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Publication: The Columbia Spectator, Columbia University, New York NY.
In New York’s concrete jungle, it is hard to imagine lush ferns and twisting vines climbing on the walls, but in Miller Theatre, you will find just that.
Lina Puerta, a New York-based artist, has recently installed her newest sculptural mural, “Manigua,” in the lobby of the theater. The work was chosen in collaboration with the Uptown triennial, a Wallach Art Gallery initiative to survey the works of artists living in northern Manhattan.
In Miller Theatre’s lobby, she and chief curator and gallery director Deborah Cullen-Morales held a discussion on Tuesday on the inspiration behind “Manigua,” and Puerta’s most recent projects and residencies.
The name of Puerta’s installation, “Manigua,” translates to “mysterious scrubland or impenetrable overgrowth.” It was chosen, according to both Puerta and Cullen-Morales, for the connotation of...