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Miguel Luciano - Louisiana Porto Ricans, 2006

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La Mano Poderosa Racetrack. The Inflatable Head of Columbus. Cuando Las Gallinas Mean. This series of paintings re-interprets produce-crate labels published in Louisiana during the 1930’s and 40's. The original labels advertised different brands of "Porto Rican Yams and Sweet Potatoes" and formed some of the earliest representations of Puerto Ricans in the United States.

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Miguel Luciano - Cuando las Gallinas Mean (When Hens Pee) 2003

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La Mano Poderosa Racetrack. The Inflatable Head of Columbus. Cuando Las Gallinas Mean. Cuando las Gallinas Mean (When Hens Pee). 2003) is a public art vending machine that refers to the Puerto Rican colloquial expression, " Los niños hablan cuando las gallinas mean! Equivalent to the English expression "children should be seen and not heard." Since hens never pee. Cuando las Gallinas Mean (When Hens Pee).

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Miguel Luciano - Pimp My Piragua, 2008-2010

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La Mano Poderosa Racetrack. The Inflatable Head of Columbus. Cuando Las Gallinas Mean. Is a mobile public art project that commemorates the innovations of Latino street vendors, transforming a traditional pushcart for selling shaved ice (Piraguas) into a hyper-modified pushcart-tricycle with a hi-fi sound and video system. This project was commissioned by the Queens Museum of Art in 2008. Subscribe to our mailing list.

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Miguel Luciano - Press

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La Mano Poderosa Racetrack. The Inflatable Head of Columbus. Cuando Las Gallinas Mean.

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Miguel Luciano - smARTpower Kenya 2012

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La Mano Poderosa Racetrack. The Inflatable Head of Columbus. Cuando Las Gallinas Mean. Was a public art project in Nairobi, Kenya created through the smARTpower Program. An initiative of the Bronx Museum of the Arts and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State. 15 U.S. artists were selected to create community-based art projects in 15 countries around the world.

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Miguel Luciano - DREAMer Kites 2012

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La Mano Poderosa Racetrack. The Inflatable Head of Columbus. Cuando Las Gallinas Mean. 2013) was a public art project with undocumented youth from NY and Washington, DC that engaged kites as symbols of flying and freedom.

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Miguel Luciano - The Inflatable Head of Columbus, 2006

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La Mano Poderosa Racetrack. The Inflatable Head of Columbus. Cuando Las Gallinas Mean. The Inflatable Head of Columbus. Today, Columbus lies fragmented among thousands of pieces of bronze, deteriorating in an outdoor lot next to the Bacardi Factory in Cataño. The principal feature of the statue had been the giant Head. Commemorating the 500-year anniversary of the Death of Christopher Columbus (May 20, 2006), I installed an inflatable replica in the Plaza Colón of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Miguel Luciano - Pure Plantainum, 2006

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La Mano Poderosa Racetrack. The Inflatable Head of Columbus. Cuando Las Gallinas Mean. 2006) is a body of work that commemorates the plátano (green plantain), a stereotypical yet iconic symbol of Puerto Rican and Caribbean culture. In the Pure Plantainum. Series, actual plantains were plated in platinum. The objects boast a pristine, precious exterior, while the actual fruit decomposes within. They are presented like emblematic jewels that transform cultural stigmas into urban expressions of pride.

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Miguel Luciano - Tecato Trexi, 2007

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La Mano Poderosa Racetrack. The Inflatable Head of Columbus. Cuando Las Gallinas Mean. 2007) is a mock toy design for Trexi. A toy maker based in Singapore. The character, designed for an exhibition in Puerto Rico, brought into question the company's corporate affiliations. The small Taino-Trexi figure fits within the head of the larger figure).

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Miguel Luciano - Manga Mancha, 2006

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La Mano Poderosa Racetrack. The Inflatable Head of Columbus. Cuando Las Gallinas Mean. Series fuses Japanese Manga illustrations with Plátano mythology, creating new hybrid superheroes that derive power from their mancha de plátano. La mancha de plátano (stain of the plantain) = the indelible mark of one's Puerto Ricanness.