What began in November, 2005 as a month-long gathering at the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center during Puerto Rican Heritage Month, BORIMIX has since evolved into a vibrant city-wide project showcasing Latinx artists working in film, theatre, dance, music and the visual arts. Among this month’s festivities is sierra/COSTA — a gallery exhibition spanning two galleries at The Clemente featuring an eclectic range of works by over two dozen artists. The intriguing image featured above is a close-up from Mazmorra, fashioned with ink on vinyl in 2018 by Ecuadorian artist Ivo Uquillas. Several more images of artworks — many by Ecuadorian artists — captured during my recent visit to the exhibition follow:
Jersey City-based Athena Toledo, For My Village, 2019, Mural
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Ecuadorian artist Toofly, Close-up from “Free Spirit Remix” — a huge mural painted onto the wall
Puerto Rican artist Carlos Dávila Rinaldi, Naranjito, 2015, Tar gel
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NYC-based Argentine artist Julia Justo, Altar for Sylvia Rivera, 2019, Installation
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Ecuadorian artist Carla Torres, Lord of the Flies, 2006, Mixed media on Masonite
Colombian artist Edwin Salgado, Green 2018, Oil on canvas
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The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center is located at 107 Suffolk Street on the Lower East Side. Its gallery spaces are open Wednesday-Sunday 12PM-7PM and by appointment, 212-260-4080.
Photos of images: Lois Stavsky