YUCA is encouraging its students to start the new year right by taking in a couple of must see exhibits. The first is a local photo exhibit on display a few blocks away from where we had our talent show last December in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. “Sies del Sur”, opened today on Courtlandt Avenue and will be there until March 8th, 2013. It brilliantly showcases the talent of six Puerto Rican photographers who have been busy documenting the South Bronx for decades. The artists decided a group show was past due, and as a consequence birthed this collaboration. The photography captures a slice of Bronx life in a very intimate way, during a very tumultuous period in the Boro's history. We encourage everyone to make it a point to get to the gallery and see the world through the eyes of these talented artists before the show closes.
The other show features three visual arts working in various mediums, painting, drawing, and sculpture. Earlier today, YUCA students and staff were able get into Manhattan, the Rush gallery on 26th street (Chelsea section of Manhattan) and listen in as the exhibiting artists engaged their audience in a panel discussion unpacking personal backgrounds and the motivation behind their work. It was standing room only but well worth the inconvenience. As the lead curator put it, the works are “exhibitions of visual interventions: pulsations of sorts that capture a deep nostalgia for home shared by some of the most moving artists of the black diaspora”. Try to get out there this week since this exhibit will show only through January 25th, 2013.
