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Artist:
Manuel Acevedo, born Newark, NJ 1964  Search this
Medium:
inkjet print
Dimensions:
sheet and image: 40 3/8 × 59 7/8 in. (102.6 × 152.1 cm)
Type:
Photography
Date:
1998, printed 2016
Exhibition Label:
At left, a "Do not enter" sign turns away passers-by from a deteriorating street corner. Meanwhile, a structure drawn by the artist on the photograph rises up to the heavens and welcomes birds. Manuel Acevedo reimagines the streets of his hometown of Newark, New Jersey, a city shaped by periods of unrest and urban renewal initiatives that tore down existing housing to erect massive housing projects. "I drew on top of the photograph," Acevedo reflected, "to transform the bleakness of underutilized landscapes into visionary architectural proposals." His photograph unleashes the potential of derelict public spaces.
Down These Mean Streets: Community and Place in Urban Photography, 2017
Exhibition Label in Spanish:
A la izquierda, un letrero donde se lee "Do not enter" aleja a los peatones de una esquina en deterioro. Simultáneamente, una estructura dibujada por el artista sobre la fotografía se eleva hasta el cielo y les da la bienvenida a los pájaros. Manuel Acevedo reimagina las calles de su ciudad natal, Newark (New Jersey), caracterizada por períodos de disturbios sociales y por iniciativas de renovación urbana que demolieron los edificios existentes para construir enormes proyectos de vivienda. "Dibujé encima de la fotografía", explicó Acevedo, "para transformar lo sombrío de los paisajes subutilizados en propuestas arquitectónicas visionarias". Su fotografía revela el potencial de los espacios públicos abandonados.
Por estas calles bravas: Comunidad y lugar en la fotografía urbana, 2017
Topic:
Cityscape\street  Search this
Architecture\vehicle\automobile  Search this
Animal\bird  Search this
Object\other\sign  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
Copyright:
© 1998, Manuel Acevedo
Object number:
2016.45
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk763681b6d-c72c-46c5-94ca-699e2bace9c7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2016.45