ganpy paper
Eamon Ore Giron: mixed heritage
Artist:
Puerto Rican
immigrant experience: displacement
form: performance, installation
Limit Policy: public links of private and closed off spaces
Artwork:
"La Cama"
introduce Merian (fiance)
memorialize Juana (dark skin maid)
racial identity + family bound
life to death, childhood to adulthood
Detournement: turning around. Cultural context is important to understand
"El Chandelier"
Objects: vernacular religious symbols
Placement: hierarchical structure of race and class
Premice: meaning of home
Many misinterpretation of works:
"In the Scene of Crime" // TODO: this is a good art
"Machismo": latino masculinity
overbearing, aggressive vs. responsible, tough outsider vs. inside latino community
"Badge of Honor"
fantacy of son vs. reality of father
economic reality
"Face to Face"
"Trials and Turbulence"
court displacement to foster
critic of law system
Summary: realism
"En La Bareria No..."
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