Interpretación del Soneto de las Estrellas (Homenaje a Esteban Valdés)

Exposición / Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros (SAPS) / Tres Picos 29, Polanco, Miguel Hidalgo / Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, México
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Cuándo:
10 jul de 2013 - 05 ene de 2014

Inauguración:
10 jul de 2013

Organizada por:
Proyecto Siqueiros: Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros - La Tallera

Artistas participantes:
Jesús Cruz Negrón - Jesús 'Bubu' Negrón

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Descripción de la Exposición

An Interpretation of the Sonnet of the Stars (Homage to Esteban Valdés) by Jesús 'Bubu' Negrón is an exhibition centered on Esteban Valdés, a concrete poet born in Mexico and raised in Puerto Rico. In a multimedia installation, Negrón reinterpreted one of his best-known poems the 'Sonnet of the Stars' (1977) into an action, a video and a sculptural carpet made out of wood resin, pointing to the history of a poet who developed his writing to actively work toward labor rights in Puerto Rico.

 

In order to introduce Valdés to the Mexican artistic context, Negrón assumed the position of a mediator between the museum and historical processes disregarded by the cannon. In collaboration with Taller Tlamaxcalli (a local craft workshop) Negrón developed his carpet in a folkloric style to validate those modes of production, while approaching the tension between a craft-based skill and the practice of the contemporary artist. Negrón also initiated the first collaboration between SAPS and La Tallera. On July 2, 2013, the performance version of the poem was enacted at La Tallera with 77 students and teachers from the city of Cuernavaca.

 

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