contemporary Puerto Rican Art), from March 30th, 2023 through September 30th. The exhibition, a major show featuring 19 artists whose works respond to the processes, causes, and consequences of traveling and living away from their place of origin, will mark the first time in ten years that CENTRO will be partnering with the Hunter East Harlem Gallery, neighbor to the CENTRO Library & Archives, as part of their 50th Anniversary celebrations.

“It is imperative that CENTRO continue to bring attention to our collective stories and examine our migration processes not just from analyzing data but also from an artistic perspective.” expressed Ángel Antonio Ruiz-Laboy, Director of Arts & Culture at CENTRO. “The opportunity to collaborate with Hunter College Art Galleries after so many years allows CENTRO to impact Hunter students and faculty and to ignite new conversations about Puerto Rico’s colonial relationship with the US.” he continued. 

Curated by Dr. Laura Bravo, the exhibition first opened in February 2017 at the History, Anthropology and Art Museum, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. The show suffered a temporary closure after the strike of Hurricane Maria in September 2017, reopening in December that year and inspiring timely conversations about the humanitarian consequences of this tragic event.