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2008

Flea market of contemporary artists

El Pulguero de los Artistas was co-initiated by Sobrino. Review: www.el-status.com/pulguero.

Carmelo Sobrino in his studio in Puerta de Tierra/San Juan; photos by Lisa Ladner, January 2008; enlarge photos

La vida es magica, article by Mario Alegre Barrios, El Nuevo Dia, January 16, 2008 - the artist's 60th birthday!

Article in Art Premium # 21/2007

"Carmelo Sobrino y la conciencia de sus garabatos" (pdf in Spanish)

Omix factum for PROA

Carmelo Sobrino colaborated in the “Omix factum” project to raise money for the Artists' Asistance Program (PROA) of the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico. For this project Andrés Salas had created a wooden, 3 feet high human sculpture and the Museum had invited 35 artists to be creative with it. All the figures were on display between November 3rd and 15th, 2007 and were for sale during the “Grand Art Auction" at the MAPR (Nov 15, 2007).
> see press release

Sobrino @ Homespot
Carmelo Sobrino showed recent works under the title "Vecindarios" ("neighbourhoods") from Sept. 6th, 7 pm on at Homespot, Paseo Covadonga # 52, Puerta de Tierra (San Juan, Puerto Rico).
This exhibition consisted of about 20 works in various forms and medias. The paintings, drawings and sculptures portrait communities and the environment on the island. “These works allude to our communities and personalities. They are psycological studies that enter in a dialog with our culture... the discurse includes my preocupation with the environment and talks about the necesity of creating awareness", said Sobrino.
> Read article in El Nuevo Día (pdf)
> See webpage of Homespot/Galería Petrus

>> The Cortés Art Collection at the MUAC:
The Caguas Art Museum (MUAC) exhibited until January 2008 70 works from the collection of Chocolate Cortés - among them was a painting by Carmelo Sobrino.
> Read article in El Nuevo Día (pdf)

>> Sobrino was represented in the exhibition "Puerto Rican Art: Image of a Culture. From the Collection of Cooperativa de Seguros Múltiples de Puerto Rico", Orlando Museum of Art (website screenshot, pdf), August 25 - October 28, 2007

>> Sobrino is part of OCTOPUS/PULPO, an anthology of 51 artists and writers, conceptualized by Papo Colo. National Gallery of the ICP, Convento Los Dominicos, Old San Juan, March/April 2007 - Details
>> Sobrino was invited to lecture at the prestigious Centro León in the Dominican Republic: About the event, May 06 (pdf) / Credo (pdf)
>> Sobrino participates in the ApoyArte project of the UCB. Exhibition & Auction.
>> "Horizontes y Musarañas" - catalogue available at the Museo de Arte de Ponce (MAP), Puerto Rico
>> Images from the Ponce inauguration (MAP newsletter, pdf)
>> Mural "Tránsitos" for the theatre house Victoria in Humacao