Figura de Poder (Power Figure)
2016-2020
Artist, Puerto Rican, born 1953
The rhythms and traditions of everyday life in Loíza, the Afro–Puerto Rican community where Daniel Lind-Ramos was raised, inspire his intricate assemblages. This towering figure made of found objects—a tambourine, buckets, maracas, horns, rope, boxing gloves, a sneaker, and more—is dressed in festive clothing reminiscent of the costumes worn by revelers during Loíza’s Fiesta de Santiago Apóstol. As we explore the details of this work, we realize power takes many forms: play, labor, music, protest, and spiritual devotion.
Artwork overview
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Medium
mirrors, concrete blocks, cement bag, sledgehammer, construction stones bag, paint bucket, wood panels, palm tree trunk, burlap, leather, ropes, sequin, awning, plastic ropes, fabric, trumpet, pins, duct tape, maracas, sneaker, tambourine, working gloves, boxing gloves, acrylic
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 274.32 × 152.4 × 119.38 cm (108 × 60 × 47 in.)
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Accession
2022.6.1
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Copyright
© Daniel Lind-Ramos
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The artist, Loíza, Puerto Rico; purchased 2022 through (Pierre Art, LLC, New York) by NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
2020
Armario de la Memoria (Storage of Memory), Marlborough, New York.
2021
Daniel Lind-Ramos: Sustenance, The Ranch, Montauk, New York.