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

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: ADÁL
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: Graphic Arts
Book
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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