José Luis Vargas

JOSÉ LUIS VARGAS: MYTH-MAKING

The faces and figures in the work of José Luis Vargas (Puerto Rico, 1965) become surrogates of very deep thoughts related to a sharper gaze. The duality in the works were created by many years working with people from different backgrounds, and his studio practice interestingly submerged the people that inhabit the paintings. People on the edge of the sublime and the mythical without forgetting their human nature.

Mundos Alternos:art And Science Fiction in The Americas

«Mundos Alternos: Art and Science Fiction in the Americas» brings together the work of 30 international artists from across Latin America and the Caribbean, including Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, El Salvador, Brazil, Chile and Puerto Rico, with Latino/a artists from throughout the United States who have tapped into science fiction’s capacity to address cross-cultural dynamics and imagine new realities.

Stefan Benchoam, Donald with cheese, 2019, 10 cajas de pizzas y 10 pizzas; Chloe Wilcox, HA! HA! HA! 2019, medio mixto. Foto cortesía de Km 0.2

I’M NOT DRUNK. UNA CURADURÍA DE RADAMÉS “JUNI” FIGUEROA

«I’m not drunk» es un proyecto curado por Radamés “Juni” Figueroa para Km 0.2. El proyecto retoma la iniciativa del artista, llamada La Loseta, una plataforma expositiva que albergó un total de 12 exhibiciones y varios eventos en Puerto Rico durante el año 2011. La idea primordial de este proyecto surgió de la necesidad de crear espacios de eventos y exhibiciones consistentes producto de la autogestión.