Juan Sanchez - Rican/Structed Convictions

Dates

June 17 - July 22

Exhibition

A survey exhibition of 10 years of work by this Hispanic American artist who in his paintings and prints addresses the concerns of Puerto Rican independence, nationalism and identity in our contemporary culture. Often combining on the surface collaged photogtaphic and xerox images with historical Taino Indian and African symbols and iconography.

Poetry Rican/Structing Literature: An Evening of Readings

   In conjunction with the Juan Sanchez exhibition, a reading by four contemporary writers: Martin Espada, Sandra Maria Esteves, Louis Reyes Rivera, and Alma Villegas. The program, organized by Juan Sanchez and hosted by actress Isabel Saez, is a tribute to the many Puerto Rican and Latin American poets who have inspired Sanchez's work and who he sometimes quotes in his painting surfaces. Publication Color catalog documenting his work with essays by Shifra M. Goldman, Papo Colo and Lucy R. Lippard, artist's biography and bibliography.

Travels to

CU Art Galleries, University of Boulder, CO
Massachusetts College of Art, MA

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