<p style="text-align: center;"><b>December 4, 2009 – January 23, 2010</b></p>
<b>Antonio Martorell, <i>La Plena Inmortal (The Inmortal Plena)</i>, </b>was inspired by woodcuts produced by Renaissance artist Hans Holbein the Younger entitled The Dance of Death, which pokes fun at human vanity and greed in the face of “the great equalizer.”  Maestro Martorell satirizes historical figures, art history, and contemporary Caribbean society; humorously pointing out that death awaits us all.  The Immortal Plena (<i>plena</i>: a style of folk dance and music from Puerto Rico) was inaugurated as a permanent installation at Hostos College in New York City.  This particular show was dedicated to the passing of Joaquín Rivera, a local musician and <i>plenero</i> and a long term advocate supporter and collaborator of Taller and many others in the community.  This show was an independent project of Philagraphica 2010: The Graphic Unconscious, the first international print quadrennial in Philadelphia.  Accompanying <b>La Plena Inmortal</b> exhibition is <b>Puerto Rican Art Now!</b> an engaging presentation by Maestro Antonio Martorell was held at Temple University on Thursday December 3d, where he discussed the work and impact of other Puerto Rican artists and highlight examples of work being produced by an emerging wave of contemporary Puerto Rican artists, many of whom have shown at Taller's Lorenzo Homar Gallery.

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