 Rebecca Adorno
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Born 1985, in Santurce, San Juan, Rebecca Adorno Dávila is New York based,
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 conceptual
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Installation Photography Video, Film, Animation Audio, Sound
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rebeccaadorno.com
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Eduardo Alegría
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Performance Audio, Sound
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 Robin Alicea
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Born 1980, in Ponce, Roberto C. Alicea aka Shhh,
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realistic critical of society figurative
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Audio, Sound Painting Photography Printmaking
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gamatonal.com
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 Jennifer Allora
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Born 1974, in USA, lives in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico; better known as Allora & Calzadilla (together with Guillermo Calzadilla),
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 political conceptual critical of society
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Photography Installation Video, Film, Animation Sculpture, 3D Art Audio, Sound
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Allora & Calzadilla represented the USA at the 54th Venice Biennial (2011)
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wikipedia.org Galerie Crousel, Paris Gladstone Gallery Lisson Gallery
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Rafael Aponte-Ledée
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Born 1938, in Guayama, Puerto Rico, co-founder of the Puerto Rican Fluxus group (with Francis Schwartz); founder of the Puerto Rican Biennial for New Music (1978)
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conceptual
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Audio, Sound
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Wikipedia (in German) colegiocompositores-la.org
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Ricardo Benero
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Audio, Sound
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 Luis Berríos Negrón
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Born 1971, in Puerto Rico, born Luis Rafael Berríos Negrón, aka Berríos-Negrón; currently lives in Berlin, Germany,
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 political critical of society architectural, urbanistic
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Video, Film, Animation Performance Installation Audio, Sound
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Bachelor of Fine Arts (Parsons School of Design), Master of Architecture (MIT)
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luisberriosnegron.org
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 Guillermo Calzadilla
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Born 1971, in Cuba, grew up in Puerto Rico; lives in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico; better known as Allora & Calzadilla (together with Jennifer Allora),
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 political conceptual critical of society
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Photography Installation Video, Film, Animation Sculpture, 3D Art Audio, Sound
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Allora & Calzadilla represented the USA at the 54th Venice Biennial (2011)
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Gladstone Gallery Lisson Gallery Wikipedia Galerie Crousel, Paris
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G. Nemyr Canals
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Born 1977, in San Juan, lives in Switzerland, Puerto Rico and New York, born Gladys Nemyr Canals Rodríguez
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conceptual de(con)structive critical of society
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Installation Multi Media Audio, Sound
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 Jorge Castro
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Born 1974, in Ponce, lives in Ponce,
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 abstract
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Audio, Sound New Media, Digital Art Drawing
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castrosound.blogspot.com dreamlandrecordings.com (interview) loop.cl artnet.com (review) Resumé sonoradisc.com (music label of the artist)
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Claudio Yituey Chea
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lives in Puerto Rico,
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Audio, Sound Multi Media
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forms project group Cornucopia together with Jorge Castro
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artnet.com (San Juan Noise Fest) claudiochea.com
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Joel Cintrón Arbasetti
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Audio, Sound
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Carola Cintrón Moscoso
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Born 1974, in San Juan, lives in San Juan,
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Video, Film, Animation Audio, Sound
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carolacintron.com
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 Papo Colo
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Born 1946, in San Juan, lives in New York; born Francisco Colon Quintero,
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 expressionistic critical of society conceptual
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Performance Painting Photography Drawing Audio, Sound
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Co-founder and artistic director of Exit Art, New York; founder and artistic director of Trickster Theater; curator, designer and poetic writer
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exitart.org trickstertheater.org artfacts.net papocolo.com
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 Jorge Cordero Ramos
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Born 1982, in Hatillo, Puerto Rico, aka Jorge "Rito" Cordero,
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Audio, Sound Sculpture, 3D Art Installation Performance
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galeriayemaya.com
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Sofía Córdoba
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Born 1985, in Carolina, Puerto Rico, lives in Oakland, CA,
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(post-)feministic conceptual critical of society political
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Performance Video, Film, Animation Audio, Sound Installation Photography
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Instagram sofiacordova.com
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 Calin Dover Tarrats
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Born 1969, in Bronx, New York, aka Janielsabe and DJ Reagan; lives in San Juan,
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 abstract expressionistic figurative political social
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Mixed Media, Assemblage Painting Audio, Sound
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Résumé (pdf)
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 Dzine
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Born 1970, in Chicago, family from Salinas, Puerto Rico; lives in the USA; born Carlos Rolón,
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 (post-)pop art abstract
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Street Art, Graffiti Painting Mural Audio, Sound
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dzinechicago.com
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 Christine Flores-Cozza
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Born 1968, in Chicago, IL, USA, aka Christine Cozza, sometimes signs C COZZA; Puerto Rican and Greek parents; lives in Chicago,
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 social (post-)pop art
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Video, Film, Animation Audio, Sound Mixed Media, Assemblage
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christinesshadows.com short bio (press release) myspace.com/christinesshadows
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 Teo Freytes
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Born 1953, in Mexico, lives in Old San Juan, founder of msa-x.org; MSA stands for "Movimiento Sintesista Actualizado" (co-founder: Luis Stephenberg)
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 political surrealistic critical of society realistic
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New Media, Digital Art Printmaking Drawing Painting Audio, Sound
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msa-x.org
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Celso González
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Born 1973, in Loíza, lives in Puerto Rico,
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 (post-)pop art abstract
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Painting Video, Film, Animation Drawing Mosaic Audio, Sound Mural
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co-founded CERO DESIGN with artist Roberto Biaggi
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celsoart.com
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Elveen M. González
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Audio, Sound
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8track at =DESTO
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Tony González-Walker
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Born 1963, in Puerto Rico, born Antonio, aka Nume; lives in San Juan, director of Santurce Inn,
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 abstract conceptual
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Mixed Media, Assemblage Audio, Sound Multi Media
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Roy F Guzmán
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Born 1987, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, born Roy Fernando Guzmán Rodríguez,
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conceptual
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Audio, Sound Sculpture, 3D Art
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Wikipedia entry royfguzman.com
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 Karlo Ibarra
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Born 1982, in Santurce, Karlo Andrei Ibarra lives in San Juan,
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 conceptual political social
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Installation Intervention Audio, Sound
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article in ENDI 07 karloandreiibarra.com
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 Charles Juhász-Alvarado
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Born 1965, in Clark US Air Force Base, Philippines, Hungarian-Puerto Rican roots; grew up in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, married to artist Ana Rosa Rivera Marrero; lives in Old San Juan; co-founder of La Casa de les Contrafuertes,
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 conceptual political critical of society architectural, urbanistic
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Installation Mixed Media, Assemblage Audio, Sound
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artnet.com Village Voice article on Exit Art NY show, May 2008 resumé (pdf) charlesjuhaszalvarado.com ArtNexus 2012 lacasadeloscontrafuertes.org Walter Otero Gallery Instagram Joan Mitchell Foundation
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 Ignacio Lang
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Born 1975, in San Juan, lives in New York; aka C.I.G. Lang, Ignacio Gonzalez-Lang, born Carlos Ignacio Lang, son of artist Olga Lang
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 conceptual critical of society
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Mixed Media, Assemblage Photography Installation Audio, Sound
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artfacts.net mmproyectos.com ps1.org
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Guillermo Lares
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Audio, Sound
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Abdiel López Torres
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Born 1982,
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Audio, Sound
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known for his sound art project Polidesto
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Prohibido olvidar
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 Adal Maldonado
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Born 1948, in Utuado, lived in the Lower East Side, New York, moved to Puerto Rico in 2010; aka ADÁL, aka HUMO; co-founder of El Puerto Rican Embassy; founder of United Secret Artists, deceased 2020, in San Juan, Puerto Rico,
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 humoristic conceptual political critical of society
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Photography Installation Multi Media Video, Film, Animation Audio, Sound
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exhibited 2011 at XV Tallinn Print Triennial, at the MAPR and at the MAP; solo show MAC
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NY Times Obituary
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Natalia Martínez
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Audio, Sound
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Matotumba
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collective founded in 2000 by art and photography students in San Juan; later video and sound were added,
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Audio, Sound Painting Photography
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wikipedia.org entry on Matotumba virtual gallery
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 Gabriel Meléndez Ortiz
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Audio, Sound
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 Jason Mena
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Born 1974, in New York City, grew up in Carolina, Puerto Rico; lives in Puerto Rico (currently resides in Mexico City), co-founder of =DESTO, alternative art space, Santurce (San Juan)
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 conceptual political de(con)structive
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Intervention Video, Film, Animation Audio, Sound Photography Sculpture, 3D Art Performance
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jasonmena.com
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 Raphael Montañez Ortiz
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Born 1934, in Brooklyn, New York, aka Ralph Ortiz, Ralph M. Ortiz and Rafael Montañez Ortiz; born to a Puerto Rican mother of Spanish and indigenous Mexican heritage and a father of Spanish and Portuguese heritage; lives in the USA,
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 critical of society de(con)structive
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Video, Film, Animation Performance New Media, Digital Art Mixed Media, Assemblage Intervention Audio, Sound
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co-founder of El Museo del Barrio; sympatized with Dada and Fluxus; wrote Destructivist Manifesto in 1962
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netzliteratur.net ucla.edu wikipedia entry
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Oscar Montes
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Born in Puerto Rico, aka Trek6; lives in Miami FL,
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(post-)pop art
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Street Art, Graffiti Painting Audio, Sound
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treksix.com
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 Angélica Negrón
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Audio, Sound
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arturoenelbarco.com angelicanegron.com
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 Mario Paoli
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Born 1957, in Newark, New Jersey, Mario José Enrique Erik Paoli, son of Puerto Rican theatre director and producer Mario Paoli; was raised in PR; lives in New Jersey,
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conceptual realistic
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Performance Video, Film, Animation Audio, Sound
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studied at Berklee College of Music; electronic music composer; was company member of Mobius Performing Group in Boston
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mobius.org newschool.edu (faculty member) fva.com (former teacher and editor)
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 Omar Obdulio Peña Forty
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Born 1977, in Río Piedras, lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico, co-founder of =DESTO, co-curator of FAS 08 - Feria de Arte Sonoro, 2013 opened workshop/gallery in Santurce, hair art
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 conceptual figurative
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Drawing Painting Audio, Sound Mixed Media, Assemblage
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esigualdesto.blogspot.com FAS 08 - Feria de Arte Sonoro
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 Marta Mabel Pérez
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Born 1968, in Lares, Marta Mabel Pérez Maldonado lives in Puerto Rico; married to artist Carlos A. Rivera Villafañe,
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 realistic
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Sculpture, 3D Art Installation Photography Video, Film, Animation Audio, Sound
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artfacts.net PROA directory of the MAPR
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 Araceli Pino
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Born 1980, in San Juan, aka Puntito Siniestro,
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 abstract
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Audio, Sound Installation
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myspace.com/puntitosiniestro 8track at =DESTO
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 Marisol Plard
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Born 1966, in Puerto Rico, Marisol Plard lives in Puerto Rico,
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 (post-)feministic
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Video, Film, Animation Audio, Sound
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myspace.com/marisolplard tranceliquido.com Video Antropofagia at MAC 2008 facmvd.org (pdf)
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 Alejandro Quinteros
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Born 1968, in Lima, Peru, lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico,
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 critical of society political social
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Video, Film, Animation New Media, Digital Art Installation Multi Media Sculpture, 3D Art Audio, Sound
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alejandroquinteros.net
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 Isabel Ramírez
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Born 1984, in San Juan, lives in Bayamón,
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 (post-)feministic conceptual figurative
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Drawing Painting Performance Audio, Sound
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galeria356.com
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Gabriela Reyes
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Audio, Sound
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Jorge Rivera
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aka I.N.C.incorporado and SR Elemento,
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critical of society
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Audio, Sound
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vidacafre.com myspace.com/incincorporado
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Carlos A. Rivera Villafañe
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Born 1966, in Ponce, lives in Puerto Rico; married to artist Marta Mabel Pérez Maldonado,
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 political de(con)structive
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Intervention Installation Painting Audio, Sound
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PROA directory of the MAPR
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Joel Rodríguez
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Born 1980, in Ponce, aka Yoyo Rodríguez, Joel Rodríguez Vargas; lives in San Juan,
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Audio, Sound
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Gisela Rosario Ramos
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aka Macha Colón, lives in Puerto Rico,
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(post-)feministic critical of society de(con)structive erotic, sexual political documentary
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Performance Audio, Sound Video, Film, Animation
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member of Macha Colón y los Okapi
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myspace.com/machacolonylosokapi Macha Colón website
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 Marcos Ruiz Pérez
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Born 1979, in Mayagüez, lives in Carolina, PR,
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 conceptual critical of society
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Drawing Sculpture, 3D Art Audio, Sound Photography
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Trance Liquido en ARWI myspace.com/hiperverso
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René Sandín Álvarez
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Born 1980, in San Juan, René Gabriel Sandín Álvarez lives in San Juan,
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Painting Audio, Sound
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 Francis Schwartz
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Born 1940, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA, grew up in Texas; moved to Puerto Rico in the 1960s and co-founded the Puerto Rican Fluxus together with Rafael Aponte-Ledée; lives in Sarasota FL,
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critical of society de(con)structive conceptual
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Video, Film, Animation Audio, Sound
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famous for his multiartistic creations such as Auschwitz 1968; the first Puerto Rican Sound Art Fair was dedicated to him (FAS 08)
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Wikipedia entry (in German) FAS 08 - Sound Art Fair dedicated to Schwartz
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Vimarie Serrano
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Born in Puerto Rico, Vimarie Serrano Bruno lives in San Juan,
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 conceptual documentary humoristic social
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Audio, Sound New Media, Digital Art Installation Intervention Mixed Media, Assemblage Multi Media Performance Photography Video, Film, Animation
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Resumé (pdf)
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 Christopher Tavares Silva
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Born 1972, in Aguadilla, most of life spent in the states, mainly Chicago; recently relocated to Moca, Puerto Rico; married to artist Lauren Feece,
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Street Art, Graffiti Painting Installation Mixed Media, Assemblage Graphic Art, Illustration Audio, Sound
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chrissilva.com
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José Tomás Burgos
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Audio, Sound New Media, Digital Art Graphic Art, Illustration Video, Film, Animation
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Francisco Torres
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Audio, Sound
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 Samuel Torres
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aka Sketch; lives in Puerto Rico,
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Audio, Sound Mixed Media, Assemblage
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hagamoslo.webs.com
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Marco Trevisani Montesor
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Audio, Sound Video, Film, Animation
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 José Luis Vargas
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Born 1965, in San Juan, brother of José Antonio Vargas, lives in Puerto Rico,
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 surrealistic expressionistic
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Painting Audio, Sound
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geocities.com Rotund World museodehistoriasobrenatural.com
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 Rafael A. Vargas Bernard
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Born 1979, in Mayagüez, aka Rafa Vargas Bernard; lives in Miami,
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 conceptual social
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Installation Intervention Performance Video, Film, Animation Audio, Sound Phygital Art
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Resumé linktr.ee/rafavargasbernard
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 Pedro Vélez
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Born 1972, in Bayamón, lives in Puerto Rico, will move to the US later in 2008,
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 conceptual de(con)structive critical of society erotic, sexual
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Photography Installation Mixed Media, Assemblage Audio, Sound
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artnet.de westernexhibitions.com galleryannleebonami.blogspot.com s45.photobucket.com
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 W & N
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Born 1980, Walter Fernández & Nani Alvarez no longer work together as W & N,
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 critical of society de(con)structive humoristic
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Performance Intervention Installation Audio, Sound
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artandwork.us (portrait) repuestoweb.org
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 Fabián Wilkins Vélez
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aka Fabian W. Velez, Fabian Velez and Fabian Wilkins; member of the music group Vliot,
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Audio, Sound
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fabianwilkins.com
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