Ricardo Miranda Zúñiga

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Latino Artists at the Guggenheim

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The Guggenheim presents a strong selection of Latino artists (as problematic as the label is), however, the work that is featured is not amongst the strongest by these individuals. Three works that stood out are Carlos Amorales’s Calder-inspired cymbal mobile that visitors may play, Jonathas de Andrade’s “Posters for the Museum of the Northeast Man. 2013”, and Juan Downey’s Amazonian film installation. Many of the works are presented out of context as many were performative and/or protests, works in which the power lies in the environment and moment when they were executed. Presented within the context of the museum robs the cultural significance of many of these pieces.

Juan Downey

Juan Downey

Jonathas de Andrade

Jonathas de Andrade

Carlos Amorales

Carlos Amorales

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June 23rd, 2014 at 9:43 pm