Exhibitions
Bad Bunny uses art to tell the story of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is preparing to host a group exhibition that uses Bad Bunny as a starting point to reflect on the island's identity and cultural memory. Titled Benito 100 × 35 , the exhibition will open on August 20 and will feature works by 32 artists from various disciplines and generations.
The exhibition is conceived and curated by Ángel Mathieu, founder of i AM art Gallery, who approaches the project from a perspective that goes beyond simply representing the singer. The exhibition seeks to analyze the significance Bad Bunny has acquired within Puerto Rican culture and the many ways his image can be interpreted through contemporary art.
Therefore, the participating artists were not invited to create simple portraits of the musician. The curatorial approach encourages them to explore his presence and cultural legacy through their own languages, experiences, and sensibilities. Bad Bunny thus serves as a point of convergence from which to address issues related to belonging, collective memory, and the transformations of Puerto Rican identity.
Carmen Olmo's 'The fkn Grammy'.
The result will be a diverse journey through different generations, styles, and disciplines. Each artist will contribute a unique perspective on the cultural phenomenon surrounding the musician, creating a collection that aims to reflect the wide range of interpretations his figure evokes.
Some of the works will be based directly on Bad Bunny's songs, while others will reference symbols linked to Puerto Rico, personal experiences, or specific episodes from the artist's career. In this way, the exhibition shifts the focus from the artist himself to everything he represents for a society that recognizes in his music, his aesthetic, and his discourse some of its own cultural debates.
Benito 100 × 35 thus establishes a dialogue between music and visual arts, between popular culture and contemporary creation. More than an exhibition dedicated to Bad Bunny, the project proposes using his cultural phenomenon as a mirror to observe Puerto Rico from different perspectives.
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