OCTOPUS

San Juan, Puerto Rico
An anthology of 51 Puerto Rican artists and writers
Conceptualized by Papo Colo
National Gallery of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture
Convento Los Dominicos, Old San Juan
Octopus is a giant, outdoor book of visual poetry, that presents a collective idea through an individual expression. The book, 25 plywood panels, each 4 by 8 feet, attached with hinges, opens to 100 feet long. Each artist/poet creates their work in white on a black panel/page; the white serving to visually unite a diverse group that becomes a sculpture.

The installation process of Octupus is open to the public
March 27 and 28, 3:00-10:00 p.m.
Opening Thursday March 29, 7:00 p.m.
March 29 - April 29, 2007

Artistas/Artists
Ricardo Ávalo, Jorge “Rito” Cordero, Rabindranat Díaz, Elizam Escobar; Teo Freytes, Heriberto González, Rosa Irigoyen, Charles Juhasz, Michael Linares, Elsa Meléndez, María de Mater O’Neill, Jesús “Bubu” Negrón, Néstor Otero, Marta Mabel Pérez, Raquel Quijano, Aixa Requena, Ana Rosa Rivera, Milton Rosa Ortiz, Pablo Rubio, Nelson Sambolín, Zilia Sánchez, Carmelo Sobrino, Julio Suárez, Omar Torres Calvo, Rafael Trelles

Escritores/ Writers
Ana María Fuster, Kattia Chico, René Pérez, Che Meléndez, Juan Antonio Ramos, Luis Antonio Rosario Quilés, Mara Negrón, Mayra Santos, Juan Manuel González, Vanessa Droz, Lilliana Ramos, Adiela Arroyo, Georgina Lázaro, Hjalmar Flax, Gallego, Elidio La Torre, Chiara Merino, Jan Martínez, Jacobo Morales, Etnairis Rivera, Néstor Barreto, Rosario Ferré, Vicente Rodríguez Nietzsche, Ivette Fred, Magaly Quiñonez