On View: February 13 - May 26, 2013
AMA | Art Museum of the Americas of the Organization of American States (OAS), in conjunction with the Embassies of the Dominican Republic and Haiti in Washington, D.C., is proud to present On Common Ground: Dominican Republic and Haiti, an exhibition of works by emerging artists of Hispaniola, the island that these two countries share. These artists offer fresh perspectives on Hispaniola’s cultural scene and address misconceptions surrounding its two nations' complex relationship with one another, imagining a brighter future. This exhibition furthers AMA’s mission of promoting the Inter-American agenda through the promotion of democracy and social change through the arts, consensus building, and the encouragement of diversity.
Curated by Gaël Monnin, the exhibition examines everyday aspects of the islanders’ states of mind, their contradicting feelings of frustration and love, and the desire to leave and the hope to stay. The role of nature in the identity-building process is highlighted in the exhibition, both as a source of life and as a cause of destruction. Tropical paradise and the dismay caused by natural phenomena are exemplified as nature's means of setting the course of the island's future. While the Dominican Republic and Haiti are indeed culturally, socially and economically diverse, On Common Ground: Dominican Republic and Haiti explores historic and present-day commonalities that continue to shape the identities of future generations.
The exhibition seeks to find a structure within the multifaceted relationship between people and the places to which they belong, looking to tradition and social history as well as contemporary society. This dialogue brings fresh air to both sides of the island, stepping outside of Hispaniola to continue the discourse among emerging artists of both countries from a new perspective.
Dominican Artists
Natalia Ortega Gámez
Hulda Guzmán
Gustavo Peña
Engel Leonardo
Julio Valdez
Haitian Artists
Killy Patrick Ganthier
Marc Lee Steed
Jean Emmanuel
Manuel Mathieu
Pascale Monnin
Un Lugar Sin Reposo | A Place with No Rest: Photography by Luis González Palma
On View through May 26, 2013
In the spirit of the hemispheric exchange taking place at the forty-third regular session of the OAS General Assembly in Antigua, Guatemala, from June 4 to 6, 2013, the OAS' AMA | Art Museum of the Americas presents this exhibition of artwork from one of the host country's finest artists, Luis González Palma. This exhibition furthers AMA's mission of promoting the Inter-American agenda through the promotion of peace and social change through the arts, while blending the artist's examination of personal and communal empowerment.
González Palma examines the power of communication through the gaze and body language. Evaluating the ways in which people communicate calls on the viewer to consider how even the simplest glance can prove vital for the growth of interpersonal relationships and human interaction. The artist conceived of these photographs from the desire that images can contain. These striking images invite the observer to examine the ways in which we react to the world. He has constructed scenarios and images that allow for alternative perceptions of the world and other ways of understanding it.
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