Nuyorican and Diasporican Visual Art: A Critical Anthology
A critical and timely exploration of Puerto Rican art in the United States from the 1960s to the present. Although Puerto Rican artists have long played an important role in American and international contemporary art, their work has often been overlooked and excluded from mainstream art history. Nuyorican and Diasporican Visual Art challenges that omission with a comprehensive look at the evolution, diversity, and cultural impact of Puerto Rican art across the diaspora. The book traces the emergence of the Nuyorican art movement alongside other American avant-garde movements, highlighting its groundbreaking contributions while expanding the conversation beyond New York to artistic communities in Chicago, Philadelphia, Orlando, and other cities. It also foregrounds the work of women, Black, and queer Puerto Rican artists, whose perspectives and radical aesthetics have been essential to the development of Nuyorican and Diasporican art. Featuring essays by leading scholars, artists, curators, and cultural critics, this volume examines the historical inequalities that have marginalized Puerto Rican artists and calls for a broader understanding of their place in contemporary art history. An essential book for anyone interested in Puerto Rican art, the Nuyorican movement, diaspora studies, and the evolving cultural identity of Puerto Ricans in the United States. With: Néstor David Pastor, Gabriel Magraner, and Nikki Myers. Contributors: Joseph Anthony Cáceres, Taína Caragol, Arnaldo M. Cruz-Malavé, Deborah Cullen-Morales, Arlene Dávila, Kerry Doran, Elizabeth Ferrer, Yomaira C. Figueroa-Vásquez, Al Hoyos-Twomey, Teréz Iacovino, Johnny Irizarry, Johana Londoño, Urayoán Noel, Néstor David Pastor, Yasmin Ramirez, Melissa M. Ramos Borges, Raquel Reichard, Rojo Robles, Abdiel D. Segarra Ríos, and Wilson Valentín-Escobar.