Detroit-based art gallery Library Street Collective will debut a new public sculpture installation in the exhibition space The Belt, on Friday. The piece, created by Chicago artist Carlos 鈥淒zine鈥 Rol贸n, is inspired by the culture of Barrio Lo铆za, Puerto Rico.
Named Loiza, the large-scale installation will span across the width of the alleyway. The space will feature handmade ceramic tile tables, a 鈥楯ibaro鈥 garden made of cinderblock and artificial flowers, hanging hand-crafted shell macram茅s, and a palm tree wrapped in lights. 尝辞颈锄补听will be open to the public until the weather permits.
鈥淲hen visitors walk through the passageway of Loiza, the hope is when you enter the environment, you鈥檙e immediately transported to another place and time鈥 says Rol贸n in a press release. He has been working on pieces for the sculpture installation since June.
A public event will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday to celebrate the unveiling of the installation. Craft cocktails inspired by Puerto Rico will be available from Standby, live entertainment will be provided by a mariachi band, and nail artist AstroWifey, who previously collaborated with Rol贸n at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, will be offering Caribbean-inspired manicures.
Library Street Collective, which plans to host a solo exhibition of new work by Rol贸n in 2018, is also teaming up with local art gallery Louis Buhl and Co. to produce a signed screen print titled Fountain of Youth听to coincide with the exhibit.
Rol贸n has shown his work around the world. His previous projects in Detroit include Vintage Voyages听补苍诲 Atomic Memories, which were shown last year at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. He was also a participating artist in Unobstructed Views, a contemporary art exhibition and benefit auction that was presented by MOCAD and Library Street Collective at the Grosse Pointe Shores-based William Hawkins Ferry House in July.
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