MoCA Westport and the Westport Public Art Collections Committee announce Paul Camacho: El Ritmo y La Unidad (Rhythm and Unity), a new exhibition featuring approximately 40 selected works by Paul Camacho (1929-1989). Primarily drawn from the Westport Public Art Collections (WestPAC), the show also features works lent by the Housatonic Museum of Art (Bridgeport, CT) and the Benjamin Ortiz and Victor P. Torchia, Jr. Collection.

The exhibition was curated by Alexandra M. Thomas, an art historian, critic, curator, and PhD candidate at Yale University in History of Art and African American Studies, with a certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

Paul Camacho: El Ritmo y La Unidad (Rhythm and Unity) is a monographic exhibition of the late artist’s formal experiments with portraiture, geometric abstraction, and still life. As a Puerto Rican artist active within the mid to late 20th century, his work must be understood within the context of industrialization and modernist abstraction as it flourished in the global 1960s.

“The show is titled El Ritmo y La Unidad because Camacho instills each painting with a vibrant sense of color and movement, ultimately creating unified representations of everyday life and eccentric designs,” stated Thomas.

Date: January 13 - February 26, 2023

Gallery Hours:
Monday & Tuesday: Gallery Closed
Wednesday: 12PM – 4PM
Thursday: 12PM – 7PM
Friday: 12PM – 4PM
Saturday & Sunday: 12PM – 4PM

Location: MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT 06880

Museum Admission:
Member Admission: Free.
General Admission: $10
Student (6+) / Educator / Senior Admission (65+): $5
Children 5 & under / Military Personnel / Healthcare Providers: Free (with valid ID)

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