Exhibiting Artists: Recommended Readings

Artist's website: felandus.com

Five books recommended by Felandus Thames to accompany his exhibition "Oops Upside Your Head" in the Eli Marsh Gallery, October 23-December 15, 2023. 

Artist's website: nibiapastrana.com

Five books recommended by nibia pastrana santiago to accompany her performance other islands originated in the ocean, but the island is also the origin, radical and absolute” —a borrowed phrase from Deleuze’s Desert Islands for this choreographic event (and yes, all of this is the title). 
The performance is part of the Mead Museum Spring 2024 exhibition Trópico es Político: Caribbean Art Under the Visitor Economy Regime, curated by Marina Reyes Franco (Curator, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico).

Hacer historia: Reflexiones desde la práctica de la danza edited by Isabel de Naverán

“Discover Puerto Rico USA”: Propaganda, Culture and Country Brand, 1929-1941 by Hilda Blanch-Miranda (on order)

The Amherst College Library and Museum also highly recommend Inhabiting the Impossible: Dance and Experimentation in Puerto Rico, edited by nibia pastrana santiago and Susan Homar