Whitney Signs: no existe un mundo poshuracán Sat, Apr 1, 2023, 3:30–6 pm

Whitney Signs: no existe un mundo poshuracán

Sat, Apr 1, 2023
3:30–6 pm

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A worn red, white, and blue sign with text and images of Puerto Rican and American flags attached to a wooden post with wires attached to it.
A worn red, white, and blue sign with text and images of Puerto Rican and American flags attached to a wooden post with wires attached to it.

Gabriella Torres-Ferrer, Untitled (Valora tu mentira americana) (detail), 2018. Hurricane ravaged wooden electric post with statehood propaganda, 116 × 118 × 122 in. (294.6 × 299.7 × 309.9 cm). Private collection; courtesy the artist and Embajada, San Juan

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Floor 1, Lobby

Join us for an in-person reception and tour of no existe un mundo poshuracán: Puerto Rican Art in the Wake of Hurricane Maria led by Deaf educator Joyce Hom in American Sign Language. The tour begins at 3:30pm followed by a wine and cheese reception from 5-6pm in the Laurie M. Tisch Education Center. 

This tour will be in ASL and will not have voice interpretation. To request interpretation for English, Protactile, Spanish Sign Language, International Sign Language, another language, or additional accommodations, please email AccessFeedback@whitney.org or call (646) 666-5574 with two weeks’ notice (relay calls welcome).

This event is free but registration is required. Due to a limited capacity, we do not allow ASL students to attend. 

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