“Trópico agridulce” [Bittersweet Tropics], curated by Alexandra Méndez García, is on view at the Julio Rosado del Valle Gallery at the Museum of Contemporary Art [Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (MAC), San Juan, Puerto Rico] until August 9, 2026.
Also note that tomorrow, Thursday, March 19, at 6:30pm, the curator of “Trópico agridulce” will offer a guided tour of the exhibition. Following the tour, the MAC’s educational program and its MAC Educa Club will present a group activity with the agroecological project Finca Guakía (@guakiapr), facilitated by its co-founder Stephanie Monserrate. The activity will take place in the Julio Rosado del Valle Room, where, through participatory activities, the discussion will center on food sovereignty, agroecology, and social justice, while exploring how these practices connect with art, community, and the land. Finca Guakía products will also be available for purchase during the event. [Also see our previous post, Exhibition: Trópico agridulce.]
Exhibition Description: Trópico Agridulce focuses on the production, preparation, and consumption of food as a recurring theme in contemporary Puerto Rican and Caribbean art. By highlighting the essential relationship between harvest and culture, this exhibition offers an opportunity to showcase works from the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Puerto Rico, reflecting on the complexities of the livelihood networks that shape our daily lives.
The exhibition also includes collaborations with farmers and a commission from MAC en el Barrio, led by Luis Gabriel Sanabria and Santiago Álvarez at the Cabachuelas Workshop in Morovis. These initiatives, along with the visual art presented in the gallery, explore the imagery of national cuisine, contemporary food systems, and the complex political, economic, social, environmental, and ancestral networks to which they are intrinsically linked.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Gala Berger, Mónica Ching, Yolanda Fundora, Karlo Andrei Ibarra, Silvano Lora, Rafael Miranda Mattei, Joiri Minaya, Las Nietas de Nonó, Arnaldo Roche Rabell, Gamaliel Rodríguez, Gisela Rosario, Luis Gabriel Sanabria, and Edra Soto.
For more information, see https://www.museomac.org/arte/exhibiciones/tropico-agridulce
“Trópico agridulce” [Bittersweet Tropics], curated by Alexandra Méndez García, is on view at the Julio Rosado del Valle Gallery at the Museum of Contemporary Art [Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (MAC), San Juan, Puerto Rico] until August 9, 2026. Also note that tomorrow, Thursday, March 19, at 6:30pm, the curator of “Trópico agridulce” will offer a
