in many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, witnessed the increasing participation of local artists in international events. During this decade, the art of the region experienced a shift towards a more globally legible language and focused on themes that, even if they emerge from local issues, are of a more universal character. In this sense, we can perceive a departure from styles and themes that deal with the exotic or the tropics, or the so-called “magical realism” of Latin American art towards more conceptual practices that engage in a reflection on notions of identity, history and memory, which have allowed artists to confront the local realities in order to make them more legible and significant in a global milieu.

This exhibition gathers a selection of works by some of the artists who represent, in diverse ways, the shifts that are shaping contemporary art in Puerto Rico.