Raphael Montañez Ortiz: Destruction

A Contextual Retrospective

Yasmin Ramirez author Chon Noriega author Rodrigo Moura editor Julieta González editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:El Museo del Barrio

Publishing:2nd Jan '25

£40.00

This title is due to be published on 2nd January, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Raphael Montañez Ortiz: Destruction cover

A seven-decade retrospective on the Destruction Art pioneer, Museo del Barrio founder and theorist of Ethnoaesthetics This comprehensive survey is published for El Museo del Barrio's 2022 exhibition on the American artist, activist, educator and founder of El Museo del Barrio, Raphael Montañez Ortiz (born 1934). Spanning the 1950s to the early 2020s, the retrospective presents a generous sampling of his oeuvre including his film, painting, photography, video installation and assemblage work. From his early days as a key figure in the international Destruction Art movement to his activism as an artist of Puerto Rican heritage with the Guerrilla Art Action Group to his concepts of "Ethnoaesthetics" and "Physio-Psycho-Alchemy" (which positions meditation, ritual and breathing practices at the center of a series of performative and participative works), his work consistently challenges and expands art historical conventions. Raphael Montañez Ortiz: Destruction enhances the retrospective with plate images, archival material, text excerpts, critical essays and an updated chronology.

ISBN: 9781882454211

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

250 pages