Digital subscriptions provided by the City of Gulfport THE GABBER.COM No. 2825
August 10, 2023- August 16, 2023
Keepers of Heritage Keepers of Heritage: Hidden Tales / Custodios de la Herencia: Cuentos Ocultos, which opened at Creative Pinellas on Aug. 3, captures a sweeping, multidimensional story. The exhibit’s works range across decades and distances, tracing the legacy of Puerto Rican artists. It is curated by Keepers of Heritage (KOH), a creative collective which began in 2015 as an effort to document, present, and promote the contributions of the island’s artistic community. “We hope to do some justice to this story,” explains KOH artist and organizer Angel Rivera Morales. Rivera Morales is the former proprietor of the New Concept Barbershop and Art Gallery in Orlando. Representing 21 artists in painting, sculpture, and drawing, the show contains multitudes. It delves into rich questions of inspiration, identity, and the struggle for a better world.
CREATIVE PINELLAS
By Amanda Hagood
Hidden Tales The exhibit contains some impressive feats of artistry: Pablo Rubio’s ship-like stainless steel sculptures Arts continued on page 18
Valentin Tirado’s striking series of paintings of key moments in Puerto Rican history sits at the heart of the Hidden Tales exhibit. Here, he shows an indigenous Taino warrior, inspired by a heavenly war god, picking up a Spanish sword in order to resist colonizers.
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