THIS IS CONTRABANDO
An artist-run online gallery. Publisher of limited edition art prints, and curated original works by Puerto Rican and Latinx artists.
Discover your new favorite artist here.
ORIGINAL ART
PRINTS
Past EXHIBITIONS:
HIJACK!
Hijack! is a clandestine augmented reality exhibit in the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico (MAPR). Taking ownership of this space provides a new opportunity to explore other ways to answer the question: who gets to decide what art is?
CATEGORY 4
It aims to help the creative and cultural scene in Puerto Rico. We selected local artists to create an original print to help gather resources for marginalized groups and artist community.
IDYLLIUM
SOLD OUT. Our last exhibition in our brick and mortar gallery before Hurricane María. Idyllium was a botanical illustration approach to the sylvan landscapes of Puerto Rico from four female Borica artists. A remembrance of sensations via pictures. The participating artists were: Giovanna Andrea, Stephanie Cavina, Andrea Gisela, and Rosaura Rodríguez.
ABOUT
Contrabando began as a short-lived gallery space in Río Piedras, the sister project of Taller Secreto. Our mission is to showcase and export Puerto Rican and Latinx art. In September 2017, it closed due to bureaucratic complications and Hurricane María
We have since reinvented itself as an online store. Still, the mission stays the same: generate, exhibit, and export art from young artists in Puerto Rico and Latin America to the rest of the world.
