“El arte como re-existencia: lo afropuertorriqueño” [Art as Re-existence: Afro-Puerto Rican Works] opens on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at 7:00pm, and will likely be on view till Saturday, July 8, 2023, on the Museum of Historical past, Anthropology, and Artwork of the College of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras. The primary guided tour of the exhibition will likely be provided by Dr. María Elba Torres, curator of the exhibition, on Saturday, April 29, at 1:30pm (EST).
Listed here are excerpts from an article by Ámbar Gutiérrez Báez for El Submit Antillano. [Many thanks to David Lewis for bringing this item to our attention.]
The Museum of Historical past, Anthropology and Artwork (MHAA) of the College of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus (UPRRP) introduced the opening of the exhibition “El arte como re-existencia: lo afropuertorriqueño” beginning Tuesday, April 25, at 7:00pm. The exhibition goals to advertise higher information and higher respect for the range of the heritage and tradition of Afro-descendants and their contribution to the event and well-being of society.
As an entity of power and social conscience, the College of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, expressed its adherence to the proclamation of the United Nations Group with Certification 77, Tutorial 12 months 2015-2016, committing to assist curricular initiatives, analysis and repair in an effort to reinforce measures to attain equal situations in all areas of society, in addition to promote higher information and respect for the heritage, tradition and contributions of Afro-descendants. This 12 months marks the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery in Puerto Rico, which occurred in 1873.
Dr. María Elba Torres, curator of the exhibition, said, “we’re very near the top of the Worldwide Decade for Folks of African Descent, proclaimed by the United Nations Group, with the theme ‘Afro-descendants: recognition, justice and growth.’ The manifesto goals to rejoice the necessary contributions of individuals of African descent all over the world; promote social justice and inclusion insurance policies; eradicate racism and intolerance; promote human rights and assist create higher and extra affluent communities.”
Flavia Marichal Lugo, director of the MHAA, reported that “the museum joins the celebration of the Decade, because of a donation from the Mellon Basis, granted to advertise the research of Afro-descendants. By a number of 70 works of Puerto Rican artwork, together with work, drawings, posters, engravings, sculptures, in addition to historic objects and paperwork, the illustration of Afro-descendants is proven.
The exhibition has eight thematic areas: The Transatlantic Slave Passage, a Crime in opposition to Humanity; Maroons, Rebellions, and Freedmen; Id, Abolitionism, and Illustration; The U.S. Invasion: A New Form of Racism; Builders of Puerto Rican Society; Music: Expression, Id, and Resistance; Image of Liberating Schooling; Spirituality; and Portraits and Self-portraits.
[. . .] For guided excursions, please make an appointment by calling 787-763-3939. Museum hours are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to five:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. to five:00 p.m. to eight:00 p.m., and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The primary guided tour of the exhibition will likely be provided by Dr. María Elba Torres, curator of the exhibition, on Saturday, April 29, at 1:30 p.m.
Excerpts translated by Ivette Romero. For authentic article (in Spanish) and pattern paintings, see https://elpostantillano.web/index.php?choice=com_content&view=article&id=32127:abre-la-exposicion-el-arte-como-re-existencia-lo-afropuertorriqueno-en-el-museo-de-historia-antropologia-y-arte-de-la-upr&catid=385&Itemid=1067
[Shown above: Detail from Gerardo Castro’s “Conjurando el pasado.”]