Route Guide - Mexico/NY - Vicencio Marquez (Guia de Ruta - México/NY - Vicencio Marquez), 2003-2006 |
Guías de Ruta - Edición Destino Nueva York Route Guides - (New York Arrival Edition) 2003-2006 Serie LATINO/A AMERICA, Begun 2003 Archival digital prints - Original set of 40, 16 surviving or accounted for, 8 of these folded and weathered by travel (nowin the hands of the artist), 8 remaining ones owned by participants. Installation dimensions variable: Maps (30 x 43 in each),accompanying text for each map is adapted to curatorial font & scale PL CAT#: 03.xx.540.1501.21.325 |
Full view of eight weathered maps from New York Arrival Edition of
Route Guides / LATINO/A AMERICA Series, Queens Museum of Art, 2006
Premise of this version: In the fall of 2003, the artist gave 40 of these maps
titled Road Maps (#1: Arrival New York), 2003/2006 to 20 individuals he
knew would cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Each person received two maps,
one for them to keep, and one for them to mail back to the artist upon arrival
at their final destination in New York City. The artist has since received 8 maps
in return that show various degrees of exposure to weather as well as wear
and tear.