Daniel Lind-Ramos (born 1953) is an African-Puerto Rican painter and sculptor who lives and works in Puerto Rico.[1][2]
Daniel Lind-Ramos | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953 Loíza, Puerto Rico |
| Other names | Daniel Lind Ramos |
| Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico New York University |
Biography
editLind-Ramos was born in 1953 in Loíza, a coastal town in Puerto Rico. He studied painting at the University of Puerto Rico in 1975 and in 1980 he graduated from NYU with a master’s of art degree.[3][4] In addition to his studio practice, Lind-Ramos also currently teaches in the Humanities Department at the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao.[5]
Work
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Lind-Ramos paints on canvas with oil using traditional and uncommon applications techniques from brushes to spatulas.[1] He also works with recycled or reused materials such as cardboard, wire screen, discarded appliances, car parts, the foliage of coconut palm trees, broken musical instruments and other used items.[1]
He was described as the "breakout star" or highlight of the 2019 Whitney Biennial by multiple reviewers,[6][7][8][9] with the New York Times writing that his sculpture Maria Maria exemplified the pieces in the Biennial that "reassert the power of spirituality."[10] Critic Holland Cotter elaborated on the sculpture, explaining how Lind-Ramos "creat[ed] from wood, beads, coconuts and a blue FEMA tarp, a figure that is both the Virgin Mary and personification of the hurricane that devastated the island in 2017 ... the piece looks presidingly majestic."[10][11]
Exhibitions (selection)
editIn 2023, the artist presented the solo show “Daniel Lind-Ramos: El Viejo Griot — Una Historia de Todos Nosotros (The Elder Storyteller — A Story of All of Us),” at MoMA PS1, Queens. The exhibition commented on the destruction of Hurricane Maria through large scale installations.[12] About the show, Pulitzer Prize winner and the New York Times co-chief art critic, Holland Cotter states
The title of a third work, “María de los Sustentos (Mary of Nourishment),” seems to allude to the Mother of Jesus. But the sculptural image Lind-Ramos has come up with feels far less a Spanish Catholic import than a local domestic invention, meticulously assembled, as it is, from pots and pans, fish nets, farming tools, sustaining instruments of daily life in the Loíza community.[13]
In 2022, Lind-Ramos participated in the North American iteration of the international exhibition Afro-Atlantic Histories and his artwork was on view in the display at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.[14]
Lind-Ramos's work is being featured in the 35th São Paulo Biennial titled Coreographies of the Impossible, taking place at the São Paulo Biennial Foundation building in the city of São Paulo in the fall of 2023.[15]
Permanent Collections
editHis works are in the permanent collections of several museum institutions in the United States and abroad such as the Whitney Museum of American Art,[16] the Pérez Art Museum Miami,[17] the Museum of Latin American Art,[18] El Museo del Barrio, and the Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art.[19][better source needed]
Exhibitions
editSome of Lind-Ramos' exhibitions include:
- Fundación Arana Scholarship (1989) - funded Lind-Ramos to study in Paris, France with Antonio Seguí’s Studio at the Ecole des Beaux Arts[3]
- Salon International Val D’or at Hyères (1990) - First Prize
- Salón Internacional de Plástica Latina at Meillant, France (2000) - Delegation Prize
- World Festival of Black Culture and Arts in Dakar, Senegal, Africa (2010) - Invitation[4]
- Second Gran Bienal Tropical (2016) at Piñones, Puerto Rico - Piña de oro[20]
- Whitney Biennial 2019, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY - curated by Rujeko Hockley and Jane Panetta[21]
Awards
editIn 2021, Lind-Ramos was awarded the MacArthur Fellowship.[22]
Lind-Ramos is the recipient of the 2020 Pérez Prize awarded by the Pérez Art Museum Miami. According to the jurors, the award was conceived in honor of the artist's achievements and commitment to Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Latin American identities.[23]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Daniel Lind-Ramos". Harvard.
- ^ aicasc, Posté par (2015-11-11). "Daniel Lind Ramos and the Visual Politics of Race in Puerto Rican Art". Aica Caraïbe du Sud (in French). Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ a b "Daniel Lind-Ramos". Joan Mitchell Foundation.
- ^ a b "DANIEL LIND RAMOS". enciclopediapr.org. Archived from the original on 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ ivetteromero (2013-11-16). "Art Exhibition: Daniel Lind's "De pie"". Repeating Islands. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ Yablonsky, Linda (5/14/19). "Everything is good at the Whitney Biennial but nothing makes a difference", The Art Newspaper.Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ^ Andrew Russeth (5/13/19). "Soft Power: The Whitney Biennial Is an Elegant But Safe Portrait of Right Now", ArtNews. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ^ Sebastian Smee (5/18/19). "The Whitney Biennial presents the best new artists in the country — and lots of fluff", Washington Post. Retrieved 7/29/19.
- ^ Aruna D’Souza (5/24/19), "Self, society, tear gas: the museum surveys current American art.", 4 Columns. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ^ a b Holland Cotter (May 16, 2019). "The Whitney Biennial: Young Art Cross-Stitched With Politics". New York Times. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
- ^ ivetteromero (2019-07-07). "Puerto Rican Artist Daniel Lind-Ramos Stands Out as a Best of Show". Repeating Islands. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
- ^ Yorker, The New (2023-04-14). "The Monumental Work of Daniel Lind-Ramos". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ Cotter, Holland (2023-05-04). "Through Catastrophe, and in Community, the Art of Daniel Lind-Ramos". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ Valentine, Victoria L. (2023-05-07). "Daniel Lind-Ramos Gives Voice to Black Puerto Rican and Afro-Caribbean Communities Through Monumental Assemblage Works". Culture Type. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ ivetteromero (2023-07-02). "Daniel Lind Ramos at the Saõ Paulo Biennial 2023". Repeating Islands. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Daniel Lind-Ramos". whitney.org. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "Daniel Lind-Ramos • Pérez Art Museum Miami". Pérez Art Museum Miami. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "DanielLindRamos". MOLAA | Museum of Latin American Art. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ Artist's Web Site. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ^ "2da Gran Bienal Tropical". granbienaltropical.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2019-04-09.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Whitney Biennial 2019". whitney.org.
- ^ "Daniel Lind-Ramos". www.macfound.org. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
- ^ "Pérez Art Museum Miami Announces Puerto Rican Artist Daniel Lind-Ramos as Recipient of the 2020 Pérez Prize • Pérez Art Museum Miami". Pérez Art Museum Miami. Retrieved 2023-08-07.