One in all my favourite sections of the continued “no existe un mundo poshuracán: Puerto Rican Artwork within the Wake of Hurricane Maria” exhibit on the Whitney Museum is the collection of posters by Garvin Sierra. Among the many many intelligent posters, the one beneath despatched chills up my backbone with its eloquent simplicity.
So, I used to be happy to seek out out that, as a part of the celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the Museum of the Americas in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sierra’s exhibition “Un grito en la mano” [A cry in the hand]—curated by Humberto Figueroa—has been on view since October 19, 2022, and is ongoing till February 26, 2023. Moreover, the newspaper La Perla del Sur simply introduced that Sierra will provide a guided tour, together with fellow artist and mentor Antonio Martorell, this Sunday, January 29, 2023, at 1:00pm. Under are excerpts from OCA Information describing Sierra’s exhibition.
[. . .] “Un grito en la mano” by Garvin Sierra will current over 200 posters from his in depth inventive manufacturing, in digital and printed format, which summarizes the subjects of best dialogue and debate within the media in recent times. The artist already has a profession as a designer and sculptor, and engraver, and, on this exhibition, he stands out for his work as an editor.
“In occasions of superior administration from digital expertise, the artwork of denunciation and protest acquires a higher capability for multiplication from digital networks. Its deployment capability is equal to a robust drive. The exhibition “Un grito en la mano” acknowledges the basic definition of the poster as a cry on the wall. These days, the wall is the display screen of the cell phone or of any piece of apparatus that’s the receiver of the sign that emanates from a transmitter related to the digital medium,” stated curator Humberto Figueroa.
The exhibition additionally options interpretive writings by “Maestro” Antonio Martorell and author Ana Teresa Toro. Visiting it is going to be an immersive expertise throughout the sharp creativity of the artist by installations of screens and projections which have been attainable due to the patronage of the Puerto Rican firm SunColors, suppliers specialised in large-format printing and graphics. Together with the exhibition, an interpretive program might be going down that may embody talks, workshops, and guided excursions. [. . .]
For full article, see https://www.ossayecasadearte.com/publish/celebracipercentC3percentB3n-del-30-aniversario-del-museo-de-las-ampercentC3percentA9ricas-con-un-grito-en-la-mano-de-garvin-sierra
Additionally see https://www.periodicolaperla.com/gente/martorell-acompanara-a-garvin-sierra-en-recorrido-guiado-por-su-exposicion/ and https://www.museolasamericas.org/
Additionally see earlier publish https://repeatingislands.com/2022/02/09/landmark-show-of-puerto-rican-art-made-in-the-five-years-since-hurricane-maria/
For extra on Garvin Sierra, see http://www.garvinsierravega.com/