Not Yet Paved
For Not Yet Paved Wright converted a concrete truck into one of the largest musical instruments in the world. Bellowing the refrain of Helado Negro’s song “Young, Latin, and Proud,” this performative sculpture celebrates Latinx culture while pointing to the important role played by many Latin American immigrants in building our streets and homes. The […]
Where there is power, there is resistance
Where there is power, there is resistance is part of a series of works in which Ruben Millares and Antonia Wright explore the sculptural and symbolic potential of standard steel barricades. Though more often associated with crowd control at celebratory events like parades and concerts, these generic objects have recently come to bear heightened connotations related to mass protest and state power. […]
Touch Has a Memory
The name cyanotype was derived from the Greek word cyan, meaning “dark-blue impression.” This archival process was used in the 19th century by Anna Atkins, a botanist, and some say, the first female photographer. Atkins created photograms – photographic images made without a camera– by placing algae directly onto photo-sensitive paper and making exposures in […]
Yes/No
Using barricades as a symbol of our global climate of resistance, the artists offer their new work, a site-specific sculptural light installation entitled Yes/No. By lighting the barricades used in the Illuminate exhibition throughout Coral Gables, Wright and Millares aim to highlight the ubiquitous nature of these objects and their ambiguous intent to protect and […]