Josue Pellot: New Work November 21, 2009

Chicago artist Josue Pellot deploys several mediums and styles to examine his Puerto Rican roots that were transplanted to the quintessential American experience and mediated by its pop culture and consumerism. For example, a castle-like food/liquor/laundromat supplants the Puerto Rican fortress "El Morro" in photo montage; encapsulated figurines from a gumball machines inspire a series of sculptural portraits of his family; and life-sized palettes stand in for family portraits as moveable commodities.