RIDE OR DIE:
An Exhibition of Newly Commissioned Work by Miguel Luciano
Curated by Elizabeth Ferrer, VP of Contemporary Art
Gallery at BRIC HOUSE, Brooklyn
A prominent mid-career artist based in Brooklyn, Miguel Luciano works in multiple media
to examine issues of cultural identity, politics, and popular culture. BRIC has commissioned Luciano to create new work – sculptures featuring customized vintage Schwinn bicycles – that commemorate the traditions of Puerto Rican bike clubs in New York.
He will exhibit this work along with paintings and historic ephemera that question the colonial relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico, at the centennial mark of U.S. Citizenship for Puerto Ricans (1917-2017). This body of work acts
as a powerful commentary on the current economic and political crisis in Puerto Rico and examines its impact on the diaspora.
My role:
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Wrote and edited biographies, artworks descriptions, and exhibition catalogues as Curatorial Assistant under the supervision of curator, Elizabeth Ferrer.
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Main liaison between the curator and artist for the design of “Ride or Die: An Exhibition of Newly Commissioned Work,” by Miguel Luciano.