Platano Pride
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Caption
Miguel Luciano American, born Puerto Rico 1972. Platano Pride, 2006. Chromogenic print, 40 × 30 × 1 1/4 in. (101.6 × 76.2 × 3.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the artist, 2008.15. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Image courtesy of the artist, CUR.2008.15_artist_photograph.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Platano Pride
Date
2006
Medium
Chromogenic print
Classification
Dimensions
40 × 30 × 1 1/4 in. (101.6 × 76.2 × 3.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Accession Number
2008.15
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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Frequent Art Questions
What does this mean?
We acquired this piece when we had a show on Contemporary Caribbean art. The artist gilded a platano and had the boy wear it as a status symbol of Caribbean pride.You may have read this on the label, but the artist, Miguel Luciano, identifies as Puerto Rican.Luciano actually gilds real plantains as part of a whole series of photographs and sculptures. He says: "In the Pure Plantinum series, actual plantains were plated in platinum. The objects boast a pristine, precious exterior, while the actual fruit decomposes within. They are presented like emblematic jewels that transform cultural stigmas into urban expressions of pride."
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