Object Details
- Artist
- Manuel Acevedo, born Newark, NJ 1964
- Exhibition Label
- At left, a "Do not enter" sign turns away passers-by from a deteriorating street corner. Meanwhile, a structure drawn by the artist on the photograph rises up to the heavens and welcomes birds. Manuel Acevedo reimagines the streets of his hometown of Newark, New Jersey, a city shaped by periods of unrest and urban renewal initiatives that tore down existing housing to erect massive housing projects. "I drew on top of the photograph," Acevedo reflected, "to transform the bleakness of underutilized landscapes into visionary architectural proposals." His photograph unleashes the potential of derelict public spaces.
- Down These Mean Streets: Community and Place in Urban Photography, 2017
- Exhibition Label in Spanish
- A la izquierda, un letrero donde se lee "Do not enter" aleja a los peatones de una esquina en deterioro. Simultáneamente, una estructura dibujada por el artista sobre la fotografía se eleva hasta el cielo y les da la bienvenida a los pájaros. Manuel Acevedo reimagina las calles de su ciudad natal, Newark (New Jersey), caracterizada por períodos de disturbios sociales y por iniciativas de renovación urbana que demolieron los edificios existentes para construir enormes proyectos de vivienda. "Dibujé encima de la fotografía", explicó Acevedo, "para transformar lo sombrío de los paisajes subutilizados en propuestas arquitectónicas visionarias". Su fotografía revela el potencial de los espacios públicos abandonados.
- Por estas calles bravas: Comunidad y lugar en la fotografía urbana, 2017
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
- Copyright
- © 1998, Manuel Acevedo
- 1998, printed 2016
- Object number
- 2016.45
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Photography
- Medium
- inkjet print
- Dimensions
- sheet and image: 40 3/8 × 59 7/8 in. (102.6 × 152.1 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Graphic Arts
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Cityscape\street
- Architecture\vehicle\automobile
- Animal\bird
- Object\other\sign
- Record ID
- saam_2016.45
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk763681b6d-c72c-46c5-94ca-699e2bace9c7
