Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

This is an obituary essay by Alejandro Anreus on the Dominican painter Darío Suro (1918–97). A former student of Diego Rivera and Manuel Rodríguez Lozano during his stay in Mexico in the 1940s, Suro’s trajectory as a painter—evolving from [...]

In this essay, Alejandro Anreus outlines the cultural and historical conditions that have influenced what he terms the “iconography of Latin America.” He emphasizes the role of U.S. cultural imperialism and exploitation in the development of a [...]

In this essay, Alejandro Anreus outlines the cultural and historical conditions that have influenced what he terms the “iconography of Latin America.” He emphasizes the role of U.S. cultural imperialism and exploitation in the development of a [...]

Curator Alejandro Anreus gives a close reading of an ongoing series by Juan Sánchez: “Rican/struction.” The title “Rican/struction” refers to a term that salsa musician Ray Barretto coined to describe processes utilized by Diasporic Puerto [...]

Curator Alejandro Anreus gives a close reading of an ongoing series by Juan Sánchez: “Rican/struction.” The title “Rican/struction” refers to a term that salsa musician Ray Barretto coined to describe processes utilized by Diasporic Puerto [...]

In this short essay, Alejandro Anreus describes Arturo Rodriguez’s series “Ghost Archipelago.” Anreus first names Rodriguez’s influences: Giorgione, El Greco, and Goya, and notes that Rodriguez was self-taught. According to Anreus, Rodriguez [...]