Rodríguez Calero: Revisioning Layers
July 18, 2025
Artist Rodriguez Calero shares how she found her artistic voice after migrating back to Puerto Rico and studying art before going on to have a professional artistic career in New York City.
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Cocinando Suave: On the Visual Metaphor of Josué Guarionex
July 17, 2025
With Precario (2023), a chair-like sculpture constructed from discarded pieces of wooden furniture, Puerto Rican-born, New York-based wood sculptor Josué Guarionex Colón-Rosado (b. 1974) reconfigures the utility of the rocking … Continued
Not Your Typical House Museum: Puerto Rican Space Making through Artistic Practice - An Interview with Christina Delgado
July 16, 2025
I first met Christina in 2018. We were Innovative Cultural Advocacy Fellows at the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) in New York. Immersed in regular critical dialogue, our … Continued
In Memory of Former CENTRO Journal Founding Editor Blanca Vázquez
July 10, 2025
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Blanca Vázquez, an incredible and irreplaceable individual who had a lasting impact on CENTRO, Hunter College, and the Nuyorican … Continued
In Solidarity with the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture
July 10, 2025
Scroll towards the bottom of this page to read the statement in Spanish. “On Tuesday, July 8th at 4 p.m., 15-20 Homeland Security vehicles arrived at the National Puerto Rican … Continued
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Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People
July 18, 2025
Diasporic Collage: Puerto Rico and the Survival of a People honors Puerto Rican identities in the archipelago and its diasporas. Puerto Rico’s colonial status and geographical location situate it as a locus of global encounters and ongoing displacement. On view at CENTRO Gallery (2180 3rd Avenue at 119th Street, New York, NY) through September 25, 2025 Mon-Thur 12-5pm.
Afterlives of San Juan Hill
July 18, 2025
In 1958, an emerging Puerto Rican community was displaced from New York City’s Lincoln Square and San Juan Hill neighborhoods to make way for the construction of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Fordham University. Infamously called “the Puerto Rican Slum” and “the worst slum in New York,” by the architect of New York’s Urban Renewal Process, Robert Moses, Lincoln Square and San Juan Hill were home to approximately 2,000 Puerto Ricans.
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