El Puerto Rican Passport, El Spirit Republic de Puerto Rico: Luciana Alexandra del Rio de la Serna

Copied ADÁL, El Puerto Rican Passport, El Spirit Republic de Puerto Rico: Luciana Alexandra del Rio de la Serna, 1994, issued 2012, lithography with photograph in staple-bound booklet, closed: 5 x 3 1⁄2 in. (12.7 x 8.9 cm) open: 7 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2013.19.2, © 2012, ADÁL

Artwork Details

Title
El Puerto Rican Passport, El Spirit Republic de Puerto Rico: Luciana Alexandra del Rio de la Serna
Artist
Date
1994, issued 2012
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
closed: 5 x 3 1⁄2 in. (12.7 x 8.9 cm) open: 7 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 cm)
Copyright
© 2012, ADÁL
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums Description
lithography with photograph in staple-bound booklet
Classifications
Digital Catalogue
Musical Thinking: New Video Art and Sonic Strategies
Object Number
2013.19.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2013.19.2

Artwork Description

Passports reflect the identities of the people who hold them and the nations that issue them. ADÁL adopted this official format to comment on the ambiguous national identity of Puerto Ricans. His passports, which contain out-of-focus portraits of their holders, undermine any clear identification and suggest the multiple allegiances of people with culturally complex backgrounds.

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Description in Spanish

Los pasaportes reflejan la identidad de las personas y de las naciones que los expiden. ADÁL adoptó este formato oficial para hablar sobre la identidad nacional ambigua de los puertorriqueños. Sus pasaportes, que llevan fotografías fuera de foco, no permiten la identificación clara de sus dueños y sugieren las lealtades múltiples de las personas con contextos culturales complejos.

Nuestra América: la presencia latina en el arte estadounidense, 2013

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