Author: Ortiz, Raphael Montañez This comprehensive survey is published for El Museo del Barrio's 2022 exhibition on the American artist, activist, educator and founder of the museum, Raphael Montañez Ortiz. Spanning the 1950s to the early 2020s, the retrospective presents a generous sampling of his oeuvre including his film, painting, photography, video installation and assemblage work. This title enhances the retrospective with plate images, archival material, text excerpts, critical essays and an updated chronology.From his early days as a key figure in the international Destruction Art movement to his activism as an artist of Puerto Rican heritage with the Guerrilla Art Action Group to his concepts of “Ethnoaesthetics” and “Physio-Psycho-Alchemy” (which positions meditation, ritual and breathing practices at the centre of a series of performative and participative works), Raphael Montañez Ortiz's work consistently challenges and expands art historical conventions.ISBN 9781882454211. El Museo del Barrio. hb. 250 pages. 200 colour ills. 24.8 x 19.1 cm.not yet published
