Opening Reception: The (S) Files 2011

Presented by BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn and El Museo del Barrio, NY

Curated by Elvis Fuentes, Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, and Trinidad Fombella, El Museo del Barrio

Wednesday November 9, 2011

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

BRIC Rotunda Gallery

33 Clinton Street

Brooklyn, NY 11201

BRIC Rotunda Gallery serves as the sole Brooklyn venue for The (S) Files 2011, El Museo del Barrio’s sixth biennial featuring innovative work Latino, Caribbean, and Latin American artists currently working in the greater New York area. This year’s edition highlights street art movements as a point of creative departure, with an expansive exploration of the visual energy, events, and aesthetics of urban environments.

The exhibition spreads across the city, showcasing 75 emerging artists at seven venues. BRIC Rotunda Gallery presents the video and photo documentation of performance and political art of 10 of the participating artists grouped by theme and media. Artists include: Javier Bosques, Alicia Grullón, Las Hermanas Iglesias, Jessica Mein, Rafael Sánchez and Kathleen White, Rafael Sánchez, Armando Mariño, and Nicoykatiushka.