¡Merengue! Visual Rhythms / Ritmos Visuales

“This exhibition not only brings two institutions that propel Caribbean art closer together, but our cultures as well.”

— Rafael Emilio Yunén, director, Centro Cultural Eduardo León Jimenes

“Even when it’s silent, I swear you can hear the music in the paintings.”

— Magdalena Garcia, curator, El Museo Latino

¡Merengue! Visual Rhythms / Ritmos Visuales was the first exhibition to explore the significant historical impact merengue music has had on the visual arts of the Dominican Republic. Spanning the 20th century, the exhibition featured 37 works by 24 artists gathered from public and private collections across the Dominican Republic. Through paintings, works on paper, photographs, sculpture, video, and popular graphics, ¡Merengue! examined the evolving artistic styles by which Dominican artists have celebrated the island’s most important musical and dance form.

¡Merengue! included classical painters, such as Jaime Colson, Plutarco Andujar, Yoryi Morel, Federico Izquierdo, and Jose Vela Zaretti; as well as more contemporary artists, including Asdrúbal Domínguez, Paul Giudicelli, Ramón Oviedo, Jacinto Domínguez, Dionisio Pichardo, Kutty Reyes, Raúl Recio, Jesus Desangles, Polibio Díaz, Quisqueya Henríquez, José Morillo, Nidia Cuervo, Chito Zouain, and others.

This exhibition was developed by Centro Cultural Eduardo León Jimenes in Santiago, Dominican Republic, and curated by Sara Hermann, Visual Arts Specialist at the Centro Leon.

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