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.
.043.jpeg "De la serie Ilegal Games, La Rueda de la Fortuna, El sueṅo americano, 1999")
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.
