LATINO/A AMERICA
Series begun in 2003, ongoing
Time based, social, and multimedia
PL CAT#: xx.xx.540.0000.00.325
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View the LATINO/A AMERICA Blog Past projects in the series include (not all represented in this selection): |
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Versión mural - Efímero o permanente (Mural version - Ephemeral or permanent), 2003, ongoing |
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Guías de Ruta - Ediciones de mapas portables (Route Guides - Portable map editions), 2003, ongoing Edición Destino Nueva York concluída en el 2006 (New York Arrival Edition concluded in 2006) Edición Destino Carolina del Norte a concluirse en el 2008 (North Carolina Arrival Edition to be concluded in 2008) |
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Lápiz labial sobre vidrio - Efímero (Lipstick painting on glass - Ephemeral), 2003, ongoing |
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Panfletos y Posters Gratuitos Distribuidos en Talleres Públicos (Free Pamphlets & Posters Distributed During Public Workshops), 2003, ongoing |
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Publicaciones Especiales (Special Publications), 2005, ongoing |
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Camisetas, Mantas y Objetos para Uso en Marchas y Protestas (T-Shirts, Banners, and Other Objects To Be Used During Marches and Protests), 2004, ongoing |
This conceptual series consists of the presentation and distribution of a new map of the American continent, and the development of public art forms that are dispersed in everyday social spaces and exchanges. While it may be seen as a monument to the epics of migration, its goal is also to critically reflect on the form and function of conventional monuments.
The words “Latino/a” and “America” acquire different meanings depending on the context, and reflect on the deep impact of popular shifts in our culture. The common tie between all of the different versions is the sharing of a new “Latinidad” that extends globally, and is redefining the English speaking world. We are changing what “America” means, and what it means to be “American.”