Expresión…De los anhelos (Expression…Of Desires)

Curat­ed by Ángel Math­ieu and fea­tur­ing artists Car­los Ayala, Emil­ia Bar­ri­en­tos, Eduar­do Cabr­er, Annelisse Moli­ni, Zua­nia Muñiz Melen­dez, Kar­men Olmo, Omar Ortiz, Angéli­ca Rivera, Vane­sa Rivera Bar­reto, Luis Eli­er Rivera Ortiz, and Michaela Soto

This exhi­bi­tion explores the yearn­ings and desires of the indi­vid­ual through art. The works serve as crit­i­cal reflec­tions of our land, wield­ing a unique pow­er with­in the Puer­to Rican psy­che, often shap­ing our thoughts, emo­tions, and actions in pro­found ways. This exhi­bi­tion presents a col­lec­tive reflec­tion, yet each artist remains focused on the shared iden­ti­ty as Puer­to Ricans. It delves into deep­er aspi­ra­tions that may have been sup­pressed or over­looked for var­i­ous rea­sons. By explor­ing this pow­er, we can bet­ter under­stand our­selves and unlock new pos­si­bil­i­ties in our lives, deliv­er­ing a mes­sage to both the dias­po­ra and vis­i­tors unfa­mil­iar with con­tem­po­rary Puer­to Rican art. The par­tic­i­pat­ing artists con­struct works to com­mu­ni­cate ideas, emo­tions, and val­ues, with the inten­tion of help­ing the audi­ence grasp the under­ly­ing mes­sages with­in the art.

NYLAAT (New York Latin Amer­i­can Art Tri­en­ni­al) is one of the 2024 Gov­er­nors Island Arts Orga­ni­za­tions in Residence