YOUNG NOISE
by Pedro Velez



The past year is going to be remembered as one of the loudest art seasons on the island, beginning last October with British artist Martin Creed’s almost unnoticeable bell-ringing piece, Todas las campanas [see Artnet News, Oct. 19, 2006], which left local art-and-music junkies more than a little aggravated. Keep in mind that down here in Puerto Rico, with the hot rums and the sun, pretentiously arty rock music has little durability.

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