<h4 style="text-align: center;">November 17 – January 13, 2018</h4>
<h4 style="text-align: center;">Reception: Friday, November 17, 5:30–8 pm</h4>
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<div><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z">Ron Abram’s </span><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z"><i>El Ambiente</i></span> <span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z h-lparen">(</span><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z">The Environment) is an interdisciplinary show of printmaking, animation, and sculpture that brings into conversation folklore, family history, and popular culture. Abram’s first exhibition at Taller Puertorriqueño, </span><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z"><i>El Ambiente</i></span><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z"> features new work based on the artist’s research into his </span><span class=" author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znuiz88zis4z67zprz77z2z86zkuz81z5gm9z66zz88zvz85zz68zz75zz85zz84z0z69zz65zu">great </span><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z">g</span><span class=" author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znuiz88zis4z67zprz77z2z86zkuz81z5gm9z66zz88zvz85zz68zz75zz85zz84z0z69zz65zu">randparents</span><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z">’ migration from </span><span class=" author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znuiz88zis4z67zprz77z2z86zkuz81z5gm9z66zz88zvz85zz68zz75zz85zz84z0z69zz65zu">Europe</span><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z"> to Puerto Rico at the turn of the century. For him, the exhibition is an investigation of not only family history but of the queer sites of his forefathers that were masked in stories and legends.</span></div>
<div><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z"> </span></div>
<div><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z">Abram was inspired by the work of scholar Andrés Torres and his concept of </span><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z"><i>el ambiente</i></span><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z">, a heterogeneous space that is not exclusively gay or straight, a space</span> <span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z h-ldquo">“</span><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z">where both gay and straight spaces cross.” The artist evokes this heterogeneity in a mixture of materials including prints and puppets, video and sound. The exhibition consists of a series of multi-media</span> <span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z h-ldquo">“</span><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z">peep holes” that reveal the queer, magical, and mysterious space of </span><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z"><i>el ambiente,</i></span><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z956rz75zqz87zz65zdk4ukgz81zi8oz84z3tsz86zz122zz66zz65zz71zcsz65zz75z"> where queer and straight spaces meet.</span></div>
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<div><span class=" author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znuiz88zis4z67zprz77z2z86zkuz81z5gm9z66zz88zvz85zz68zz75zz85zz84z0z69zz65zu">Exploring real sites/locations as points of personal and collective meaning, Abram is an artist and curator who works with metaphor and symbolism. He is a master printmaker and Associate Professor of Art and Queer Studies at Denison University, where he has taught since 1995.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class=" author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znuiz88zis4z67zprz77z2z86zkuz81z5gm9z66zz88zvz85zz68zz75zz85zz84z0z69zz65zu">Panel Discussion</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ace-all-bold-hthree"><span class=" author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znuiz88zis4z67zprz77z2z86zkuz81z5gm9z66zz88zvz85zz68zz75zz85zz84z0z69zz65zu"><b>Queer Prism: Casting a Light on Latinidad, Intersectionality, &amp; Place  </b></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class=" author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znuiz88zis4z67zprz77z2z86zkuz81z5gm9z66zz88zvz85zz68zz75zz85zz84z0z69zz65zu">Saturday, December 2 at 1 PM</span></div>
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<div><span class=" author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znuiz88zis4z67zprz77z2z86zkuz81z5gm9z66zz88zvz85zz68zz75zz85zz84z0z69zz65zu">Moderated by Larry La Fontaine,</span> <span class=" author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znuiz88zis4z67zprz77z2z86zkuz81z5gm9z66zz88zvz85zz68zz75zz85zz84z0z69zz65zu h-ldquo">“</span><span class=" author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znuiz88zis4z67zprz77z2z86zkuz81z5gm9z66zz88zvz85zz68zz75zz85zz84z0z69zz65zu">Queer Prism” builds on the themes of Abram’s exhibition. The panel investigates Latino and Queer identities, and the stories created around places that bring people together. Looking at Puerto Rico's queer spaces</span> <span class=" author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znuiz88zis4z67zprz77z2z86zkuz81z5gm9z66zz88zvz85zz68zz75zz85zz84z0z69zz65zu h-lparen">(</span><span class=" author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znuiz88zis4z67zprz77z2z86zkuz81z5gm9z66zz88zvz85zz68zz75zz85zz84z0z69zz65zu">el ambiente) and how they have become more visible in society, the panel will explore the transformation of Latino identity in light of growing acceptance of queer identity. Participants include Ron Abram, David Acosta, Gerard Silva, and Nikki Lopez.</span></div>
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<div>RSVP <a href="http://tallerpr.org/event/the-queer-prism/">here</a></div>