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Daniel Lind-Ramos:
El Viejo Griot — Una historia de todos nosotros
April 20 - September 4, 2023
MoMA PS1
MoMA PS1 will present the largest museum exhibition to date of the work of multidisciplinary artist Daniel Lind-Ramos (b. 1953, Loíza, Puerto Rico). Using found and gifted objects of personal, communal, and regional significance—such as debris, decorative objects, and everyday tools— Lind-Ramos produces meticulously detailed assemblages that explore the traditions and histories of Afro-descendant communities in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and around the world. This presentation showcases more than 10 large-scale works that weave together Lind-Ramos’s multi-layered practice, including many new and previously unexhibited sculptures. Featuring works that reveal the fast-disappearing local traditions of agriculture, fishing, cooking, and carnival alongside landmark sculptures that examine the repercussions of Hurricane Maria in 2017, the exhibition will culminate with several large-scale works made within the last year that address the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on local communities.
Daniel Lind-Ramos: El Viejo Griot — Una historia de todos nosotros is co-organized by Kate Fowle, guest curator, and Ruba Katrib, Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs, MoMA PS1, with Elena Ketelsen González, Assistant Curator, MoMA PS1.
Daniel Lind-Ramos: El Viejo Griot — Una historia de todos nosotros is made possible with major support from the Mellon Foundation and the Henry Luce Foundation.
Generous support is provided by the Luis A. Ferré Foundation.
Learn more about the exhibition on our website.
Images
Installation view of Daniel Lind-Ramos: El Viejo Griot — Una historia de todos nosotros on view at MoMA PS1 from April 20 to September 4, 2023. Image courtesy MoMA PS1. Photo: Steven Paneccasio
Daniel Lind-Ramos. Figura emisaria (The Emissary) (detail). 2020. Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Photo: Steven Paneccasio
Daniel Lind-Ramos. María Guabancex. 2018–2022. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Photo: Steven Paneccasio
Daniel Lind-Ramos. María de los Sustentos (Mary of Nourishment). 2021. Collection David Cancel. Photo: Steven Paneccasio
Daniel Lind-Ramos. Baño de María (Bain-marie/The Cleansing). 2018–2022. Photo: Steven Paneccasio
Daniel Lind-Ramos. El Viejo Griot (The Elder Storyteller). 2022–2023. Photo: Steven Paneccasio
Daniel Lind-Ramos. El Viejo Griot (The Elder Storyteller) (detail). 2022–2023. Photo: Steven Paneccasio
Daniel Lind-Ramos. El Viejo Griot (The Elder Storyteller) (detail). 2022–2023. Photo: Steven Paneccasio
Daniel Lind-Ramos. Ambulancia (2020) [Ambulance (2020)]. 2022–2023. Photo: Steven Paneccasio
Installation view of Daniel Lind-Ramos: El Viejo Griot — Una historia de todos nosotros. Shown, from left: Baño de María (Bain-marie/The Cleansing). 2018–2022; Ambulancia (2020) [Ambulance (2020)]. 2022–2023. Photo: Steven Paneccasio
Daniel Lind-Ramos. Ambulancia (2020) [Ambulance (2020)] (detail). 2022–2023. Photo: Steven Paneccasio
Daniel Lind-Ramos. Centinelas de la luna nueva (Sentinels of the New Moon). 2022–2023. Photo: Steven Paneccasio
Daniel Lind-Ramos. Centinelas de la luna nueva (Sentinels of the New Moon). 2022–2023. Photo: Steven Paneccasio
Daniel Lind-Ramos. Alegoría de una obsesión (Allegory of an Obsession). 2022–2023. Photo: Steven Paneccasio
Daniel Lind-Ramos. Alegoría de una obsesión (Allegory of an Obsession). 2022–2023. Photo: Steven Paneccasio
Daniel Lind-Ramos with Armario de la Memoria. 2012. Pick, shovel, machetes, steel, palm tree trunks, dried coconuts, TV monitor, palm tree branches, DVD player, wood panel, and fabric. 108 × 65 × 36 inches (274.3 × 165.1 × 91.4 cm.). Photo: Raquel Perez-Puig