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Opening Reception: The (S) Files 2011

Presented by BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn and El Museo del Barrio, NY

Curated by Elvis Fuentes, Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, and Trinidad Fombella, El Museo del Barrio

BRIC Rotunda Gallery serves as the sole Brooklyn venue for The (S) Files: 2011, El Museo del Barrio’s sixth biennial featuring innovative work Latino, Caribbean, and Latin American artists currently working in the greater New York area. This year’s edition highlights st...reet art movements as a point of creative departure, with an expansive exploration of the visual energy, events, and aesthetics of urban environments.

The exhibition spreads across the city, showcasing 75 emerging artists at seven venues. BRIC Rotunda Gallery presents the political work of participating artists grouped by theme and media. Artists include: Alexis Duque, Felipe Galindo, Gerard Ellis, COCO144/Roberto Gualtieri, Alicia Grullón, Las Hermanas Iglesias, Armando Mariño, Jessica Mein, Leonor Mendoza, Felix Morelo, MARE139/Carlos Rodriguez, Rafael Sánchez and Kathleen White, Rafael Sánchez,VJ Demencia/Rene Juan De La Cruz, and Nicoykatiushka

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