SINCE ITS CREATION IN 2010, Santurce’s Law (SEL) has solidified its position as the leading exponent of emerging contemporary art and creative programming in Puerto Rico, by developing a management platform that manages to unite microprojects independent art scene for a weekend. With each edition SEL reaffirms its commitment to the rehabilitation of Santurce neighborhood through the foundation of an art circuit in the area; effort that has made the capital district in the center for contemporary artistic creation on the island and in America. Santurce is Law has been developed with the hope of seeing grow sector. The initial problem is that once the event ends, you tend to leave unused space and concept, waiting to be rescued next year and creating a cultural gap between. We are witnessing the change in Santurce community that has been produced for public art, and independent events of this nature, which are generated by the artistic community.
“Wilsons Car” after the previous owner of the car, the sculpture is made of 300 reclaimed pallets and to some ply wood scraps. Its around 22 feet high and sits at a parking lot at Serra Street, Santurse, San Juan in Puerto Rico as a part of the street art festival is Santurse Act 2016.
David Zayas has create the first mural exhibition ever created in any museum in Puerto Rico. David Zayas is a talented mural artist with local and international experience.
Exhibition Curated by: Rabin Dranat and Abby Ruiz.
Collective Exhibition
Artists:
Stanley Coll, Poncili Creation, Alexis Diaz, Rafael Ferrer, Rabindranat Diaz Cordona, Lyanne Febo, Radanes ‘Juni’ Figueroa, Juan Guzman, Jpeg, Jose Lerma, Miguel Luciano, Sofia Maldonado, Roberto Marquez, Elsa Maria Melendez, Katiana Modestti (Cloud ), Jose Morales, Uziel E Alegria Orlandi, Mariela Pabon, Fernando Pintado, Nick Quijano, Aby Ruiz, Alberto Santiago, Jonathan Torres, Emanuel Torres, Jose Luis Vargas, Maria Jucia Varona, Mel Xiloj, David Zayas
Notes the process of construction of the installation “The Wall” display “affective Abecedario: Jose Morales – Facilities” #ABCAfectivo. Presented at the Puerto Rico Art Museum
Museo de Arte de Ponce (MAP), is an art museum located on Las Americas Avenue in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is considered one of the finest art museums in Puerto Rico It houses a collection of European art, as well as work by Puerto Rican artists. The largest art museum in the Caribbean, it has also been called one of the best in the Americas. The museum contains one of the most important Pre-Raphaelite collections in the Western Hemisphere, holding some 4,500 pieces of art distributed among fourteen galleries. It was the first of three museums in Puerto Rico accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. It was founded by industrialist and philanthropist Luis A. Ferré, and its current building was officially inaugurated on December 28, 1965. It was significantly enlarged in 2010 after a $30M expansion. The museum has been called “world class”.
Brooklyn artist Miguel Luciano brings his shaved ice cart to Philadelphia for the exhibit Global Warming at the Icebox. Here he is talking with Pepon Osorio and making a grape ice for a kid (he charges $2 although waived the price for the child). He got the block of ice in North Philly. He built the cart himself, fiberglas over MDF board. He had it painted at an auto detailing place and had it outfitted with stereo equipment and a DVD player, which shows a flyover of arctic ice with music.
Pimp My Piragua is a mobile public art project that commemorates the innovations of Latino street vendors, transforming a traditional pushcart for selling shaved ice (Piraguas) into a hyper-modified pushcart-tricycle with a hi-fi sound and video system. This project was commissioned by the Queens Museum of Art in 2008.
“Sociedad 13” “mas me crece”, is a collective sample of a group of thirteen (13) artists whose works navigate and converge between related means of expression ranging from painting, sculpture, photography and other contemporary trends. The works present here address topics related to social status, processes of identity of contemporary subject, the excessive consumerism, to mass culture, and postcolonial establishing correlations between the current landscape of Puerto Rico today policies.
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The Borinqueña is the national anthem of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The current music and lyrics were written in 1903 and since then has been taught in schools and was adopted by most people. The music was made official by the government as the national anthem in 1952, and the letter in 1977. The title refers to the aboriginal Taíno name for the island of Puerto Rico, which was Boriken or Borinquen.
SINCE ITS CREATION IN 2010, Santurce’s Law (SEL) has solidified its position as the leading exponent of emerging contemporary art and creative programming in Puerto Rico, by developing a management platform that manages to unite micro projects independent art scene for a weekend. With each edition SEL reaffirms its commitment to the rehabilitation of Santurce neighborhood through the foundation of an art circuit in the area; effort that has made the capital district in the center for contemporary artistic creation on the island and in America. Santurce is Law has been developed with the hope of seeing grow sector. The initial problem is that once the event ends, you tend to leave unused space and concept, waiting to be rescued next year and creating a cultural gap between. We are witnessing the change in Santurce community that has been produced for public art, and independent events of this nature, which are generated by the artistic community.
La Unión Panamericana y La Secretaría General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos presenta 9 Artistas de Puerto Rico. Con la ayuda de la Universidad de Puerto Rico y la Esso Standard Oil Co. (Puerto Rico) Narración por Jose Ferrer. Artistas: Lorenzo Homar,
Julio Rosado del Valle, Olga Albizu, Rafael Villamil, Rafael Ferrer, Jose Alicea, Julio Micheli, Luis Hernandez Cruz, Eduardo Franceschi.
The Pan American Union and the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States presents 9 Artists of Puerto Rico. With the help of the University of Puerto Rico and Esso Standard Oil Co. (Puerto Rico) Narration by Jose Ferrer. Artists: Lorenzo Homar,
Julio Rosado del Valle, Olga Albizu, Rafael Villamil, Rafael Ferrer, Jose Alicea, Julio Micheli, Luis Hernandez Cruz, Eduardo Franceschi.
Trópico Abierto, Gran Bienal Tropical curated by Pablo Leon de La Barra. Celebrated on Piñones, Puerto Rico at Kiosco La Comay, Carretera 167 km 8 Hc 06 Loiza, Puerto Rico.
Pepón Osorio’s sculptures and large-scale installations are influenced by his experience as a social worker and often evolve from interactions with neighborhoods. “My principal commitment as an artist is to return art to the community,” says Osorio, who has worked in neighborhoods from Puerto Rico to Philadelpia to the Bronx.
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