Juan Sánchez's Guariquen: images & words Rican/structed is currently on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Gallery 690 through December 5th. This selection of prints is from the Guariquen Portfolio (produced with Exit Art).
In an introductory label, the curators analyze the title of the portfolio with the following text: "Guariquen means 'come look, come see' in the language of Taíno, Indigenous peoples who lived in the Caribbean before being decimated by Spanish colonialism, while Rican/structed evokes salsa musician Ray Barretto's concept of Rican/struction."
In an introductory label, the curators analyze the title of the portfolio with the following text: "Guariquen means 'come look, come see' in the language of Taíno, Indigenous peoples who lived in the Caribbean before being decimated by Spanish colonialism, while Rican/structed evokes salsa musician Ray Barretto's concept of Rican/struction."
November 21, 2023
