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American Art Museum

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    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

    Date

    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)

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    Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

    Department

    Graphic Arts

    Data Source

    Smithsonian American Art Museum

    Topic

    Cityscape\street
    Architecture\vehicle\automobile
    Animal\bird
    Object\other\sign

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk763681b6d-c72c-46c5-94ca-699e2bace9c7

    Record ID

    saam_2016.45

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