Nathan Budoff’s “Tensión y respiro” [Tension and Respite] is currently on view at the Popular Center (208 Ponce de León Avenue,1st floor) in Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico. The exhibition will remain on view until August 29, 2025. The exhibition and all related events are free and open to the public.
This Saturday, August 16, at 2:00pm, is the first in a series of events related to the works included in the exhibition and their driving force. The artist will be in conversation with attorney Ariadna Godreau, founder of Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico, and journalist Ana Teresa Toro.
Other events include:
Wednesday, August 20, 5:00pm—A conversation between artist Nathan Budoff and writer Xavier Valcárcel de Jesús.
Thursday, August 28, 12:30pm— an exhibition tour with the artist.
Puerto Rico Art News writes: Nathan Budoff is a Puerto Rican painter, muralist, and printmaker from Massachusetts whose works frame the relationships between flora, fauna, and space in unexpected ways: mammals mingle with colossal crustaceans in abstract fields of color. Wide-eyed rodents become the compositional foundation for aquatic landscapes. Bewildered penguins float among the jungle’s feline kings. Inspired by Puerto Rico’s vibrant community art scene, Budoff creates works from a holistic understanding of ecological hierarchies. As Earth’s ecosystems teeter on the brink of collapse, Budoff creates works that encourage us to observe the environments we inhabit with a fresh perspective and an appreciation for the beauty of the natural world.
For the full, original description (in Spanish), see https://www.puertoricoartnews.com/2025/07/exposicion-tension-y-respiro-de-nathan.html#:~:text=Redacci%C3%B3n%20%2D%20Actualmente%20se%20presenta%20en%20el,fauna%20y%20el%20espacio%20de%20maneras%20inesperadas
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