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Opening of Persistence: The Lions’ Roar in the Puerto Rican Arts

July 20, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

A sculptural installation featuring eight metalic figures from the waist to the upper legs. Each figure is topped with a combination of grapes, bananas, mango, and pineapples.
Héctor Arce Espasas, Ode to Paradise (Dancers), 2015. Porcelain, chrome glaze, fruits, and flowers.

Celebrate the opening of Persistence: The Lions’ Roar in the Puerto Rican Arts / “Persistencia: El Rugido de los Leones en la plástica puertorriqueña” with the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance.

Persistence examines the migration of Puerto Rican student-artists to Chicago beginning in the 1920s to study fine arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.  The exhibition presents a chronology of over 30 artists admitted to this prestigious institution and a selection of artwork representative of each decade. Showcasing the work of a group of artists reaffirming their national identity as a response to the Chicago experience, the exhibition addresses the migration experience, adaptation to the Chicago environment, confronting institutional colorism and race, and clashing with the Puerto Rico-United States colonial establishment. Curated by Jorge Felix and Lizette Cruz-Perez, curatorial assistant.

Persistencia examina la migración a Chicago en los 1920 de estudiantes-artistas puertoriqueñes que venían a estudiar artes plásticas en Instituto de Arte de Chicago. La exposición presenta una cronología de más de 30 artistes que fueron aceptades en esta prestigiosa institución y una selección de obras representativas de cada década. Al  presentar la obra de un grupo de artistes que reafirman su identidad nacional en respuesta a su experiencia en Chicago, la exposición discute temas como la experiencia del migrar, la adaptación al entorno de Chicago, la confrontación con el colorismo y el racismo institucional y el conflicto con el sistema colonial Puerto Rico-Estados Unidos. Curada por Jorge Felix y Lizette Cruz-Perez, asistente curatorial.

Details

Details

Date:
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Time:
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Event Category:

Accessibility

Free Admission

Wheelchair Accessible

Bilingual

Organizer

Puerto Rican Arts Alliance
Phone:
773 342 8865
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Region
West Side, North Side
Audience
Life-long Learners, Scholars
Accessibility
Free Admission, Wheelchair Accessible, Bilingual
Event Topics
Art Education, Community, LGBTQ+, Racial Identity, Social Justice, Women Artists

Venue

Locations

Location

PRAA Center Gallery
3000 N. Elbridge Ave.
Chicago, IL 60618 United States
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