Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

This brief statement by Melody Capote, executive director of the Caribbean Cultural Center, explains the relevance of De La Vega’s work to the mission of the Center, which is to record the history of peoples of Caribbean descent. She ponders De La [...]

This introductory statement, written by Kem Poston, and an interview with New York-born artist of Puerto Rican descent, James De La Vega, is from 1998 on the occasion of his first exhibition at the Caribbean Cultural Center. Poston explains how De La [...]

The work of Jorge Soto, an artist of Puerto Rican descent, is featured in the portfolio section of the first issue of Caribe magazine. He explains his drawings and images as incorporating symbols and meanings related to the general themes of being [...]

In this issue of Caribe, dedicated to the New York-based activist group, the Young Lords Party, Dr. Marta Moreno Vega justifies their relevance to the mission of the Caribbean Cultural Center of improving the living conditions of Hispanics and people [...]

In this article, Jorge Soto, an influential artist of Puerto Rican descent, discusses the condition of the Caribbean artist in an urban setting and also focuses on the social and psychological effects of colonialism. He deems colonialism as a [...]