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Emilio Sánchez, Untitled, Bronx Storefront, “La Rumba Supermarket,” late 1980s, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Emilio Sánchez Foundation. © Emilio Sánchez Foundation
A print of a storefront with people crowded inside.

Our America

The Latino Presence In American Art

On View February 17, 2017 - June 4, 2017

Our America presents the rich and varied contributions of nearly 70 Latino artists over the last sixty years.  Drawn entirely from the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, this exhibition showcases artists of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Dominican descent, as well as other Latin American groups with deep roots in the United States.  Included are paintings, prints, sculptures, photography, video art and installations.

The exhibition features art created since the 1950s, when long-standing Latino communities increasingly demanded equal rights, the island of Puerto Rico became a commonwealth of the United States, and newer arrivals reached the American mainland. As more and more Latino artists entered art schools, they created works stimulated by their shared experiences and the U.S. artistic landscape.

Divided into several categories, Our America explores everything from immigration to the everyday. As Latino artists experimented with different media, they drew on their unique cultural perspectives and expanded the boundaries of such art forms as graphics, photography, and installation art. The artists in this exhibition define themselves in numerous ways—Chicano, Puerto Rican, painter, sculptor, to name a few.

By exploring the varied and deep links between Latino art and U.S. history, culture, and art, Our America encourages viewers to gain insight into our unfolding national past and present. The exhibit explores different generations and varied styles, and poses questions about what is meant by “American,” or “Latino.”

To explore the exhibition’s themes and works in more detail, click here.

PUNTOS DE VISTA

Puntos de Vista (Points of View) is an audio program encompassing a tapestry of voices that reflects the memories of our own Latino community.


Nuestra América: La Presencia Latina en el Arte Estadounidense

DEL 17 DE FEBRERO HASTA EL 4 DE JUNIO DE 2017

Nuestra América presenta contribuciones ricas y diversas de casi 70 artistas latinos a lo largo de sesenta años. Provenientes en su totalidad de la colección delMuseo de Arte Americano del Smithsonian, esta exposición presenta artistas de ascendencia mexicana, puertorriqueña, cubana y dominicana, así como de otros grupos latinoamericanos con grandes raíces en los Estados Unidos. Se incluyen pinturas, grabados, esculturas, fotografías, videoarte e instalaciones.

La exposición muestra arte creado desde 1950; momento en el que comunidades latinas, fuertemente enraizadas, exigían con mayor ímpetu igualdad de derechos, en el que la isla de Puerto Rico se convirtió en un Estado Libre Asociado de Estados Unidos y en el que ocurrieron nuevas migraciones a territorio continental estadounidense. Conforme más artistas latinos entraron a escuelas de arte, fueron creando obras basadas en experiencias comunes en conjunción con paisajes artísticos estadounidenses.

Dividida en diferentes categorías, Nuestra América explora temas desde migración hasta la cotidianidad.  Al comenzar a experimentar con diferentes medios, los artistas latinos expusieron una perspectiva cultural única y expandieron los límites del arte a través de medios gráficos, fotográficos e instalaciones. Los artistas en esta exposición se definen a sí mismos como chicano, puertorriqueño, pintor, escultor, por nombrar algunos.

Al explorar los profundos y variados vínculos entre el arte latino y la historia, cultura y arte estadounidense,  Nuestra América invita a los espectadores a generar un entendimiento del desarrollo nacional pasado y presente. La exposición explora diferentes generaciones y diversos estilos y plantea preguntas respecto al significado de “estadounidense” o “latino”.

Para obtener información más a detalle sobre la temática y las obras de la exposición da click aquí.

PUNTOS DE VISTA

Puntos de Vista es un programa de audio que incluirá un tapiz de voces que refleje los recuerdos de nuestra propia comunidad latina.


 

 

This exhibit is presented with support from:

Our America: The Latino Presence in AmericanArt is organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Generous support for the exhibition has been provided by Altria Group, the Honorable Aida M. Alvarez, Judah Best, The James F. Dicke Family Endowment, Sheila Duignan and Mike Wilkins, Tania and Tom Evans, Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino, The Michael A. and the Honorable Marilyn Logsdon Mennello Endowment, Henry R. Muñoz III, Wells Fargo and Zions Bank. Additional significant support was provided by The Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center. Support for “Treasures to Go,” the museum’s traveling exhibition program, comes from The C.F. Foundation, Atlanta.

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