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511 west 25th street, new york, ny 10001
www.cueartfoundation.org
2006–2007 m i g u e l lu c i a n o
LEAD SPONSOR OF 2006-07 SEASON
OF EXHIBITION CATALOGUES:
KYESUNG PAPER GROUP (SOUTH KOREA)
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY:
ELIZABETH FIRESTONE GRAHAM FOUNDATION
CUEArtFoundation
December7,2006-January27,2007
CuratedbyJuanSanchez
m igUEl lUC iAno
Foreword CUEArtFoundation
WearehonoredandgratefultopresentthisexhibitiongenerouslycuratedbyJuanSanchez.
FortheCUEsoloexhibitionseries,mr.Sanchezhaschosenfellowartist,miguelluciano,anartist
borninPuertoRicowhoisnowlivingandworkinginnewYork.lucianohaslongbeenadmired
byasanartistwhohasusedhisheritagetoforgeauniqueartisticvoice.Sanchez’sappreciationof
luciano’sworkdemonstratesjustsuchadmiration.
CUEispleasedtorecognizethatthisismr.luciano’sfirstsoloexhibitionin
newYork.mr.Sanchezandwe,together,celebratethiseffortandwishhimafutureoffulfillment
andsuccess.
ArtistStatement MiguelLuciano
myworkaddressesplayfulandpainfulexchangesbetweenPuertoRicoandtheUnitedStates,
questioningacolonialrelationshipthatexiststopresentdayandproblematizingthespace
betweenthetwocultures.iaminterestedinexamininghowcolonialsubordinationis
extendedthroughglobalizationascommunitieshaveshiftedgearsfromaproductionbased
societytoonethatisgroundedinconsumption.myworkoftenorganizespopular,religious,
andconsumericonographyintofluctuatingnewhierarchiestodescribethehybridityof
contemporarybeliefsystems.
Curator’sStatement JuanSanchez
I try to use my music as a machine to move these people to act — to get changes done”
—Jimi Hendrix
miguellucianoisacognizantanddynamicartist.Hispaintings,sculpture,videosandcombined
mediainstallationsraisecriticalquestionsaboutglobalizationandcolonialdependency,particu-
larlyexaminingthesocialandpoliticalimpactonPuertoRicanandlatinocommunities.luciano’s
formativeconvictionstemsfromanindividualandcollectiveconsciousthatfuelhisartwith
relevantsignificance.Hissemioticuseofreligious,popularandcommercialiconography,appropri-
atedproductlabels,graffitiandtextarevisuallyarresting,excitingandconceptuallyprovocative.
lucianocriticallyreconstructs,subvertsandestablishesnewhierarchies,meaningsandallegories
thatredefinethePuertoRicanparadigm.Electoralpolitics,consumerism,poverty,racism,sexism,
demoralization,stagnationandalienationunderthedenseanddarkcloudsofU.S.colonialism
arearticulatedthroughculturalnostalgia,humorandsometimescarnivalesquehysterics.Popular
PuertoRicanandnorthAmericaniconsoftenduelandcompete,fromSuperVejigantesandJibaro
ColonelSanders,toCosmicTainosandRonaldmacDonaldConquistadors.Relationshipsthatare
bothappealingandabsurd,painfulandplayful,thisisluciano’svisualandconceptualstrategy.
miguelluciano’sworkisofteninteractiveaswell,withcommunityaccessand
participationapriority.Coin-operatedKiddierides,Hotwheelscarracesandsupermarketvending
machinesareamongmanyamusingandentertainingdeviceslucianoengagestostimulate
ethnicprideandcommunityconsciousness,especiallyamongyouthlivingindireanddepressing
urbanenvironments.Throughartworkshops,muralprojectsandothercreativeencounters,
lucianoinspiresyoungpeopletoexploretheirpotential,emphasizingcreativityandthebound-
lessfreedomtoexpressthemselves.Amonghismosteffectivepublicart/activistprojectswasthe
PeaceforVieques–Kitesproject,whereyoungpeopledesignedkitesthatflewoverthefencesof
anoccupyingmilitarybase.life-sizeportraitsofViequesresidentswerephotographicallyprinted
oneverykite,givingtheimpressionofpeopleflyingasthekiteswerelaunched.
luciano’sartisatthecoreofuniversalrelevancebecauseiteffectivelyconnects,
unitesandcelebrateshumanity’swillforfreedom,respectandself-determination.Thoughartof
socialandpoliticalcontentisnotnew,thereisclearlyaneedfordaring,appealing,reflectiveand
persuasiveart.miguelluciano’svisuallydynamicanddeterminedworkwilleventuallyimpressand
attracttheartworld,butithasalreadybeguntoimpactandtouchtheneedsoftherealworld,
aswellitshould.
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Titleneedcaptionhere50wordstotal.isamultimediasculpturalinstallationthatcombines
PuertoRicanfolklorewithconsumerfantasyinaninteractiveHotWheelsracingcompetition.
HotWheelsracingwasarecentconsumerphenomenoninPuertoRicothatbecameawide
spreadsocialpastime,producingrecord-breakingsalesformattelCorporation.
PurePlantainumisasculptureandphoto-basedseriesofworksbasedonplantainsplatedinactual
platinum.TheplantainisastereotypicalyeticonicsymbolofPuertoRicanandCaribbeanculture
signifyingnotionsofraceandclass,aswellasahistoryoflaborandexploitation.The“plantainum”
hasapristineplatinumsurfaceontheoutsidewhiletheactualfruitdecomposesontheinside.
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Titleneedcaptionhere50words
total.isamultimediasculptural
installationthatcombinesPuerto
Ricanfolklorewithconsumerfantasy
inaninteractiveHotWheelsracing
competition.HotWheelsracingwas
arecentconsumerphenomenon
inPuertoRicothatbecameawide
spreadsocialpastime,producing
record-breakingsalesformattel
Corporation.
Titleneedcaptionhere50wordstotal.isamultimediasculpturalinstallationthatcombines
PuertoRicanfolklorewithconsumerfantasyinaninteractiveHotWheelsracingcompetition.
HotWheelsracingwasarecentconsumerphenomenoninPuertoRicothatbecameawide
spreadsocialpastime,producingrecord-breakingsalesformattelCorporation.
LaManoPoderosaRacetrackisamultimediasculpturalinstallationthatcombinesPuerto
RicanfolklorewithconsumerfantasyinaninteractiveHotWheelsracingcompetition.Viewers
competeformixedblessingsinaracefromtheStigmataStartinggateoftheAll-PowerfulHand
totheSacredHeartFinishline,wherefinalistswincovetedgoldenPlatano-mobileTrophies.
CuandolasGallinasMean(WhenHensPee)isapublicartvendingmachinethatreferstothe
PuertoRicanexpression,“¡losniñoshablancuandolasgallinasmean!”,equivalenttotheEnglish
expression“childrenshouldbeseenandnotheard.”Sincehensneverpee,thephrasesuggests
thatchildrensuppresstheiremotionsandconcerns,anearlyformoflearnedcensorship.
Titleneedcaptionhere50wordstotal.isamultimediasculpturalinstallationthatcombines
PuertoRicanfolklorewithconsumerfantasyinaninteractiveHotWheelsracingcompetition.
HotWheelsracingwasarecentconsumerphenomenoninPuertoRicothatbecameawide
spreadsocialpastime,producingrecord-breakingsalesformattelCorporation.
TheInflatableHeadofColumbusreferstoafailedChristopherColumbusmonumentinPuertoRico.Thestatue,
designedbyRussianartistZurabTsereteliwasrejectedbyseveralU.S.citiesbeforealocalmayorfromCataño,
PuertoRicoacceptedit.itwasshippedinpiecesandcostlocaltaxpayersmillionsofdollarsinshippingalone.
TodayChristopherColumbusliesbrokenandscatteredinthousandsofbronzepieces,oxidizinginanoutdoorlot.
CoquiKiddieRideisacoin-operatedkiddieridethatmergestropicalnostalgiaandurban
machineryinacustomizedready-madethatunderscorestheinabilityoftransplanted
communitiestorecreatetheirpast.ThemachineplaysambientrecordingsoftheCoquifrog,
anationalsymbolofPuertoRico.
JuanSánchezwasborninBrooklyn,newYork,1954,toparentswhoimmigratedfromPuertoRico.
HeearnedaBachelorofFineArtsdegreefromTheCooperUnionSchoolofArtin1977andin
1980amasterofFineArtsdegreefromthemasongrossSchooloftheArtsofRutgersUniversity.
Hispaintings,printsandphotographyhavebeenexhibitedthroughoutthe
UnitedStates,Europe,EgyptandlatinAmerica.SanchezhashadsoloexhibitionsatExitArt,
nY;P.S.1/momAContemporaryArtCenter,nY;ElmuseodelBarrio,nY;the19945thHabana
Bienale,Cuba;TheBronxmuseumoftheArts,nY;andElmuseodeHistoria,AntrpologiayArte,
UniversidaddePuertoRico.JUAnSAnCHEZ:PrintedConvictions:PrintsandRelatedWorkson
Paper,a1998-2000nationaltourexhibition,wascuratedandorganizedbyAlejandroAnreus,
Ph.DandTheJerseyCitymuseum.
FellowshipsandgrantsincludetheJohnSimonguggenheimFoundationFellow-
ship,thePollack-KrasnerFoundationgrant,thenewYorkFoundationfortheArtsFellowshipand
thenationalEndowmentfortheArts.Hisworkisrepresentedinthecollectionsofthemetropol-
itanmuseumofArt,nY,TheWhitneymuseumofAmericanArt,nY,ThemuseumofmodernArt,
nY,ElmuseodelBarrio,nY,ElinstitutodeCulturaPuertorriqueña,CubaandElCentroWilfredo
lam,Cuba,amongothers.JuanSanchezisProfessorofArtatHunterCollege,theCityUniversity
ofnewYork.
b.SanJuan,PuertoRico,1972
miguellucianoreceivedhisB.F.A.fromthenewWorldSchooloftheArts,inmiami,Floridaand
m.F.A.fromtheUniversityofFloridaatgainesville.Hisworkhasbeenexhibitedinternationallyat
TheljubljanaBiennialinSlovenia,TheSanJuanTriennialinPuertoRico,andTheZverevCenter
forContemporaryArtinmoscow,andatThenewarkmuseum,ElmuseodelBarrio,TheBronx
museumofArt,RonaldFeldmangallery,andTheChelseaArtmuseuminnewYork.Soloexhibi-
tionsincludetheinstituteforPuertoRicanCultureinSanJuan,PuertoRico,RealArtWaysin
Hartford,Connecticut,galeriaTintaRojainChicago,andtheCUEArtFoundationinnewYork.
Biographies JuanSanchez
MiguelLuciano
missionStatement CUEArtFoundation
CUEArtFoundation,a501(c)(3)non-profitartsorganization,
isdedicatedtoprovidingacomprehensivecreativeforumfor
contemporaryartbysupportingunder-recognizedartistsviaa
multi-facetedmissionspanningtherealmsofgalleryexhibitions,
publicprogramming,professionaldevelopmentprogramsand
arts-in-education.TheFoundationwasestablishedinJuneof2002
withtheaimofprovidingeducationalprogramsforyoungartists
andaspiringartprofessionalsinnewYorkandfromaroundthe
country.Theseprogramsdrawontheuniquecommunityofartists,
critics,andeducatorsbroughttogetherbytheFoundation’sseason
ofexhibitions,publiclectures,workshops,anditsstudioresidency
program:allaredesignedtobeoflastingpracticalbenefitto
aspiringandunder-recognizedartists.TheentireCUEidentityis
characterizedbyartisticquality,independentjudgmentandthe
discoveryofgenuinetalent,andprovideslong-termbenefitsboth
forcreativeindividualsassociatedwithCUEandthelargerart
marketplace.locatedinnewYork’sChelseagallerydistrict,CUE’s
4,500squarefeetofgallery,studioandofficespaceservesasthe
nexusforeducationalprogramsandexhibitionsconductedbyCUE.
Cover:Pure Plantainum (detail),2006
Archivalinkjetprint,24”x36”
Allartwork©miguelluciano
CatalogdesignedbyElizabethEllis
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