BGuthrie Photos: DC -- IDB Cultural Center -- Exhibit: Resilience: Reclaiming History and the Dominican Disaspora

DC -- IDB Cultural Center -- Exhibit: Resilience: Reclaiming History and the Dominican Disaspora:

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Description of Pictures: RESILIENCE: RECLAIMING HISTORY AND THE DOMINICAN DIASPORA
October 27, 2016 - January 2017
Resilience is defined as the human ability to cope with difficult times and bounce back from personal trauma. In much the same way, when a society is confronted with the aftermath of a collective hardship – whether sociopolitical, ecological, or institutional – its people must figure out how to process these events collectively. Creativity and art have always been an essential tool for a society to reclaim its own historical narrative and draw lessons for the future. In this way, artists create a space for society’s healing and growth.
The Inter-American Development Bank, with support from the Smithsonian Latino Center and the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Washington, presents Resilience as an example of how art and creativity provide an important social value by giving expression to sentiments that help to shape our collective narratives.
Today, the Dominican Republic is one of the most dynamic economies in the Caribbean region. Nevertheless, the advances in reducing poverty and inequality have not kept pace with GDP growth. Looking toward the future, the country needs to improve the quality of education, healthcare infrastructure and services, diversify exports, and boost productivity,- while also adapting to climate change and promoting innovation. As a partner in the Dominican Republic’s economic and social development for nearly six decades, the IDB is committed to working with the government, NGOs, and private sector partners to achieve these goals.
Artist List: Pepe Coronado, René de los Santos, Iliana Emilia García, Reynaldo García Pantaleón, Luanda Lozano, Miguel Luciano, Germán Perez, Ella Pérez-Garcia, Narciso Polanco, Freddy Rodríguez, Moses Ros-Suárez (co-curator), Juan Sánchez, Fernando Tamburini, Ezequiel Taveras, Rider Ureña.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. IDBRES_161103_001.JPG: Pepe Coronado Sin titulo (Untitled), 2016
2. IDBRES_161103_009.JPG: Miguel Luciano Perejil colorao (Red Parsley), 2014
3. IDBRES_161103_020.JPG: Miguel Luciano La noche del perejil (The Night of the Parseley), 2014
4. IDBRES_161103_022.JPG: German Perez Mama Tingo, 2014
5. IDBRES_161103_038.JPG: Ezequiel Taveras Corazon atado (Tied Heart), 2015
6. IDBRES_161103_043.JPG: Narciso Polanco El baca de Trujillo (Trujillo's Spirit Animal), 2016
7. IDBRES_161103_048.JPG: Narciso Polanco Cono, rompieron la palmita (Damn It, They Broke the Little Palm Tree), 2016
8. IDBRES_161103_051.JPG: Fernando Tambrurini Escapar (Escape), 2016
9. IDBRES_161103_058.JPG: Envisioning the Future Today, the Dominican Republic is one of the most dynamic economies in the Caribbean region. Nevertheless, the advances in reducing poverty and inequality have not kept pace with GDP growth. Looking toward the future, the country needs to improve the quality of education, healthcare infrastructure and services, diversify exports, and boost productivity,- while also adapting to climate change and promoting innovation. As a partner in the Dominican Republic's economic and social development for nearly six decades, the IDB is committed to working with the government, NGOs, and private sector partners to achieve these goals. We also believe the Dominican diaspora can play an important role in addressing these challenges. The energy and creativity of thousands of Dominicans living abroad is also a valuable resource into which the country can tap. This exhibit is just one example of the contributions the diaspora is making to position the Dominican Republic for a brighter future.
10. IDBRES_161103_060.JPG: Juan Sanchez Para las hermanas Mirabal (For the Mirabal Sisters), 2014 Mirabal sisters From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Mirabal Sisters were four Dominican sisters who opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo and were involved in clandestine activities against his regime. Three of the sisters were assassinated on 25 November 1960. The assassinations turned the Mirabal sisters into "symbols of both popular and feminist resistance". In 1999, in the sisters' honor, the United Nations General Assembly designated 25 November the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. ... Assassination On 25 November 1960, Patria, Minerva, María Teresa, and their driver, Rufino de la Cruz, were visiting María Teresa and Minerva's incarcerated husbands. On the way home, they were stopped by Trujillo's henchmen. The sisters and de la Cruz were separated and clubbed to death. The bodies were then gathered and put in their Jeep, which was run off the mountain road in an attempt to make their deaths look like an accident. After Trujillo was assassinated in May 1961, General Pupo Román admitted to having personal knowledge that the sisters were killed by Victor Alicinio Peña Rivera, Trujillo's right-hand man, along with Ciriaco de la Rosa, Ramon Emilio Rojas, Alfonso Cruz Valeria, and Emilio Estrada Malleta, members of his secret police force. As to whether Trujillo ordered the killings or whether the secret police acted own Chevalier wrote, "We know orders of this nature could not come from any authority lower than national sovereignty. That was none other than Trujillo himself; still less could it have taken place without his assent." Also, one of the murderers, Ciriaco de la Rosa, said "I tried to prevent the disaster, but I could not because if I had he, Trujillo, would have killed us all...."
11. IDBRES_161103_073.JPG: Ella Perez-Gabriel Ausencia (Absence), 2014
12. IDBRES_161103_084.JPG: Moses Ros-Suarez
13. IDBRES_161103_094.JPG: Rider Urena Peligro (Danger), 2016
14. IDBRES_161103_100.JPG: Juan Sanchez Mariposas, mariposas, y mas mariposas (Butterflies, Butterflies, and More Butterflies), 2014
15. IDBRES_161103_107.JPG: Freddy Rodriguez Escena de un crimen. Area de busqueda. (Crime Scene. Search Area.), 1991
16. IDBRES_161103_109.JPG: Freddy Rodriguez Los perros del paraiso (Dogs of Paradise), 1991
17. IDBRES_161103_112.JPG: Resilience: Reclaiming History and the Dominican Diaspora Resilience is defined as the human ability to cope with difficult times and bounce back from personal trauma. In much the same way, when a society is confronted with the aftermath of a collective hardship – whether sociopolitical, ecological, or institutional – its people must figure out how to process these events collectively. Creativity and art have always been an essential tool for a society to reclaim its own historical narrative and draw lessons for the future. In this way, artists create a space for society's healing and growth. The Inter-American Development Bank, with support from the Smithsonian Latino Center and the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Washington, presents Resilience as an example of how art and creativity provide an important social value by giving expression to sentiments that help to shape our collective narratives. In this exhibition, 15 artists from the international Dominican diaspora take a deep look into their shared past, constructing new interpretations of the Trujillo regime and on the resulting emigration of many Dominican Americans. In their works, these artists transform trauma into new narratives of adoptability, tolerance, and fortitude.
Description of Subject Matter: The Inter-American Development Bank's Cultural Center showcases and provides a forum for discussion for the intellectual and artistic works of the Bank’s 47 member countries, particularly those from Latin America and the Caribbean. All events are free and open to the public.
The Cultural Center also provides small grants to local organizations for micro projects that promote cultural development in the region.
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