Cafecito con… Quintín Rivera Toro & José Ortiz Pagán: Metaphors of the Diasporic Experience

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 6 PM ET

Join Quintín Rivera Toro and José Ortiz Pagán as they explores their pieces on display as part of the exhibition, Ida y vuelta: Experiencias de la migración en el arte puertorriqueño contemporáneo at the Hunter College East Harlem Gallery.

Rivera Toro’s The Grass was Greener (2017) and Untitled, from the series Ahi vamos (2007) and Ortiz Pagán’s La bóveda (2015) explores the uncertainty of deciding to depart one’s home while pining for greener pastures and weighing the uncertainty and pitfalls around that decision. This conversation is moderated by CENTRO Art Researcher, Glorimar Garcia.

The exhibit, whose name translates to Arrivals and Departures: Migration Experiences in Contemporary Puerto Rican Art, is curated by Laura Bravo and features 19 Puerto Rican artists whose works respond to the experience of many Puerto Ricans living abroad. It is on view at Hunter College East Harlem Gallery through December 14th.

This event will be recorded and uploaded to the CENTRO YouTube Channel at a later date.

Event Image: José Antonio Ortiz Pagán, La bóveda, 2015

Support for Hunter East Harlem Gallery has been provided by the Office of Hunter College President Jennifer J. Raab and the Hunter College Foundation. This exhibit has been made possible in part by the support of the U.S. Congress. We thank Senator Charles Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Representative Adriano Espaillat.