While in New York

I spend some time at the New Museum of Contemporary Art. The structure is magnificent architectural experience. On the roof, you see all you need to see: The City. The stairs, spaces, and movement approximates art to a true Kantian spiritual intimacy.

On view
Skip Museum as a Hub. The work by Paul Chain reminded me of Kara Walker. While the exhibition Double Album continues the discussion on installation, globalization, and culture.

Delightful Causalities at the Whitney Biennale 2008

As my hopes for something stimulating were starting to diminish I came across with Mika Rottenberg. Still from cheese wraps goats, hair, milk, and women in an installation that continues the dialog of women’s social position in the modern century. Inspired by a true story she portrays the life of six long haired women that use their hair to establish dominance in their goat farm. Further, their hair seems to have a surreal sensuality, as the wrap and caress it to stimulate the goats. They run around the goat farm. As they were trapped in a structure which sometimes goes out of control, but they know how to regain control fairly quickly.

2008 Time magazine 100 most influential people in the world

While growing in Puerto Rico, I had to define my sentiments towards Cuba. Both islands share a history of colonization, political oppression, and tumultuous relationship with the United States. After the Cuban revolution in 1959, some wealthy Cubans moved to San Juan, while the patriotism of the independent movement within my island was inspired by the liberation of Cuba from the United States. In high school, I wished that I could participate in a brigade to work in a farm in Cuba. But life molded me into an immigrant that ended up in the United States.

Yoani Sánchez’s blog Generación Y, http://www.desdecuba.com/generationy/, informs about the social and cultural realities of Cuba which has earned her international recognition. She mentions the trend in Cuba to name people weird names that start with Y. In Puerto Rico, there was also a trend of naming kids strangely like Nanushka, Nitroshka, Yerannia.

Candy Shop

Besides being enchanted by the new Madonna album, what I love the most about is the quality of the contemporary artists to redefine concepts. One of her songs is named Candy Shop.
Now, every time I hear does two words together, I will not have to think of that hideous 50 cent song!!!!

Dying Dog and Gallery Space

Dying Dog and Gallery Space

Art expression should not be restricted. Every artist brings a conversation to a space or situation, which may express a quality of a given time. It seems as the discourse of death seems to frighten people in such dynamics times.
Here are some flicks of the work by Guillermo Vargas Habacuc.

Blasphemous IKEA

My fabulous IKEA bed died with a banging.

File under beds one cannot make good love on.

Zoe Crosher: 1 Yr later

Although I bring a bad picture, I fancy this project because it speaks to the modern girl.

She took pictures of girls in their last year of high school in their bedrooms. The artist revisited the participants a year later to retake another picture and portray their transformations.