#shey rivera

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NTRFACE PROFILES | SHEY RIVERA

Shey Rivera Ríos (pronouns: they/them) is a multi-genre artist and arts manager. Rivera’s work is at the intersection of art/culture, digital media, and civic engagement. Rivera is the former Artistic Director at AS220, where they served for 8 years and succeeded founder Umberto Crenca, leading the organization as part of a Co-Director model. As an artist, they are active in the mediums of performance, installation, digital media, and poetry/narrative. The creations spam several genres and a myriad of topics, from home to capitalism to queerness to magic. Rivera is also a performance curator and producer of interventions that activate people creatively. Currently, Rivera serves as the Director of Inclusive Regional Development, at the MIT CoLab in the Dept of Urban Planning. sheyrivera.com | @sheyriv

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I chose to title the exhibition FANTASY ISLAND after Shey Rivera’s digital work by the same name. I felt it was important to further unpack the exotification of women from places like South America, the Caribbean, and the Philippines, where the media turns their heads at disparities occurring there daily. In this video, Shey shares the story of their culture and the message behind their work.

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Fantasy Island on exhibition from March 7th-16th. 310 Canal St. Featuring work by Shey Rivera, Silver Castles, Aya Rodriguez- Izumi, Annaliisa Benston, Astrid Curet, Jarina De Marco and The Lenswoman with performances by Qween Kobra.

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I’ll be giving this special people’s history tour of Slater Mill next Thursday. Get tickets now, space is limited. Tour is followed by performances from Shey Rivera and Muggs Foggarty.

The tour addresses Rhode Island history from about 1790-1824, covering issues such as child labor in the early mills, the connections between the slave economy and Rhode Island factories, early forms of worker and community resistance, and the Pawtucket factory strike of 1824.