Mike Walsh, Untitled, 2006–2007. Site-specific installation at the St. George Botanical Garden on St.Croix. Plastic grocery bags assembled over steel wire fencing. Photo: Mike Walsh

BOSTON, MA.- The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (SMFA), is proud to present “‘America’s Paradise’ and ‘Isla Del Encanto’: Contemporary Art from the American Caribbean,” on view from September 18–October 13, 2007. It showcases current work by twelve artists from the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico who are actively engaged in a serious, often angst-filled conversation about the myth of paradise and attempts to reclaim innocence. Ecological concerns, issues of identity, migration, and the complex relationship with the mainland United States are among the topics that inform their work. Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=20822