Juan Sánchez: States of Liberation
States of Liberation will be the first traveling retrospective of Juan Sánchez (b. 1954, New York, New York), one of the founding figures of Latinx art in the United States. For over four decades, Sánchez has engaged with the socio-political struggles of the working class and Puerto Rican communities that shaped his upbringing, infusing his art with a profound and introspective spirituality. Organized around four narrative pillars—Autobiography, Community, Nation, and Utopia—the exhibition will feature 75 works including paintings, works on paper, photography, and video, offering a comprehensive look at Sánchez’s powerful and thought-provoking art.
This exhibition is co-organized by The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, in collaboration with the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico.
Curated by Tie Jojima, Curator of Global Contemporary Art, The Phillips Collection; Marcela Guerrero, DeMartini Family Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art; and Alejandro Anreus, PhD, Guest Curator, with Carina Martinez, Rubio Butterfield Family Fellow, Whitney Museum of American Art.
IMAGE: Juan Sánchez, For Malcolm (Cries and Wounded Whispers series), Oil and mixed media collage on wood panel, 74 x 72 in., Courtesy of the Artist and Hutchinson Modern & Contemporary, NYC
